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HDMI cable for connecting monitor to cpu?

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sanny16
sanny16 Original post #1
Sep 21, 2012 at 12:29 AM
Can a motherboard have HDMI port? If yes then can i use it to connect cpu and monitor using hdmi cable? The monitor will have hdmi port(led 22''). Will be better than vga connection?
avinandan012
Sep 21, 2012 at 2:05 AM
Can a motherboard have HDMI port? If yes then can i use it to connect cpu and monitor using hdmi cable? The monitor will have hdmi port(led 22''). Will be better than vga connection?

HDMI is basically DVI + Audio
W
Sep 21, 2012 at 12:22 PM
VGA is analogue(old & originally meant for crt monitors),DVI & HDMI are digital(meant for modern displays which are digital).
sanny16
sanny16 #4
Sep 21, 2012 at 4:14 PM
which all motherboards have hdmi and dvi?
d6bmg
d6bmg #5
Sep 21, 2012 at 6:18 PM
which all motherboards have hdmi and dvi?

Almost all the motherboards, made of a iGPU supporting chipset, would have HDMI port at the back.

Exception: very few.
sanny16
sanny16 #6
Sep 26, 2012 at 12:27 PM
what does one look for when purchasing a motherboard? How important is the cache memory of a processor? Buying a 10,000 rpm hdd advisable?
d6bmg
d6bmg #7
Sep 26, 2012 at 3:50 PM
10K rpm HDD? :p
Which one?
Need more info about your requirement.
The most important thing to which you should look for while buying a motherboard is your budget. :p
sanny16
sanny16 #8
Sep 26, 2012 at 11:50 PM
WD black 1 tb HDD 10000 rpm at around Rs.7,500. How important is the rpm factor of an internal hdd from gaming perspective? How much difference is there between HDMI connection and VGI connection in terms of visual quality? 18 inch LED monitor is sufficient for gaming?
sharang.d
Sep 26, 2012 at 11:57 PM
I would recommend at least 22 inches for gaming.
Yes HDMI/DVI/DP Vs. VGA(D-Sub) gives a hell lot of noticable difference.
Nerevarine
Oct 2, 2012 at 12:38 AM
^^ Are you certain of this ?? I am using Dell In2030M and have used both DVI and VGA but havent found even a slight difference
sharang.d
sharang.d #11
Oct 2, 2012 at 3:17 AM
Yeah I tried D-Sub and HDMI cables on a friends 25+ inch bravia. Had noticeable difference!
sanny16
sanny16 #12
Oct 2, 2012 at 7:42 PM
I connected my laptop to 40 inch sony LED via HDMI cable but did not notice any difference there. HDMI cable supports both audio and video? I am using HDMI cable of prolink, purchased from flipkart.
sanny16
sanny16 #13
Oct 4, 2012 at 7:48 PM
Can anyone help in enabling the HDMI output sound in my led tv?? I am able to see the visuals but nothing is audible. I have googled for this problem but no solution could fix the sound problem.
d6bmg
d6bmg #14
Oct 4, 2012 at 8:38 PM
There must be a HDMI output port in your TV.
patkim
patkim #15
Oct 5, 2012 at 12:07 PM
@sanny16 - Have you set the audio playback output device to HDMI in the sound properties on your pc/laptop?
baiju
baiju #16
Oct 5, 2012 at 9:29 PM
Can anyone help in enabling the HDMI output sound in my led tv?? I am able to see the visuals but nothing is audible. I have googled for this problem but no solution could fix the sound problem.

Set HDMI as the default playback devices by right clicking the task bar volume control icon. Sometimes you will also need to change the sound device to hdmi in your media player.
d6bmg
d6bmg #17
Oct 6, 2012 at 12:27 PM
Bumping in an one month old thread? :p
sanny16
sanny16 #18
Oct 6, 2012 at 10:32 PM
Yes there are 4 HDMI port in the led tv and the tv automatically takes hdmi output as default once you enter in the HDMI option. I have googled on this topic but nowhere it is mentioned to disable other speakers in the speaker option. When i played a song i could see the fluctuation in bar graph which is beside the hdmi ouput audio option which means that the hdmi audio is enabled and also it is set default(rite clik on sound icon from task bar then select playback option). Here you will see more then one speaker, all of them enabled so the TV gets confused and hence could not play the sound. Disable every other speaker except the HDMI audio output.