Help with HDTV HDMI/DVI connection

[Binarycow]

I have a Sony LCD rear projection TV (720P) that does not have HDMI-in but does have a DVI-in. The DVI-in works great with my laptop's HDMI-out using an HDMI-to-DVI adapter. My question is, how likely is that it will also work with a Bluray player using the same HDMI to (DVI+adaptor)?

The TV is HD compliant or whatever that acronym is, that's what displayed by my mobile-Nvidia laptop. I'm aware that I won't get the full 1080P picture (because of my TV resolution) even if it works and that's fine with me because if it looks anything like the HDTV programs that this old TV can display through its component input from the cable box then I'm more than satisfied.

I just want to make sure that it will work before buying a bluray player. This is an older TV in my man cave.

 

[cmosguy]

I think it'll work fine. My only concern is if the Blu-ray play has odd restrictions on the audio output. You won't be able to receive the audio over the HDMI cable (as DVI doesn't recognize the audio packets), but I would hope the Blu-ray player would present the audio to other outputs while it's HDMI output is active.

Guess you can return it if it doesn't work...

 

[ComputerWizKid]

Also make sure your TV supports HDCP

 

[Modelworks]

I think it'll work fine. My only concern is if the Blu-ray play has odd restrictions on the audio output. You won't be able to receive the audio over the HDMI cable (as DVI doesn't recognize the audio packets), but I would hope the Blu-ray player would present the audio to other outputs while it's HDMI output is active.

Guess you can return it if it doesn't work...

DVI has no problem with audio , it is just data . That rumor came from people trying to use DVI out on video cards to add audio and the video cards were not designed to do it. HDMI and DVI both use the same signals where the video and audio are encoded together. You just need a video card or a TV that understands the DVI has audio encoded with the video.

That and make sure the player is willing to support the tv HDCP. Some of the early models with DVI do not.

 

[Binarycow]

thx, guys.