need 42" HD monitor help dvi? hdmi? - GoFuckYourself.com

p1mpdogg · 03-20-2006, 08:49 PM

its a sony plasma 42" monitor

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...8465&CatId=387

when i hook it up with a dvi to hdmi cable i get no sound but i get a picture. the same dvd player hooked up to another v via HDMI puts out a picture and sound.. so its not the dvd player.

question is this. does sound travel through DVI?

i bought one of those cords that connects the tv (dvi) to the dvd (hdmi)

im lost

com · 03-20-2006, 08:50 PM

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Juicy D. Links · 03-20-2006, 08:51 PM

Yes and meow

sfera · 03-20-2006, 08:52 PM

hmm hd, do you get hd tv where u are? cuz if you not using the full ratio your pixels get dulled

Spunky · 03-20-2006, 08:52 PM

You read this ?
http://www.tigerdirect.com/static/ht...cd-wiring.html

thenano · 03-20-2006, 08:55 PM

p1mpdogg · 03-20-2006, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spunky

You read this ?
http://www.tigerdirect.com/static/ht...cd-wiring.html

ok read it... still doesnt answer my question tho.. because i am using dvi on one end and hdmi on the other.....

GeorgeK · 03-20-2006, 09:29 PM

DVI transfers only video, not sound. HDMI transfers both.

If you connect a DVI output to a HDMI converter, it will only passthrough the video, as the sound was never present.

Martin3 · 03-20-2006, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeorgeK

DVI transfers only video, not sound. HDMI transfers both.

If you connect a DVI output to a HDMI converter, it will only passthrough the video, as the sound was never present.

What I was gonna say. DVI is vido only.

GeorgeK · 03-20-2006, 09:39 PM

From that Tigerdirect link, there's a photogallery which includes this image:

http://images.tigerdirect.com/SkuIma...S08-4216-s.JPG

There's an audio input which corresponds to that DVI input ("INPUT 1" area in the image). Once you connect that, you should get sound working fine.

p1mpdogg · 03-20-2006, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeorgeK

From that Tigerdirect link, there's a photogallery which includes this image:

http://images.tigerdirect.com/SkuIma...S08-4216-s.JPG

There's an audio input which corresponds to that DVI input ("INPUT 1" area in the image). Once you connect that, you should get sound working fine.

i missed that.. is there a cable that has on one end the red and white, then on the other end it has that type of connection? i cant seem to find one..

thanks

p1mpdogg · 03-20-2006, 09:52 PM

will this do the trick?

http://froogle.google.com/froogle_cl...ring=mrd&hl=en

p1mpdogg · 03-20-2006, 09:55 PM

nm that wont work

p1mpdogg · 03-20-2006, 09:56 PM

maybe this?

http://www.censuspc.com/product.php?productid=517

sure seems like a total waste to use a 100 dollar hdmi/dvi cabcle and then use this shitty rca cable for shitty sound...

anyone have any better sugegstion on how to get audio and video to this monitor?

GeorgeK · 03-20-2006, 09:59 PM

Not sure about the audio cable you need -- when I got my Plasma last summer, I paid for them to set it all up.

Do you have an audio cable with red and white on one end, and red and white on the other end? i.e. something like:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...5355&CatId=449

Perhaps from that picture, one of them goes in the hole next to Input 1, and the other next to Input 2? I can't see how else they'd be doing stereo input, hmmmm. Although, maybe it's another type of cable.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=449&Nav=|c:79|&Sort=3&Recs= 10

shows other audio cables, and "RCA Audio" cables seem to be the dominant type, with 2 connectors at each end.

GeorgeK · 03-20-2006, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by p1mpdogg

sure seems like a total waste to use a 100 dollar hdmi/dvi cabcle and then use this shitty rca cable for shitty sound...

Yeah, that Plasma model looks very limited --- HDTV models, with HDMI and higher resolution (at least 1024x768) might make more sense, if it doesn't break your budget, and if you plan to watch HDTV on cable/satellite.

p1mpdogg · 03-20-2006, 10:06 PM

haha got it!

i had one of those cables in my box with a shitload of cabcles ive been saving for years.. i guess it pays to save shit like a packrat!

p1mpdogg · 03-20-2006, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeorgeK

Yeah, that Plasma model looks very limited --- HDTV models, with HDMI and higher resolution (at least 1024x768) might make more sense, if it doesn't break your budget, and if you plan to watch HDTV on cable/satellite.

this is the right cable that i happend to have had in my box of junk

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...5580&CatId=449

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GeorgeK Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 423	From that Tigerdirect link, there's a photogallery which includes this image: http://images.tigerdirect.com/SkuIma...S08-4216-s.JPG There's an audio input which corresponds to that DVI input ("INPUT 1" area in the image). Once you connect that, you should get sound working fine. __________________ I buy good domain names. Send lists to George (at) LOFFS.com

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p1mpdogg Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 16,714	maybe this? http://www.censuspc.com/product.php?productid=517 sure seems like a total waste to use a 100 dollar hdmi/dvi cabcle and then use this shitty rca cable for shitty sound... anyone have any better sugegstion on how to get audio and video to this monitor? __________________ A fast fortune is easy to earn! Just go with a winner!

03-20-2006, 09:59 PM	#15
GeorgeK Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 423	Not sure about the audio cable you need -- when I got my Plasma last summer, I paid for them to set it all up. Do you have an audio cable with red and white on one end, and red and white on the other end? i.e. something like: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...5355&CatId=449 Perhaps from that picture, one of them goes in the hole next to Input 1, and the other next to Input 2? I can't see how else they'd be doing stereo input, hmmmm. Although, maybe it's another type of cable. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=449&Nav=\|c:79\|&Sort=3&Recs= 10 shows other audio cables, and "RCA Audio" cables seem to be the dominant type, with 2 connectors at each end. __________________ I buy good domain names. Send lists to George (at) LOFFS.com

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p1mpdogg Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 16,714	haha got it! i had one of those cables in my box with a shitload of cabcles ive been saving for years.. i guess it pays to save shit like a packrat! __________________ A fast fortune is easy to earn! Just go with a winner! Last edited by p1mpdogg; 03-20-2006 at 10:08 PM..