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Devices => Video Cards, Monitors, Televisions, and Projectors => Topic started by: robgil on April 03, 2014, 01:13:33 pm

Title: HDMI out, not every pc has one?
Post by: robgil on April 03, 2014, 01:13:33 pm

I use a lap top at present with a HDMI output connected to my TV. I'm looking for a cheap desktop PC to run JR instead but I'm having trouble finding one with a HDMI port.
On the back of my telly I have an RGB/PC , Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr , and a standard yellow video input as well as scart and HDMI inputs.
Are any of those suitable for Hi Def video equivelant to a HDMI connection?

Title: Re: HDMI out, not every pc has one?
Post by: Hendrik on April 03, 2014, 04:13:19 pm

Many systems can also use DVI with a HDMI adapter to connect to your TV. However, on older systems this may disable HDMI audio - but that would only be a problem if you rely on audio over HDMI.

Title: Re: HDMI out, not every pc has one?
Post by: astromo on April 03, 2014, 05:58:29 pm

Quote from: Hendrik on April 03, 2014, 04:13:19 pm

Many systems can also use DVI with a HDMI adapter to connect to your TV. However, on older systems this may disable HDMI audio - but that would only be a problem if you rely on audio over HDMI.

Good point. One possibility is to use S/PDIF (typically optical out is available on a fair few motherboards) in parallel with DVI-->HDMI to address digital audio.

Title: Re: HDMI out, not every pc has one?
Post by: pcstockton on April 03, 2014, 06:05:55 pm

Quote from: robgil on April 03, 2014, 01:13:33 pm

I use a lap top at present with a HDMI output connected to my TV. I'm looking for a cheap desktop PC to run JR instead but I'm having trouble finding one with a HDMI port.
On the back of my telly I have an RGB/PC , Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr , and a standard yellow video input as well as scart and HDMI inputs.
Are any of those suitable for Hi Def video equivelant to a HDMI connection?

Your component (Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr) connection will be just fine.