[jasong]

Hi all, I am looking at the new Samsung DLP HDTVs and the one drawback is that the 2005 models don't have DVI. Obviously I can hook my PowerBook up with the DVI to VGA adapter, but if I want to maintain the all-digital creamy goodness, can I hook the TV up via Firewire and use it as a monitor?

[Goldfinger]

Nope. Not without additional software of which I don't even know if it exists.

[hadocon]

Originally Posted by Goldfinger

Nope. Not without additional software of which I don't even know if it exists.

The answer is no. Firewire has nothing to do with display output.

[stevesnj]

Can you post a link to that TV? It doesnt make sense that there is only VGA input on an HDTV...is there BNC composite on the TV?

[Goldfinger]

Originally Posted by stevesnj

Can you post a link to that TV? It doesnt make sense that there is only VGA input on an HDTV...is there BNC composite on the TV?

A lot of HDTVs don't have DVI or VGA anymore these days. Component or HDMI is the connection of choice. DVI/VGA has never been too popular on tv-sets.

[skirbomatic]

HDMI & DVI & Firewire input/outputs are digital. Component (wideband) and VGA are analog. Some cable boxes such as the Scientific Atlanta model 8300 have a firewire output, and your TV/monitor may work thru that box's output directly to your HDTV's firewire input. Getting everything to sync properly is the problem. The units (Cable box, monitor, your computer, etc.) require what's called a "handshake" agreement for all to work harmoneously. This has been a problem for quite some time. The reason is the paranoia that the content producers have about theft of product. Everything digital is encrypted, but we have a problem in that the manufacturers of the hardware, and the people demanding encryption of the software (i.e. major movie studios) still seem to be on different planets as to how this will all be accomplished, at least to everyone's satisfaction.

Anyway, the DVI output of any computer can only be hooked up to a HDTV monitor thru either the DVI or HDMI input on that monitor. What you want to do is buy a DVI to HDMI adapter, since your Samsung apparently has only a HDMI input. The major consumer electronics companies are all going the HDMI route. HDMI is best, in that it transfers both digital audio & video. DVI is video only. As to a firewire connection, test it out in a store first.

[warfarer]

like skirbomatic said, get a cable that converts DVI to HDMI. They are the same price as a DVI to DVI cable and no converter is needed. This should work for you fine.

[stevesnj]

http://www.radioshack.com/search/ind...vi%20to%20hdmi

[jasong]

Thanks for the followup. This won't work for me since the TV only has one HDMI port, and this was how I was going to hook up the cable box to it. This is all pretty wishful thinking, I don't think the wife is going to go for it, but it's nice to dream . . .

[stevesnj]

Use an HDMI switcher http://www.octavainc.com/HDMI%20switch%202port.htm

[inkhead]

for the record 1080p is ONLY available currently across VGA connection, this should change shortly. Most people incorrectly think that 1080p works on HDMI or dvi ;-)

Search google "1080p vga only"

I have a samsung 67" 1080p television. pretty nice ;-)

[tooki]

Yeah? Then how come they sell DVD players with upscaled 1080p output via HDMI?

There's no reason 1080p shouldn't work over DVI. Quite the contrary: since DVI was originally designed for computer use (which is all progressive scan), DVI's native scan format is progressive.

tooki

[tooki]

P.S. Here's one http://www.neodigits.com/body/produc...85/feature.asp

[spatterson]

is 1080i better than 1080p? or vise versa???

[SVass]

1080p is best resolution followed by 1080i/720p, then 480p and the lowest 480i which is more or less standard tv. sam