I've bought an HD satellite receiver from CPC and it seems pretty good
running YPbPr into my Sagem DLP. It also has an HDMI output but the
connector is nothing like the one on the Sagem - or the HDMI one on my
computer. I wasn't aware there were different ones. Is it a bit like USB -
loads of different connectors for the same basic thing - or have I ended
up with incompatible digital standards? Is there a site anywhere showing
all the variations? A quick Google didn't find one.

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In message , "Dave Plowman (News)" 
 wrote
>I've bought an HD satellite receiver from CPC and it seems pretty good
>running YPbPr into my Sagem DLP. It also has an HDMI output but the
>connector is nothing like the one on the Sagem - or the HDMI one on my
>computer. I wasn't aware there were different ones. Is it a bit like USB -
>loads of different connectors for the same basic thing - or have I ended
>up with incompatible digital standards? Is there a site anywhere showing
>all the variations? A quick Google didn't find one.
>

HDMI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI

Perhaps the other connectors are DVI?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface

DVI comes in various flavours.

Convertors
<http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=411+500001+1000447&Ntk=ge
nsearch_003&Ntt=DVI&Ntx=>

http://tinyurl.com/6l3ef7
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In article <mcwKLoIA0raIFw+b@amac.f2s.com>,
   Alan  wrote:
> In message , "Dave Plowman (News)" 
>  wrote
> >I've bought an HD satellite receiver from CPC and it seems pretty good
> >running YPbPr into my Sagem DLP. It also has an HDMI output but the
> >connector is nothing like the one on the Sagem - or the HDMI one on my
> >computer. I wasn't aware there were different ones. Is it a bit like
> >USB - loads of different connectors for the same basic thing - or have
> >I ended up with incompatible digital standards? Is there a site
> >anywhere showing all the variations? A quick Google didn't find one.
> >

> HDMI
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI

> Perhaps the other connectors are DVI?
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface

> DVI comes in various flavours.

> Convertors
> <http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=411+500001+1000447&Ntk=ge
> nsearch_003&Ntt=DVI&Ntx=>

> http://tinyurl.com/6l3ef7

Spot on - turned out to be HDMI on the box and DVI-D on the TV.

 I'd rather have a convertor lead than use a separate convertor and Maplin
have them for about 30 quid. But there seems to be ones available for a
Playstation at very much less - and nearer the length I need. But there
seems to be many flavours of DVI. WYF can't they keep things simple? And
why a connector on a TV that doesn't carry the audio too?

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> Spot on - turned out to be HDMI on the box and DVI-D on the TV.
>
>  I'd rather have a convertor lead than use a separate convertor and Maplin
> have them for about 30 quid. >
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Not sure if they're any good but play.com have dvi-d to hdmi converter
cables for 6 quid delivered.

In message , "Dave Plowman (News)" 
 wrote
>
> I'd rather have a convertor lead than use a separate convertor and Maplin
>have them for about 30 quid.

Around £6 (+p&p) for 3m from CPC
<http://cpc.farnell.com/AV15877/audio-video-tv/product.us0?sku=pro-signal
-psg02571&_requestid=333304>

Also comes in 2m, 5m and 10m. The 10m is around £12 (+p&p)


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In article , Alan 
wrote:
> In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
>  wrote
> >
> > I'd rather have a convertor lead than use a separate convertor and
> >Maplin have them for about 30 quid.

> Around £6 (+p&p) for 3m from CPC
> <http://cpc.farnell.com/AV15877/audio-video-tv/product.us0?sku=pro-signal
> -psg02571&_requestid=333304>

> Also comes in 2m, 5m and 10m. The 10m is around £12 (+p&p)

Thanks - but I really need a short one. 400mm or so.

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