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S3 - HDMI Out

Discussion in 'TiVo Series3 HDTV DVRs' started by hoopster, Jul 30, 2007.

  1. Jul 30, 2007 #1 of 6
    hoopster

    hoopster New Member

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    I am using component out, and the digital audio feed out of my S3 to go to the primary monitor/receiver.

    I would like to run a long HDMI cable to get to a monitor in another room. This is a Dell wide screen monitor with a DVI input. I know I can get a cheap HDMI-> DVI converter, but how do I extract the audio to send to a amplifier in the remote room.

    Does anyone make a HDMI -> DVI + audio cable. Speakers in remote room are just OK, so RCA audio is fine, I don't need digital audio. Is this possible?

    Thanks
     
  2. Jul 30, 2007 #2 of 6
    bdraw

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    Here's what your looking for, but you won't like the price. $300
    http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=3939

    It'd be alot cheaper just to run a set of RCA from the TiVo. You can even use cheap RG-6 and F-type to RCA adapters if you want.
     
  3. Jul 31, 2007 #3 of 6
    hoopster

    hoopster New Member

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    I have seen the $300 converter box solution, I am searching for something less expensive and/or intrusive.

    I suppose I could get an inexpensive receiver which had HDMI inputs - but that would still be $200.

    There is a PC in the remote room, I wonder if I can find a PC card that has an HDMI in and DVI and audio outs.

    This just seems like a silly issue to be spending lots of money. I'm starting to suspect that the audio is not simply carried on seperate pinouts in an HDMI cable.
     
  4. Jul 31, 2007 #4 of 6
    vman41

    vman41 Omega Consumer

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    HDMI is an all digital, there is no analog audio available to be passively wired to a standard audio cable.
     
  5. Jul 31, 2007 #5 of 6
    jrm01

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    By the time you find a work around for this problem you'll probably spend a lot of time and money that would be better invested in a new receiver for the other room. The Sony STR-DG510 will do the job and can be had for $200 or less. There are probably several more in this price range.
     
  6. Jul 31, 2007 #6 of 6
    megazone

    megazone Hardcore TiVo Geek

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    There are HDMI input cards for a PC - but they only work with HDMI signals that DO NOT have HDCP. Since the S3 and TiVo HD have HDCP, that won't work.
     

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