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Re: HD Beckons...



'bit of a tangent ... but in case 'of interest - there's a Which?
report, in the latest issue, on HD DVD recorders ... 'seems to be
think it's too early ... 'not read it yet ... and Which? can be a bit
unimaginative ...

Chris


On 4 Jun 2007, at 15:34, Ian Lowe wrote:

> Well, after much complaining, I finally decided that it was time to
> get HD.
>
> My Sky HD box should arrive in the next day or so, and I hung the
> shiny new Samsung 46" LCD TV on the wall yesterday.
>
> Very impressed by XBMC over component video - good lord that's sharp
> and bright - DVDs look truly stunning on this TV.. but I am hoping to
> hook up a PC to the screen.
>
> It has a VGA input, but I was thinking that DVI > HDMI should give
a
> better signal: however, the TV's manual says "don't attempt to
> connect the HDMI/DVI port to a PC or laptop graphics card, as this
> will result in a black screen".
>
> eh?
>
> Have I misunderstood something, or is this right? Can't you use a
> DVI - HDMI cable to plug a PC into an HDMI telly?
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