*** THE OFFICIAL HOME THEATER & AUDIO THREAD**

[Humes]

As a follow-up to my issue higher up on this page: I solved the problem with a DVI-to-HDMI cable off Amazon.

It carries both video and sound. It's unfortunate that I seem to have lost an HDMI port on the rx and htpc, but the important thing is that the system is complete again.

how does a DVI cable carry audio?

I'm as surprised as you are. I bought a TOSlink cable down with it expecting to have to use that for audio, but I was assured by some enthusiasts in another thread that the DVI would carry sound from a modern system. A search revealed that it began a few years ago with specific ATI graphics cards, and now most motherboards that support HDMI push the same a/v signal over the DVI. Only thing is you need to use a DVI-HDMI adapter or cable. A plain DVI cable won't do it.

And this is normal DVI-D, not dual-link or anything. Even on the Amazon review page there are some people confirming its audio capabilities, even though the product description (along with most other user reviews) specifically says no audio.

[Humes]

Another Tom's Hardware link.

Some enthusiasts wondering WTF after one accidentally discovers the audio.

And Wikipedia:

Features specific to HDMI, such as remote-control, audio transport, xvYCC, and deep-color, are not usable in devices that only support DVI signalling. However, many devices can output HDMI over a DVI output (examples: ATI 3000-series and NVIDIA GTX 200-series video cards),[7] and some multimedia displays accept HDMI (including audio) over a DVI input. Exact capabilities vary from product to product.

[ru$$ell]

^first time i'm hearing of that,lucky you

i've got a 25ft dvi to hdmi cable with a radeon 4890 and it doesnt work.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

wow - learnt something there

seems to be pretty specific to later model video cards that support it.
Thing is if you have a high end card like that, it will have a HDMI port, so why use DVI?
unless of course you are like Humes and your HDMI port stops working

interesting fact though

[blaine]

Apple TV question.....How to get it to work rent/download from Apple store???

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

^ you need an iTunes account

it would help if you have a US iTunes account since there would be more content there.
You would also need a method of payment. if you have a US credit card use that, if not you would have to use iTunes Gift Cards.

it also helps to get an IP mask such as unblock-us.com so iTunes will think you are in the US.

[blaine]

I signed up to iTunes already (Country/Region as Trinidad and Tobago). When trying to rent/buy content using the Apple TV it says Content not available to T&T and also problem with the Store please try back later. Don't have an IP mask.
Is this service available locally or do I have no choice but to mask my IP?

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

^ well you just answered your question
Content not available to T&T

first you should sign up for a US account, then look into getting the IP mask

[blaine]

Think i'll forget about the iTunes for now. Jus signed up for free trial on unblockus.com and configured the apple tv (3rd gen) and without doing anything else I'm getting the American Netflix using my existing Latin American account. I must say...the content is way better. Swwweeeettt!!

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

you should really set the unblock-us DNS on your router rather than on each device

that way you can get US content on all the devices in your house including your laptop, tablet, phone etc

[ru$$ell]

Triniwattage is now selling Definitive Technology speakers along with Mirage Speakers as well.I also saw they had some nice Denon receivers.Check them out here,prices are quoted in USD,which is great.I got my Mirage Audio S8 subwoofer from here some years ago,and it worked out to be exactly 370USD in my hands.Back then,that was the same price on amazon,crutchfield,vanns(and still is actually) etc minus shipping or vat/tax duties.

http://www.triniwattage.com/index.php?r ... path=52_53

[Humes]

wow - learnt something there

seems to be pretty specific to later model video cards that support it.
Thing is if you have a high end card like that, it will have a HDMI port, so why use DVI?
unless of course you are like Humes and your HDMI port stops working

interesting fact though

Just a note: I don't have any graphics card at all. I use a Pentium G620, a pretty cheap processor that does HD video. It's the motherboard that's doing the HDMI/DVI.

