. There seems to be a misconception that expensive cables are necessary for digital signals. This may be the case for analog signals, but a digital signal is either there or it isn't. If the signal is too weak you won't get a picture. Except for long cable runs you will find little difference in picture quality when using the most expensive cables versus the cheapest. It didn't take long to hook up the player via the HDMI output, but there is a very noticeable improvement in picture quality. The blacks were fairly gray before, now they are much deeper. Contrast has improved as well. While I had the TV out I took the opportunity to clean up the cables back there, bundling them makes everything look cleaner and more professional. If your TV has a DVI input but no HDMI, the adapter from Amazon will do the trick. The cheapest on I could find at Best Buy was $20, so this adapter is a bargain. If your TV only has analog inputs you will need to get your Blu-Ray player before December 31st, 2013. After that day "Analog Sunset" goes in to effect. Read here for more details AACS Final License - Analog Sunset.
Monday, April 26, 2010
HDMI to DVI adapter for Sony BDP-BX57
I received the HDMI to DVI adapter I had ordered on Friday and changed the video connection for my new BDP-BX57 to HDMI from the component video outputs I used when first setting up the player. The adapter I bought was the most inexpensive one I found on Amazon, Eforcity HDMI-F to DVI-M Video Adaptor with Gold Contacts. There seems to be a misconception that expensive cables are necessary for digital signals. This may be the case for analog signals, but a digital signal is either there or it isn't. If the signal is too weak you won't get a picture. Except for long cable runs you will find little difference in picture quality when using the most expensive cables versus the cheapest. It didn't take long to hook up the player via the HDMI output, but there is a very noticeable improvement in picture quality. The blacks were fairly gray before, now they are much deeper. Contrast has improved as well. While I had the TV out I took the opportunity to clean up the cables back there, bundling them makes everything look cleaner and more professional. If your TV has a DVI input but no HDMI, the adapter from Amazon will do the trick. The cheapest on I could find at Best Buy was $20, so this adapter is a bargain. If your TV only has analog inputs you will need to get your Blu-Ray player before December 31st, 2013. After that day "Analog Sunset" goes in to effect. Read here for more details AACS Final License - Analog Sunset.
. There seems to be a misconception that expensive cables are necessary for digital signals. This may be the case for analog signals, but a digital signal is either there or it isn't. If the signal is too weak you won't get a picture. Except for long cable runs you will find little difference in picture quality when using the most expensive cables versus the cheapest. It didn't take long to hook up the player via the HDMI output, but there is a very noticeable improvement in picture quality. The blacks were fairly gray before, now they are much deeper. Contrast has improved as well. While I had the TV out I took the opportunity to clean up the cables back there, bundling them makes everything look cleaner and more professional. If your TV has a DVI input but no HDMI, the adapter from Amazon will do the trick. The cheapest on I could find at Best Buy was $20, so this adapter is a bargain. If your TV only has analog inputs you will need to get your Blu-Ray player before December 31st, 2013. After that day "Analog Sunset" goes in to effect. Read here for more details AACS Final License - Analog Sunset.
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