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dizzizane   06-10-2009 at 09:13:20 AM

I'm looking to buy this GFX card on newegg.com for my HTPC i recently was given, however i don't know how to tell is it supports DVI to HDMI. I know if it does i will loose audio due to the lack of a SPDIF. Any help is appreciated.

 

Link To GFX Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130451


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gamerk316   06-10-2009 at 02:05:12 PM
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DVI -> HDMI is not a problem, as they have the same exact video signal.

Most newer NVIDIA cards support an internal SPDIF connection to the motherboard (assuming the mobo has an internal SPDIF connector) to allow for sound to be transmitted over a HDMI connection. Most newer ATI cards have an onboard audio chip to output sound over HDMI.

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dizzizane   06-10-2009 at 09:54:17 PM
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gamerk316 wrote :

DVI -> HDMI is not a problem, as they have the same exact video signal.

Most newer NVIDIA cards support an internal SPDIF connection to the motherboard (assuming the mobo has an internal SPDIF connector) to allow for sound to be transmitted over a HDMI connection. Most newer ATI cards have an onboard audio chip to output sound over HDMI.


Does the card also need HDCP support.

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outlw6669   06-10-2009 at 10:25:17 PM
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All cards with a DVI port are able to output a HDMI signal as HDMI is a super set of the DVI protocols.
Most newer GPU's either have on board sound cards or support input from another sound device and will pass the signal through the DVI => HDMI converter.

I would recommend switching that 8400GS for a low end ATI 4xxx card.
This will give you a much more feature rich HTPC card with on board audio.

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dizzizane   06-10-2009 at 10:43:31 PM
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outlw6669 wrote :

All cards with a DVI port are able to output a HDMI signal as HDMI is a super set of the DVI protocols.
Most newer GPU's either have on board sound cards or support input from another sound device and will pass the signal through the DVI => HDMI converter.

 

I would recommend switching that 8400GS for a low end ATI 4xxx card.
This will give you a much more feature rich HTPC card with on board audio.


My selection is very limited because on the PC i have it only has PCI and AGP 1 not 4x or 8x so i have to get a PCI card. The best ATI card i found is this one http://tinyurl.com/4gx8pv . Would you say this would give me a more feature rich experience because its specs are noticeably lower than the 8400. Plus either way i cant have audio any way through hdmi because by MOBO dosent have SPDIF so im just going to get audio through the stero out. Out of these two which one do you recomend i get. Thanks for all help, very much


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dizzizane   06-11-2009 at 06:52:10 AM
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Could any body please just throw there opinion in there. I just really need a second one.

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AKM880   06-11-2009 at 06:56:59 AM
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I have a 8400GS, it was from Sparkle and had SPDIF in so sound could pass thru to the HDMI. It shouldn't be problem running it to HDMI

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sjwpwrpro   06-11-2009 at 06:18:59 PM
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try this one its for pci and i found 1 ati card that had on board sound
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814187057

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frozenlead   06-11-2009 at 06:24:57 PM
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Just to let you know, if you've a board with only AGP 1x, you might run into some serious issues during HD playback, especially where computing power is concerned.

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