Possible to add HDMI outout to Optiplex 780?
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From: me on 15 Feb 2010 17:06 I can get a really good deal on Optiplex 780 here at the engineering university I attend. However, besides doing school work on it, would also like the 780 to act as home theater PC. As such it would be nice to have HDMI output on it. Will I need a whole new video and sound card with HDMI port..... or is it just a matter of installing a card with HDMI port only? Dumb question I know... but not clear on what will need done.
From: Tom Scales on 15 Feb 2010 17:20 > -----Original Message----- > From: me(a)privacy.net [mailto:me(a)privacy.net] > Posted At: Monday, February 15, 2010 4:07 PM > Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell > Conversation: Possible to add HDMI outout to Optiplex 780? > Subject: Possible to add HDMI outout to Optiplex 780? > > I can get a really good deal on Optiplex 780 here at > the engineering university I attend. > > However, besides doing school work on it, would also > like the 780 to act as home theater PC. As such it > would be nice to have HDMI output on it. > > Will I need a whole new video and sound card with HDMI > port..... or is it just a matter of installing a card > with HDMI port only? Dumb question I know... but not > clear on what will need done. ATI cards include sound. I don't believe all the nVidia cards do. I have an ATI 4xxx (lower end, don't remember which one) and it does 1080p, including HDCP and BluRay very well. Depending on the model, it may have an HDMI port integrated. If so, it likely WILL include sound. Tom
From: Pen on 15 Feb 2010 17:39 On 2/15/2010 5:06 PM, me(a)privacy.net wrote: > I can get a really good deal on Optiplex 780 here at > the engineering university I attend. > > However, besides doing school work on it, would also > like the 780 to act as home theater PC. As such it > would be nice to have HDMI output on it. > > Will I need a whole new video and sound card with HDMI > port..... or is it just a matter of installing a card > with HDMI port only? Dumb question I know... but not > clear on what will need done. The 780 has a "DVI Card" available at purchase time for $10. Then a DVI to HDMI cable completes the job. http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=04&kc=6W300&l=en&oc=bo1shdc&s=bsd
From: WSZsr on 16 Feb 2010 09:51 But does the DVI port pass sound? Better to get an inexpensive ATI 4xxx series with and HDMI port "Pen" <nospam(a)nospam.net> wrote in message news:hlcieh$jgt$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > On 2/15/2010 5:06 PM, me(a)privacy.net wrote: >> I can get a really good deal on Optiplex 780 here at >> the engineering university I attend. >> >> However, besides doing school work on it, would also >> like the 780 to act as home theater PC. As such it >> would be nice to have HDMI output on it. >> >> Will I need a whole new video and sound card with HDMI >> port..... or is it just a matter of installing a card >> with HDMI port only? Dumb question I know... but not >> clear on what will need done. > The 780 has a "DVI Card" available at purchase time for $10. > Then a DVI to HDMI cable completes the job. > http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=04&kc=6W300&l=en&oc=bo1shdc&s=bsd
From: me on 16 Feb 2010 14:20
"WSZsr" <nospam(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >But does the DVI port pass sound? Better to get an inexpensive ATI 4xxx >series with and HDMI port that's what I'm thinking too....that dvi wont pass audio |