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HDMI to DVI Cable

If I use a cable with a DVI head at one end and HDMI at the other end, would this cancel out the benefits/advantages of both formats? The cable would be connecting the HDMI output of the DVD player and DVI input of the display projector.

Any advice from knowledgable folks would be much appreciated.
ryder

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leedistad
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On another level, the HDMI is more convenient to fish behind walls in retrofit installations.

As other posters noted, not all gear demonstrates better picture on HDMI/DVI out. The Bell 9200 HD PVR for example has a known glitch with it's HDMI that multiple firmware updates have yet to fix.

If you have a really nice display, comprehensive callibration plus an aftermarket signal processor will give you a big boost.
leedistad
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The link below discusses an odd problem that I had not encountered before:

a faulty 5v pin shorting an HDMI cable

This supports the matra of always test, test, TEST.
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