Monday, December 17, 2007 1:03 PM
So my newest system (dual core, AMD 64-bit, PCI-Express, DDR2...) had a VGA and an HDMI port on it. "Eh?!" I thought to myself. Why not DVI at least! I was worried that HDMI might only be good for digital TV, or worse, a direct digital connection for the analog VGA output (given Vista's dislike of protected content over an analog connection). I ordered a $5 HDMI-to-DVI adapter from an eBay seller, and it arrived this morning. I popped it in place, toggled "Force TV detection" in the ATI settings, and voila! It sees it properly and drives my Viewsonic VG2021m as a second display. Works like a charm and definitely worth the money! Of course it probably won't work with protected content, but I don't deal in DRM media anyway, so hopefully it won't be an issue.
