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

[criggie at criggie.dyndns.org]

James Gray 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.htm 
> as somebody linked to looks like the way to go for this

If it works, that's quite cheap.

CDL has the same thing at over $300 ++
http://www.cdlnz.com/productimages/pdfs/hdmifc01.pdf

Also has the reverse item for the same price
http://www.cdlnz.com/productimages/pdfs/hdmifc05.pdf


There's even one that converts between plain old VGA+audio and HDMI for 
around $240 ++
http://www.cdlnz.com/productimages/pdfs/hdmifc08.pdf


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Criggie

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