LCD monitor with DVI and DVD standalone with HDMI(to DVI) possible?

[Surf]

Hello,

I am in the midst of buying a 19" LCD monitor and wonder whether the said title's connection is possible? If not I may just go cheap and get one without the DVI in...?

TIA

[Doom9]

The question is HDCP. If the DVD player has none, you're good to go. If it has, you'll need a HDCP-enabler box.. one that accepts HDCP signals and has a regular DVI output. It's pretty much the same question whether it's a PC screen or TV.. they all face the same difficulty.. except for very recent devices, no device supports HDCP. But 19".. isn't that a PC screen? In that case you'd be better of playing the DVD on the PC.. there are remote controls if you need 'em and on the upside you get all the features only a PC can offer.

[HardwareGeek]

I may just go cheap and get one [an LCD] without the DVI Don't do that. Get a LCD with at least a DVI connector, even if you have to pay a little more.


You should be able to use your monitor for longer. DVI is new and VGA is old.
DVI is technically better in that it does not involve translation back into the analog domain, in which case visual information can be lost, even if you don't notice. With DVI it stays in the digital domain.
Tho' output on VGA can be excellent, I've also seen alot of "fuzzy" VGA LCD monitors

[foxyshadis]

More practical reason: Your next video card or output device may not have a VGA connector; even now most of the top cards don't, and by the end of the life of your monitor, it's likely to be all but the crap ones are DVI only (or doubled up with HDMI). It's like the AGP->PCIe trasition. I predict the next generation of mobos will see onboard DVI and the generation after that onboard VGA will largely disappear, as well.

[CWR03]

You might even consider a ViewSonic TV, specifically their 60 series which have an 8ms response time when used as a monitor. I took a laptop to a store and plugged it in via VGA and ran a game, and the results were fantastic. The 32-inch one I looked at was only $1,200 - a cheap 25-inch widescreen monitor is $2,000 and has a 25ms response time, inadequate for gaming. The TV's have multiple inputs and can be switched between them. The one I looked at had VGA, RGB, composite, component, S-video and standard cable inputs.

[Surf]

Dang HDCP angle...yes the 19" is a computer monitor. Actually the reason behind this post is have one display versus two. Dual function, as a tv and as a computer screen. I chose to omit mentioning using digital cable receiver #3250 from Scientific Atlanta which does have a DVI output.

Thanks again.