Some of the people in the linked threads seem to be using it to connect various HDMI-enabled machines (laptops, htpcs) to DVI-only monitors. Which, incidentally, is the other position I'm in right now. Desktop HDD died, and I'm using my laptop on my monitor via VGA. If I had a second of those cables, I could do HDMI to DVI instead, but it's no necessity. Not playing games on the laptop or anything.

[noshownogo]

Unblockus is currently rolling out the option to switch region locations with the click of a button on their "How to setup" once logged in.

This is great news for Netflix subscribers as it opens up the functionality of choosing US, UK and Canadian Netflix options atm. Next up is Latin America. I'll use this to simply watch Dexter, Life and Planet Earth on LA Netflix then revert to US.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

^ very cool!

[Habit7]

I'm looking to get a Logitech Revue and ditch my cable box.

Any local reviews (excuses the pun) on this?

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

^ Logitech Revue isn't a content provider. As far as I know it is a go between that enhances the content by providing extras

example: you connect the Revue between your cable box and your TV. The Revue looks at the channels and provides data such as information about the show, ratings, about the actors, web links to more information, future showings, previous episodes etc.

Now your cable provider needs to have a system that offers up this information so it may not quite work with FLOWs cable as it would work with COMCAST.

[RapToR]

I'm looking to get a Logitech Revue and ditch my cable box.

Any local reviews (excuses the pun) on this?

get an apple tv

[Habit7]

^ Logitech Revue isn't a content provider.

This I know, I hope to use it for Netflix and watching online content from Youtube and other websites.

[crazybalhead]

I'm looking to get a Logitech Revue and ditch my cable box.

Any local reviews (excuses the pun) on this?

get an apple tv

Convince meh Kalps.

[RapToR]

I'm looking to get a Logitech Revue and ditch my cable box.

Any local reviews (excuses the pun) on this?

get an apple tv

Convince meh Kalps.

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/s ... y/apple_tv



for you is $900 with the apple HDMI cable


$750 for apple tv

$150 for apple HDMI Cable

[ru$$ell]

I'm looking to get a Logitech Revue and ditch my cable box.

Any local reviews (excuses the pun) on this?

get an apple tv

Convince meh Kalps.

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/s ... y/apple_tv



for you is $900 with the apple HDMI cable


$750 for apple tv

$150 for apple HDMI Cable

apple tv is the sheit,looking to get one of these soon enough as well.

[Habit7]

I now thoroughly researching the Apple TV, I kinda liking it.

A major concern for me was browsing the internet and using video from any website, but I see with Airplay I can mirror my Ipod touch on my tv

[noshownogo]

Unblockus is currently rolling out the option to switch region locations with the click of a button on their "How to setup" once logged in.

This is great news for Netflix subscribers as it opens up the functionality of choosing US, UK and Canadian Netflix options atm. Next up is Latin America. I'll use this to simply watch Dexter, Life and Planet Earth on LA Netflix then revert to US.

Tried the above last night, works well. You sometimes have to reboot your PS3 to get it to sync to the changed region for the Netflix update.

Took a look at Canadian Netflix and it's offerings. Noticed 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes', '127 Hours', 'Captain America' and even 'Dexter' Seasons 1-3 is present.

[crazybalhead]

Why not use the PS3? Just playing devil's advocate. Still never setup netflix or anything else on the PS3 really.

[Humes]

What is an Apple HDMI cable?

[S_2NR]

What is an Apple HDMI cable?

A normal hdmi cable that is white

[crazybalhead]

What is an Apple HDMI cable?

A normal hdmi cable that is white

Apple MC...

[dredman1]

What is an Apple HDMI cable?

A normal hdmi cable that is white

It's black actually - OEM yo
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC838ZM/A

Still too expensive as all official apple accessories are...

[RapToR]

What is an Apple HDMI cable?

A normal hdmi cable that is white

It's black actually - OEM yo
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC838ZM/A

Still too expensive as all official apple accessories are...

apple fanboys still buy it tho

[dredman1]

I know that very well Looks at self in mirror
BTW that $900 for the Apple TV + Official Apple HDMI Cable combo is a very very bess price!