connection question my computer has hdmi, not dvi. my monitor has dvi, not hdmi. can i use this cable to connect both computer and monitor? also, will this also give me sound? if not, how can i get sound? connection question my computer has hdmi, not dvi. my monitor has dvi, not hdmi. can i use this cable to connect both computer and monitor? also, will this also give me sound? if not, how can i get... » Read More connection question my computer has hdmi, not dvi. my monitor has dvi, not hdmi. can i use this cable to connect both computer and monitor? also, will this also give me sound? if not, how can i get sound? « Show Less
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The writeup seems to say this is to go from DVI to HDMI on a HD TV. I want to go from HDMI to DVI.I want to drive a monitor using this cable from a laptop with an HDMI out. The monitor has DVI but is NOT HD capable. When setting up a desktop graphics card, the Nvidia software made a distinction about the monitor being HD capable and said you could damage the monitor by connecting it to the HDMI port if it wasn't HD. So...has anybody done something similar without damaging any components or know enough about DVI and HDMI to know whether this can be done? Is maybe the HD signal pin disabled or somthing similar. The writeup seems to say this is to go from DVI to HDMI on a HD TV. I want to go from HDMI to DVI.I want to drive a monitor using this cable from a laptop with an HDMI out. The monitor has DVI but is NOT HD capable. When setting up a desktop graphics card, the Nvidia software made a distinction about the monitor being HD capable and said you could damage the monitor by connecting it to the HDMI port if it wasn't HD. So...has anybody done something similar without damaging any components or know enough about DVI and HDMI to know whether this can be done? Is maybe the HD signal pin... » Read More The writeup seems to say this is to go from DVI to HDMI on a HD TV. I want to go from HDMI to DVI.I want to drive a monitor using this cable from a laptop with an HDMI out. The monitor has DVI but is NOT HD capable. When setting up a desktop graphics card, the Nvidia software made a distinction about the monitor being HD capable and said you could damage the monitor by connecting it to the HDMI port if it wasn't HD. So...has anybody done something similar without damaging any components or know enough about DVI and HDMI to know whether this can be done? Is maybe the HD signal pin disabled or somthing similar. « Show Less
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I have a Macbook Air and use the Apple adapter to HDMI, and wish to connect to a Infocus IN102 DLP projector through the RGB/Component video socket. Sound is not an issue as I use a separate speaker system. Will the AmazomBasics HDMI to DVI cable work?Thanks,Bulldog1803
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yes this cable with allow you to connect your pc to your monitor but dvi does not carry an audio signal. you'll have to plug speakers into the computer tower's audio output jack.
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Dear Nathan, Thank you for your question regarding our HDMI to DVI adapter cable. The cable is only capable of carrying a video signal and an additional cable would be needed for audio. Please contact us at service@bluerigger.com if you have any additional questions.Thanks, BlueRigger LLCservice@bluerigger.com
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Look at the number of inputs discussion. If your HDMI connections are not all pure HDMI-HDMI, then the "Digital Rights Enforcement Police" will prevent sound but not video from working. This could happen if your monitor is connected with a HDMI-DVI adapter/cable.
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Run HDMI cabling if possible; you will get better resolution. If you run VGA instead, you may need to run separate audio lines, but HDMI will transmit both video and audio on the same cable.
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DVI doesn't send sound like HDMI. Have to have external speakers hooked directly up to the source. Had the same exact issue, unfortunately had to get a cheap pair of external speakers.
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The computer does come with a dual link dvi cable. It does NOT come with an audio cable. (There are no speakers on this monitor.)
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Hi - Let's clarify something right away. Do not use VGA & HDMI cables from the same source at the same time. Just remember that what ever source you feed this monitor with an HDMI cable will be the one that sound is applied to the headset jack on the back. Anything else, you will have to hook up your speaker system straight to the source unit ( PC-Game unit - video feeds ) Hooking up directly to the source unit will generally give you the best sound anyway. If you have more than one feed to the monitor, it has a switch to select which one you will receive at any given moment. The HDMI feed will be the only one that sends sound to the monitor headphone jack, and you can plug a sound system into this jack or just headphones. - Good luck and enjoy! - Jim T.
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You should be able to use a DVI cable with the audio cable giving you sound and picture I had the same problem and it worked for me.
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there is a VGA, DVI and HDMI port in this desktop. I have a monitor with VGA, DVI, and HDMI port. It works good with VGA port, I have not tried DVI port, I tried HDMI port but that did not work.
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This computer does not have an hdmi output...it has a display port output that requires an adapter to connect an hdmi cable. If you are using a display port to hdmi adapter, I am not sure what the problem is. Hopefully it is the adapter and not the port/card.
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There is an adaptor from the old DVI to HDMI. They have been around for awhile. I believe that since HDMI carries both audio and HD video the same will be so through the DVI / HDMI adaptor.
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You have the built-in monitor, and a vga port as well as an hdmi port. The settings detect for multiple monitors. I would expect that, therefore, you could do as you asked. However, I have not tried this so will not certify. The vga port can be used as a second monitor, while the hdmi can be plugged into HD tv etc. Vga does not carry sound, hdmi does. If you need more of an answer, you can advise exactly what you are trying to accomplish. Remember there are also other ports and wireless available as well. I would think you could do whatever you need to do since this is well-equipped laptop.
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No in order for you to get sound you will need to run a red & white audio cable or get a HDMI cable if your video card supports HDMI. The card in my computer supports DVI and HDMI do I get sound out of the TV I use as a monitor 42" Samsung and a 32" Sanyo. The Sanyo is connected by a DVI with an HDMI adpter but no sound. The Samsung is connected with HDMI only and I have sound. Hope this helps.
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The HDMI cable works as expected but if you are connecting it to your computer and only have DVI connections, then no, the audio will not work. If you have an HMDI output on your computer, make sure the video card is connected to the motherboard with the bi-pass cord (i forget the name)
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There is a cable that came with your monitor, one goes in to the headphone jack on your PC, the other end goes into the connection labeled PC/DVI AUDIO IN
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Presuming you have a VGA port on both the computer and the monitor. Considering it is the most common type of connection for computers and monitors, it's safe to assume you can.
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I don't know what you're asking but Display port & HDMI can carry sound. DVI can not