Cables

[MYstIC G]

Howdy peeps. I need a DVI to HDMI cable. Anyone got any recommendations (brand, where to get em, etc.)

Cheers.

 

[Noc0de]

I recently bought one of ebay. I just made sure it was long enough and mentioned gold plating in the blurb.

Think I only paid ~ £5 inc p&p and it seems pretty good so far, does the trick nicely. Think the seller was called "island-online" if it helps, but there's loads on ebay etc.

Here's what I got.

 

[Guest]

i got mine from maplins
Maplin > HDMI to DVI Digital Video Leads

i paid £29.99, it does what it says on the tin.

bit pricey but i bought a cheapo one from ebay and it was shite.

 

[Jonty]

Hi MYstIC G

I'd personally buy a proper HDMI cable and then get yourself a DVI adapter for one end. It may work out more expensive, but this way you can have more choice, and you won't need to buy a whole new cable if you ever upgrade your kit to a 'pure' HDMI solution (many new graphics card will start to ship with HDMI or DisplayPort outputs in the near future).

Kind regards

 

[Ch3tan]

Meg department 260 at work. cable is cheap and you get a discount on top

Oh and ot works just the same as the rop off £30 I got from maplins

 

[Trem]

Gold makes a tiny....TINY difference, go buy a scabby normal one and man up you big fairy

 

[Ch3tan]

I actually did what Jonty said, and bought a hdmi-dvi converter + hdmi cbale, but with the cable in woolies costing around the same price as maplins charge for just the convertor, well....

 

[MYstIC G]

I had a look C, it's only 1m though, bit on the stingy side really, unless there's another one we do and I'm looking in the wrong place?

Jonty: Ta for the suggestion but I'd rather replace the cable, having adapters sticking out of sockets wouldn't work very well in the given location (converter on back of new PC already brings it forward 7-8cm which is annoying)

Brooky: Ta. I did have a look in local maplins, but the ***** had nothing but converters, no solid cable and were more expensive than that one on the website.

Noc0de: you're looking best bet atm, so thanks.

Trem: Wtf is that in your avatar?

Any / all other suggestions welcomed.

 

[Ch3tan]

Well have you got a normal dvi cable spare? So if you buy a dvi ->hdmi convertor, then the extra bulk goes into the back of your TV instead.

 

[MYstIC G]

Nope. Remember C, I'm about 3 years behind all your swift tech adoption

 

[Noc0de]

Noc0de: you're looking best bet atm, so thanks.

Trem: Wtf is that in your avatar?

Your welcome.

Think that thing in Trem's avatar is the Faun/Fawn from Pan's Labyrinth? Very good film!

 

[Yaka]

mystic i got a dvi to hdmi adpator if you wwant it, just use a normal dvi cable with it

 

[TdC]

Think that thing in Trem's avatar is the Faun/Fawn from Pan's Labyrinth? Very good film!

what he said, G you uncultured barbarian

 

[Ch3tan]

It it ain't wearing spandex then G ain't intrested teeds.

 

[TdC]

zomg! you're saying he spanked it to MC Hammer? o0

 

[Cyradix]

Pretty hard to do while going "you can't touch this!"

 

[Trem]

It is indeed the faun, one of films best ever characters in one of the best ever films.

Bloody Meg can't take him anywhere

 

[MYstIC G]

Never heard of it.

Good news about the cable... don't think I'll need one for the moment as my graphics card decided last night that everything in sight must be a lovely shade of pink...

 

[Noc0de]

Never heard of it.

Good news about the cable... don't think I'll need one for the moment as my graphics card decided last night that everything in sight must be a lovely shade of pink...

Sounds like it's overheating? Or Gfx card's RAM is on it's way out :-o

Still, if you get it linked up to your plasma you can have a lovely shade of pink on that too

 

[inactionman]

Yeah, sounds like the card is on the way out, check the cooling as fan may have stopped working. Even if that's the problem and you replace it, in my experience the card still dies relatively soonish.

 

[MYstIC G]

Cheers chaps. I figured that's what you'd all say. Shouldn't be overheating at all as the system is cool as anything. So I'll just have to wonder why it's on it's way out try not to break stuff whilst enjoying FH in the lovely black shade it's in at the moment

Thankfully it's Mesh's problem.

 

[Ch3tan]

Just return it, it's not your job to try to fix it or save it.

 

[MYstIC G]

Indeed. Given my limited time, it's worked out buying a pre-built system.