[majouz]

I have an extra DirecTV HR-10 receiver that I would like to use in my home office and watch TV on a DELL 2007FP monitor. The monitor has standard VGA and DVI inputs. Not terribly concerned about HD right now even though the DirecTV receiver is a high def one. I just want the ability to watch TV while I'm working or relaxing in my home office.


What do I need to make this happen? Can I connect directly to my DELL monitor? Do I need to go through a computer's graphic card? ... Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated before I go out and buy a small LCD TV for the home office.


Thanks in advance.

 

[Kr8z1]

Try it out and see. You should be able to connect directly to the monitor. The DVR should have come with a HDMI > DVI cable, so you should be good to go. Then run your optical audio or composite audio cables to your PC or sound system.


BTW, you should have composite and s-video inputs on that monitor too if needed, but DVI should be the best way.

 

[miniz]

won't work, sorry! The DVI port on the Dell is NOT HDCP rated. You will get nothing.

 

[majouz]

So, short of buying a new LCD TV, there must be something on the market that can make this work.


It is not a matter of saving money, but rather a matter of saving desk space. Don't want 2 units on my desk..

 

[miniz]

NOPE, can't get around good ol' HDCP! Buy a new monitor. They Dells were designed to be a computer monitor ONLY.

 

[Kr8z1]

Did you try it out and it wouldn't work? Like I said, you can use composite or s-video if needed.

 

[miniz]



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Originally Posted by Kr8z1 /forum/post/0


Did you try it out and it wouldn't work? Like I said, you can use composite or s-video if needed.

What good is that going to do? Can't get an HD signal on S-video, sorry!

 

[Kr8z1]



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Originally Posted by miniz /forum/post/0


What good is that going to do? Can't get an HD signal on S-video, sorry!

It would allow them to watch tv. That's what good it would do. No one said s-vid would carry HD - and it looks like that would be an acceptable solution:

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Originally Posted by majouz /forum/post/0


Not terribly concerned about HD right now even though the DirecTV receiver is a high def one. I just want the ability to watch TV while I'm working or relaxing in my home office.

I would still try out the HDMI > DVI cable just to make sure it won't work. Won't take but a minute to try.

 

[majouz]



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Originally Posted by Kr8z1 /forum/post/0


It would allow them to watch tv. That's what good it would do. No one said s-vid would carry HD - and it looks like that would be an acceptable solution:


I would still try out the HDMI > DVI cable just to make sure it won't work. Won't take but a minute to try.

Turns out my DELL 2007FP has a Composite Video and S-Video input. Connected S-Video straight to my DirecTV receiver and it worked beautifully. Not top notch quality but it's serving its purpose. I had an old SD DirecTV receiver that I'm using so not to sacrifice a full HD receiver.


Just out of curiosity I'm going to hook up an HR-20 to the 2007FP through an HDMI>DVI cable and report back this weekend. Just need to find the HDMI>DVI cable. I know it came with the receiver.

 

[Kr8z1]

Excellent. Let us know if the HDMI>DVI cable works or not.