I am going DVI from a Nvidia HTPC video card to HDMI for my Kuro plasma. I am using an included DVI to HDMI cable that seems ok at 720p but I have tried 1080p and there are issues. I want to just upgrade the cable since it is just whatever they threw in box. So here are my two options.

Buy a DVI to HDMI adapter and then use a quality HDMI cable I probably already have.

Buy a whole new DVI to HDMI cable from Blue Jeans cable.


Any opinion on the adapter? Is the DVI to HDMI cable a safer bet?

How far are you going?

Ideally you'd want to avoid the adapter and just get the DVI<->HDMI cable, but it may not be an issue to get an adapter either. It's kind of you don't know until you try it. Obviously HDMI-HDMI cable provides more future flexibility if your system changes without needing a DVI-HDMI adapter later on if you have HDMI devices on both ends.

But yes, from a theory perspective, avoiding the adapter is marginally better.

I am going DVI from a Nvidia HTPC video card to HDMI for my Kuro plasma. I am using an included DVI to HDMI cable that seems ok at 720p but I have tried 1080p and there are issues. I want to just upgrade the cable since it is just whatever they threw in box. So here are my two options.

Buy a DVI to HDMI adapter and then use a quality HDMI cable I probably already have.

Buy a whole new DVI to HDMI cable from Blue Jeans cable.


Any opinion on the adapter? Is the DVI to HDMI cable a safer bet?

Digital is Digital...you either get it or you don't (sarcasm, sorry).

Seriously, I agree either option is good electronically, meaning if your cable is capable of passing 1080p at your required distance, then they'll both work ok.

From a practical point of view, I'd use the adapter because there's a good chance at some point you'll be changing to HDMI > HDMI, in which case you'll just get rid of the adapter and won't need to change the cable also.

I haven't heard of any problems using a good DVI/HDMI Adapter as long as your cable is up to the job.

It is only like 6 ft. The price advantages are the reason I am considering the adapter. I have some good HDMI cables I could use plus I'd rather not invest in a cable that may just end up in a box a year later. I don't really plan on upgrading my Nvidia 8600 GT anytime soon but who knows.

I ordered one of these. It looks exactly like the monoprice one. It says up to 5 Gbps. That is not 1.3 spec which I believe is 10.2.

DVI-I Male To HDMI Female 24K Gold Converter Adapter (http://cgi.ebay.com/DVI-I-Male-To-HDMI-Female-24K-Gold-Converter-Adapter_W0QQitemZ260407395556QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDo main_0?hash=item3ca17d84e4&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1309|301%3A1 |293%3A1|294%3A50)

It is only like 6 ft.

Then I really wouldn't worry at all.

I would be more concerned if you were running a long-distance cable and might be right at the edge of the cable's capabilities, and adding in an adapter might push you over the edge and cause problems. But at 6feet, you should have tons of headroom, so I would not be concerned either way. An adapter is another small chunk of impedance discontinuity, but at this short of a distance it's kind of a drop in the bucket. It's only if you're pushing the edges of HDMI over distance where that last drop might be a concern.

Whatever is cheapest or most convenient for you should work just fine and dandy at that distance.