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Fastlane247
01-31-2005, 09:06 PM
Hi really stupid question that has probably been answered a million times before. My tv for some reason does not have a hdmi port but it does have a dvi port. what is the difference. can i do the same things with dvi ? thanks
tcrews
01-31-2005, 11:21 PM
HDMI carries both audio and video signals while DVI just carries video signals.
-Tom
Fastlane247
01-31-2005, 11:30 PM
HDMI carries both audio and video signals while DVI just carries video signals.
-Tom
so picture quality and function they are the same then?.... just no audio?
See the FAQ on DVI Connectors.
Video Monster
07-24-2005, 07:37 AM
HDMI or DVI has been a relatively moot point until displays with HDMI inputs began to appear. Many people think that HDMI is the same as DVI except it also carries audio. This is not correct. DVI is an 8-bit signal only while HDMI can carry 10 bits or even 12 bits. Many DLP displays had DVI connectors and people used to use adapters or special cables to feed the display. This means you are wasteing the quality of your source device by converting it "down" to DVI.
Currently HDMI is the highest quality type of connection available to us, although I do agree that it is better (for the time being at least) to connect your sources directly to your amplification/receiver by either the coax or toslink digital connection for the sound.
Hopefully the manufacturers will straighten out all the compatability issues and we can all just use one cable in the future although it is highly unlikely that anything we buy today will be able to accomplish the task.
