Posted: 2/9/2011 3:07:12 PM EDT
| Can you hook up cable TV to an LCD monitor without any PC involved ? Or is this electronically impossible ? |
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Cable box with HDMI out?
ETA: I googled and this came up: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815260035&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Video+Devices+++TV+Tuners-_-Kworld+Computer+Co.+Ltd-_-15260035 |
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Using HDMI does not kill the analog audio outputs on that model. Hooked up a set of wireless headphones for a client using them the other day. Some monitors do have internal speakers and/or a line level audio out but most do not. Normally the input and output are mini jacks (headphone style jack) so a mini to L-R audio adapter would be needed to send the audio to an amplifier. Component video to VGA adapters do exist too. Got a couple around here somewhere.\ ETA: They (component video adapters) are made by a company called Audio Authority. |
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Quoted: Monitor has VGA, DVI-D and Audio in only. That's a big limitation. HDMI to DVI adapter or cable. Most electronics stores have them. You may run into HDCP issues or might have to knock the resolution of the cable box down to 480i or 480p for it to work. Not all that noticeable on a small PC monitor IMO. |