[mythtvnz] Next problem --- Audio over DVI to HDMI

[James Gray]

On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 12:25 PM, James Gray <james6.0 at gmail.com> wrote:

> yes you can. Some chipsets will let you do this. dvi and hdmi are
>> electrically equivalent and the plugs don't care what is in the
>> digital signal they carry.
>>
>> No it isn't. HDMI = DVI-D for video + SPDIF for audio + a few other things
> for control and content protection. DVI will not carry audio, it's a video
> interface.
>
>
> http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/TVs/Cables-aerials/auction-274805228.htmas somebody linked to looks like the way to go for this
>


Actually, I stand corrected on this earlier assertion. Apparently the
GeForce 200 and Radeon R600 series will output HDMI data though the DVI
port... If you have such a card then you can use it in this manner.

That said, by the looks of it this is a case of a particular design sending
HDMI data from a DVI port, rather than "DVI can carry audio". The exception
rather than the rule.
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