There are cables and adapters that convert between DVI and HDMI.
No adapter needed: HDMI IS DVI, just extended.
HDMI includes audio. Are we going to add audio out?
The HD television I use has ONE input for BOTH DVI and HDMI signals (standard DVI terminals need an HDMI terminal adapter). When using DVI, a pair of RCA cables deliver audio. We won't even use that, this is a graphics card. But it's not like we're blocking access to the audio jacks. The television makers know that DVI has no audio.
I think HDMI requires HDCP? HDCP is optional on DVI. Seems like I read somewhere that HDMI allowed higher limits on something or other (resolution? color depth?) than DVI.
High resolution signal is restricted when outputting from a blu-ray or HD-DVD decoder. The television will take any signal you give it.
I think HDMI is digital only, so we'd need separate analog outputs.
DVI includes pins for BOTH digital and analog RGB. So why use HDMI? Use DVI and let the user pick the signal he wants for use with the appropriate adapter... HDMI, VGA, component, or composite.
The main problem I see with DVI is that the connector is a bit large. I think some cases have a problem with some cards that have 2 DVI connectors. Is there a standard/specification somewhere for how large the hole for connectors is supposed to be? Both heads do analog out, right? So we'd need 2 HDMI plus 2 HD-15 (aka VGA) plus 1 s-video. Somehow I don't think that is going to fit. Assuming we want to use connectors that are standard and common, 2 DVI-I plus 1 s-video is probably the best choice, at least until analog goes away, which is going to be awhile.
See above... you don't need S-video even, just convert take the analog RGB from DVI and convert to Chroma + Luma with an adapter if your television doesn't take analog RGB. _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
