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December 13th, 2006 07:00

2407 and HD Cable Box using DVI

Hello!
 
This question may have been answered before, but had a hard time finding an answer. I have a Dell 2407 (revision A02 if that matters) that I would like to connect to my Scientific Atlanta 3250HD box that I have from my cable provider Time Warner. When I connect through component it is okay. I want to try using DVI cables to see whether there is a better picture quality. When I connect the monitor to the cable box through DVI I get the following message. "You HDTV does not support HDCP. Use component connection to watch television". I changed the output to 720p from the default 1080i, and same message.
 
Thanks in advance.
 
Regards,
 
Emil
 
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    wealthyfriends

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    Posted December 15th, 2006 00:00

    The A02 does not support HDCP but the A03 does so you can't view cable box via DVI on the A02, but you can via component.
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    hbcsc153

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    Posted December 24th, 2006 05:00

    Hi wealthyfriends!
     
    Got a A03 and that did not fix the problem. Tried a different DVI cable, and that did not help. Did read somewhere that one should first connect a computer to the DVI port of the 2407 and sent the display resolution to 1280 x 720. Thereafter should connect the cable box (already set to 720p) to the DVI port and things should be okay. In my case it shows up for about 2 seconds and then things go back.
     
    Regards,
     
    Emil

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