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Bill Ravens wrote on 12/8/2007, 7:10 AM
DVI-D and HDMI are identical...except for the lack of dig audio on the DVI. DVI-D to HDMI adapters are readily available.
craftech wrote on 12/8/2007, 8:27 AM
For quality cables and adapters no one beats Monoprice.

I would opt for the cable instead of the adapter. Less sticking out and putting pressure on the internal jack.

John
farss wrote on 12/8/2007, 12:21 PM
I think the bigger question is does it have HDCP.
The 2407 is claimed to have HDCP but I've read some reports that indicate this might not be so or else some devices don't recognise it.

Bob.
MH_Stevens wrote on 12/8/2007, 1:09 PM
Bob:
I thought NOT having high-def digital copy protection was good. Please explain: I will be running to it using DVI from editing machine and HDMI from Samsug P1400 blu-ray player.

Mike

Bill Ravens wrote on 12/8/2007, 1:33 PM
1-DVI handles DHCP.
2-In the scheme of things to come, non-DHCP devices will lock up your system. At least, this is the M$ propaganda for Vista. I'd rather have DHCP devices than not.
farss wrote on 12/8/2007, 2:19 PM
"At least, this is the M$ propaganda for Vista"

Not entirely true, if you want to blame anyone for HDCP and the attendant mess that's created vent your justifiable venom where it should be rightly targetted, at the movie studios. Last time I checked M$ doesn't own a catalogue of movies, they've complained as much as anyone about having to implement it and it's part of the core reason for the spat between M$ and Sony. M$ sees the future having media that flows unhindered around our homes, their HTPC concept relies on it, the last thing they wanted was media being locked up by pointless DRM.

Of course they could have just told the studios to get lost but then what, if Apple broke ranks first then M$ were screwed and given the cosy relationship between Apple and the studios that doesn't sound like such as wise business decision.


On a different note, your BD player will not send protected HD content to a display that doesn't have HDCP. Some Sony cameras seem to not send *any* HD out their HDMI ports if the display device doesn't have HDCP. So great, even your own content is being protected from yourself. We've struck this issue with some HDMI to HD SDI converter boxes already, well I can't be 100% certain that's the problem but the more recent Sony cameras don't play nicely with the box. perhaps it's a HDMI 1.3 issue.

Bob.
Bill Ravens wrote on 12/8/2007, 3:24 PM
thanx for clarifying, Bob.
Guess it doesn't much matter where the censoring comes from. it's the consumer that suffers.