DVI Cable

[TEN89]

I have a KP-65WS500 widescreen projection TV. I'm wondering what DVI cable I should get when I start to order my 921? They have different ones at best buy and circuit city. Thanks

[DonLandis]

I used one that came with my computer monitor. Works fine!

[ggw2000]

I have a KP-65WS500 widescreen projection TV. I'm wondering what DVI cable I should when I start to order for my 921? They have different ones at best buy and circuit city. Thanks

You will want a DVD-D cable. You only need the part of the connector that carries the Digital information. Some RPTV sets will only let you plug a -D cable in because they do not have the pins around the "+" on the right side of the connector which is for analog RGB that it not used in this case. Don't forget that you still need to run separate audio... Hope this helps.

[TEN89]

You will want a DVD-D cable. You only need the part of the connector that carries the Digital information. Some RPTV sets will only let you plug a -D cable in because they do not have the pins around the "+" on the right side of the connector which is for analog RGB that it not used in this case. Don't forget that you still need to run separate audio... Hope this helps.
DVD-D cable?

[ggw2000]

DVD-D cable?


Miss type, meant to type DVI-D ;) . In other words to go a little further, a DVI-D cable carries digital info only. A DVI-I cable carries digital info but also carries wires and pins for RGB analog. You will only need the -D cable. Sorry for the typo... Gerry

[Slordak]

Correct; many (or most) HDTV sets which have DVI inputs do not have the pin holes for a full DVI-I cable, and hence the cable cannot be plugged into the set (i.e. it physically won't fit).

As pointed out, a DVI-I cable adds extra analog information which really isn't needed in any case. A single or dual link DVI-D cable will work fine with the 921 and provide full digital video.

[BobMurdoch]

If you look at the pins on the cable you will see the male pins with a horizontal "dash" like bar. This will work fine with your TV (I got the Monster Cable DVI-D 2 Meter cable... it was a little pricey at $99 but it was the only one Best Buy had and I was short on time)

[shannono44]

I just attempted to hook up my Sony KV-40XBR800 TV to my brand new Dish Network DVR 921 via a DVI-D cable.

The picture looks great for a few minutes, but then inexplicably the whole screen turns a bright green tint. Before I tried the DVI-D cable, I was using component video cables without any problems. Does anyone know why this is happening?

FYI, I am resting a center speaker on top of the TV, and I also have 2 large right and left speakers a few feet from the TV.

Any help would be appreciated.

[BobMurdoch]

A few things to try:

1. Unplug and replug all the cables to make sure the connections are tight.
2. Power down the 921 receiver and reboot to make sure the anomaly isn't coming from there.
3. Check the Sony menu to make sure your menu settings for the HD inputs are correct (Hue, etc.)
4. Try changing the 921 output to 480p to see if your TV is having some weird aversion to the 1080i or 720p signal.

I'm assuming that the 921 output is not responsible, but there may be a chance that something bad happened in the first few hours. Make sure that you are on the most recent software release (L1.45). If you are on the factory default software version, that may also explain the problem. Also, a couple of anomalies happened on the first day, but disappeared the following day, so an updated guide and software may halp cure things as well. Mine didn't take the updated software automatically at first until I gave up and turned it off (and then it magically started getting the download a couple of minutes later)

Not too User Friendly on the inital installation, but sometimes you get cut when living on the razor's edge with brand new technologies..... Good Luck.

[moooog]

I tried to setup new 921 with DVI-D at first, but had trouble. Picture flickered and disappeared, bouncing around the screen to three different positions - and would have made setup a real headache. I switched to component to do the check switch and initial setup. The flickering/synching problem seemed to be caused by connector on the box itself, as even when I shut the 921 down, the flickering continued on my projector's "no signal" screen. I switched to component and had no problems. The cable works fine from my computer DVI-I port to the projector while viewing DVDs and games. Regardless, shoudn't it be ok to use a DVI-D cable with any DVI port? In the manual it says to make sure and use a DVI-I cable, but I think they are just referring to using one with a VGA adapter. Do they mean you can't mate the 921 with HD displays that have DVi-D ports? I haven't tried since the software has been loaded, perhaps it will work now. Is it possible that the port on my unit is bad, or have others had similar problems?

[Slordak]

I have used a DVI-D cable with a Sony KF-50WE610 without issue. The television in question cannot physically take a DVI-I cable, so I used a DVI-D cable instead. I used a dual link, but a single link cable would work fine as well. The cable in question came from www.pacificcable.com.

This works fine with the 921 in my experience; you do not need to use a DVI-I cable and for many displays you would not be able to in any case.

[moooog]

The synching problem only occurs when I use the DVI output in 480p, it works fine in 780p and 1080 i. I will use the component output, other than some minor noise, it seems equal in definition to the dvi. I had hoped the DVI would greatly improve SD, as I saw a big leap in performance by switching to DVI over Component for DVD playback - but I didn't notice improvement. Perhaps the DVI port is not fully compatible with all equipment in 480P mode.

[BarryO]

I had hoped the DVI would greatly improve SD, as I saw a big leap in performance by switching to DVI over Component for DVD playback - but I didn't notice improvement.

With DVD, the source is a 720x480 format with minimal compression, reading off a medium with an 11Mbps peak rate.

With SD satellite, the source is a 480x480 format, very very compressed, with a much much lower bit rate. DVI ain't gonna make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

As for DVI cables, I've noticed the cables in the computer section of the store are alot cheaper than the equivalent-functioning cables in the video section of the store. But they are prettier colors, if that matters to you. And you can feel really "high end" because you paid more.

[smooth28la]

My Mits TV only has RGB and Components in. Is there any adapter I can buy to convert DVI signal of my 921 to RBG or components?

[bytre]

Why not use the component output of the 921 for the mits?

[smooth28la]

Because DVI supposedly gives better pic.