Re: Has Microsoft killed the Media PC??
- From: "Curious" <spammenot@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:28:51 -0800
I have had absolutely no problem doing a DVI to HDMI connection. You just
have to make darn sure that the resolution you are sending to the HDTV is
one that it will accept over DVI/HDMI since HDTVs normally only accept 480i,
480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p or a subset of this list. So I also suggest that
you get it working without the receiver first and I suggest that you try
720p as the resolution since almost if not all HDTVs accept this in addition
to the Boot resolution that you are seeing..
"Brock" <Brock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:0CA1E142-D0EA-4289-B1BF-6B2C22030653@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I would take out the receiver but there are 2 issues in doing so;
The first being when I hook the Media PC directly to the TV I have the same
problem reported by every other person that has done this DVI to HDMI
connection and that is after the BIOS post message the tv screen goes black
and drops the signal therefore nothing can be viewed you don't see the OS
load you don't see the OS login screen nothing it just stays black. For some
reason having the receiver there detects this disconnect and reposts the
signal so you can actually view the OS loading and login screen.
The other being if I had to do this for everyday use I would either have to
constantly be switching the HDMI cable from the receiver to the media PC
whenever I wanted to use it, or spend another $400 on a 2nd 35' HDMI 1.3a
cable to run dedicated from the PC to the monitor. Then I would have to pay
another bloke to come and bury that cable in the wall as well so I don't have
to look at it running from a closet to the opposite side of the room to the
monitor.
"JW" wrote:
My only suggestion is that you first make sure that everything you want to
work works without the having the receiver in the middle since in many cases
receivers do not properly work when trying to pass DVI/HDMI video through
them.
"Brock" <Brock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:6A2156F9-8D2E-4D88-BDE1-86EBFCBC8CBA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Seriously, being the tech nut that I am and having LCD and Plasma > prices
> comming down I figured 2008 would be the year to update my current home
> theater and Media PC (which is myth / linux) to something all HD /
> Digital. I
> replicated most everything I had with the old media center that works
> almost
> flawlessly.
>
> With all the talk about HDMI / HDCP I carefully planned out my > purchases
> making sure everything was HDCP compliant / ready. The system is as
> follows;
>
> Receiver: Denon AVR-4308CI (HDCP Compliant)
> Monitor/TV: Sony Bravia KDL-46XBR4 (HDCP Compliant)
> Media PC Components;
> Motherboard: ASUS P5E-VM HDMI (HDCP Compliant)
> Graphics Card: eVGA eNforce 8800 GTS 640 MB (HDCP Compliant) Running
> Nvidia
> Forceware Version: 169.25 Release Date: December 20, 2007
> DVD Drive: LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray / HD-DVD Combo
> Audio: Onboard Realtek ALC883 HD Audio
> TV Tuner: Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1800
> OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit
>
> It's hooked up as follows the TV is located at the front of a room. > from
> the
> TV I have one 30 foot long HDMI cable, buried in a wall, running to a
> closet
> where all the media equiptment is stored. The 30' HDMI cable connects > the
> TV
> to the receiver. Into the receiver I have My media PC graphics card
> connected
> to TV IN connector via a DVI to HDMI cable. For the Audio connection I > run
> Coax HD Audio out from the Media PC to the Coax TV Audio IN on the
> receiver.
> Connected to my Media PC is the Scientific Atlanta 4240 HDC via the > Coax
> IN
> on the Hauppauge Card. Since this is all digital and all HDCP compliant
> the
> hookup seems pretty straight forward this should work, but the sad fact > is
> nothing works...
>
> I try to watch TV via WIndows Media center all I see on the screen is a
> big
> box Stating my monitor is not HDCP compliant and that I should use a
> component video cable to display the video. I try to play a blu-ray dvd
> using
> Power DVD Ultra all I get is an error stating that my monitor is not > HDCP
> compliant and that I should use a component connection as well. Same > thing
> when trying to run an HD-DVD.
>
> So to try and figure out what is going wrong here I call the cable > Company
> they tell me it's Hauppauges' or Sonys' fault I can't watch TV, so I
> Hauppauge they tell me it's Microsofts' fault I can't watch TV. I have > yet
> to
> hear back from Sony... I Send off an e-mail to Cyberlink they tell me > it's
> Microsofts' fault I can't watch a Blu-Ray Disc or HD-DVD. I am posting
> this
> here to possibly get some help on this issue from microsoft.
>
> As I see it the issue is this; My TV is HDCP Compliant but the OS does > not
> see it that way since Televisions don't normally come with drivers. Is > it
> not
> then Microsofts responsibility to provide HDCP drivers for televisions > if
> they are going to enforce HDCP so strictly in their OS/Media center
> application? This seems to be the only way I can see to get this to > work,
> because running a 30' component out cable across the room is just not > an
> option.
>
> After reading numerious posts on the internet about how many others are
> seeing the same results as I am. The only conclusion I can come to is > that
> yes Microsoft has essentially Killed the Media PC because their
> implementation of HDCP does NOT work. If it did I would be watching a
> movie
> and not posting this here...
.
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