On Jul 13, 2010, at 1:18 AM, Kris Tilford wrote: > On Jul 13, 2010, at 2:48 AM, Clark Martin wrote: > >> you can use a simple cable to go from DVI to HDMI on the TV. > > Not all DVI-to-HDMI adapter cables are identical in the way they handle the > conversion. Some adapter cables are made to handle the audio that's lacking, > while others aren't. Some DVI output ports don't have audio at all, while > others do. In theory a DVI-to-HDMI adapter cable should be a straightforward > solution. In practice this can be a very frustrating experience if you have > the wrong combination of DVI output port and DVI-to-HDMI adapter cable. If > you get lucky and have the right combination it will be "simple" (plug & > play), but I think it's likely to be more complicated in most circumstances, > and nearly impossible in some circumstances. > > I lean toward the "keep it simple" method which in this case would be to use > the VGA input port on the HDTV, and either a VGA output port on the Mac, > combined with a standard VGA cable. If the Mac doesn't have a VGA output > port, use a DVI-to-VGA adapter to provide a VGA output port. Then handle the > audio with a standard 3.5mm mini jack audio patch cable from the Mac speaker > output to the HDTV audio input jack or Mic jack. This is about as foolproof > as possible, but there still is the issue of matching the video card output > resolution/refresh to the acceptable inputs of the HDTV. > OK. simple you say? I'm sure going to try to. I guess the trick here is getting the right cable. So to start how can I check positively the capability of my two DVI ports on my Radeon 9600 card? Then from there I should have part of the required info to choose a cable? I think I will want to also have the sound ported to the stereo or can it go to the TV and then the stereo?
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