Both are for digital video but DVI only carries video and has no
provision for audio. HDMI carries both. The latest HDMI standard has
enhanced the audio part with what's called Audio Return Channel which
allows the TV to pass audio to a receiver or amp.
Chuck Norcutt
On 12/12/2013 10:22 AM, Jez Cunningham wrote:
> AFAIK, DVI <-> HDMI is only a pin assignment. Adaptors are dirt cheap.
>
>
> On 12 December 2013 00:20, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Even my newest computer only does DVI, not HDMI. If I had anything that
>> did HDMI it would be mainstream here, not a spare. :-)
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 12/11/2013 9:51 AM, Sawyer, Edward wrote:
>>> If you have a spare computer (or even an iPad) lying around with HDMI
>>> output, you can run the free XBMC software and get all those channels and
>>> tons more options too. It's a nice front-end to everything video/photo
>>> that you might want to run on a TV, and works with the various Apple
>>> remotes. I have it on my laptop but will be loading it up on a dedicated
>>> Mac Mini to be a home theater machine. Probably will combine it with a
>>> bluray drive / large hard drive for ripping and watching later.
>>>
>>> -Ed
>>>
>>> On 12/10/13 9:15 PM, "olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
>>> <olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Re: [OM] OT:Advice on internet video streaming to TV
>>>> To: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Message-ID: <52A79D59.9030701@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
>>>>
>>>> This caught my attention today.
>>>> <http://www.roku.com/products/compare>
>>>> Any of the Roku products provides far more channels
>>>> <http://www.roku.com/now-playing> than anything else I've seen and, in
>>>> particular, the Roku 3 has provision for a wired ethernet connection as
>>>> well as wi-fi.
>>>
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