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HDMI out from Video Display Card
I just purchased an ATI Radeon HD2400 Pro video card, a $100.00 card, for $50.00 at a Circuit City sale. Did a little research before buying and found that it has HDMI out in addition to 1 DVI and 1 VGA. This card will go into another PC based Vista workstation we are building. Since our main program monitor and client review monitor both have HDMI, looks like it might be a cheap way for a decent picture. Anyone out there using HDMI out from this card or one similar? Results?
John D. Frey
25 Year owner/operator of two California-based production studios.Digital West Video Productions of San Luis Obispo and Inland Images of Lake Elsinore
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I have an ATI card in one machine that has 2 DVIs out. I use it into an HDMI TV/monitor by using a DVI to HDMI conversion cable and it has worked well for more than a year. The TV switches between TV and PC very easily with the remote.
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I recently bought an HP “Media” PC [9040] with NVidia GeForce 8400GS which has DVI, S Video and HMDI out. I have an HDTV connected to the HMDI and 2 PC monitors connected to the DVI via a Matrox Dual2Go.
It works. The HDTV shows the PC desktop, it is an extension of the desktop–you can drag windows onto it. I use it to play AVIs I edited and then rendered in Vegas, or I can undock and drag the Vegas Preview window there. I’d rather have HDMI TV out from the PC for viewing stuff I’ve edited so I can see my work as pure TV, closer to the way my intended viewer will see it via DVD, but at least this is on a $1000 PC with an external add-on [Dual2Go] without cracking the case. Sometimes there seems to be issues with the NVidia recognizing that the TV is there. Perhaps If I remember to turn on the TV before turning on the PC . . . .. When it doesn’t recognize it, I have to open NVidia and drill down to re-set the multiple display feature.
I’m interested to see what HD looks like with this method when I get an HD cam. [Maybe a Sony HVR-Z7?]
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