[mythtv-users] Artifacts on screen with DVI to HDMI cable

David Cramblett david at functionalchaos.net
Mon Jun 25 03:05:33 UTC 2007


This turned out to be the MSI FX5200 Video card.  It just couldn't run 
either the 15' cable length or it doesn't like the DVI->HDMI cable, I 
don't know which. However, 15' VGA -> RGB Component worked fine.

David

David Cramblett wrote:
> I am getting some artifacts when using a 15' DVI -> HDMI cable from my
> Nvidia FX5200 hooked up to my BenQ PE7700 projector.
> 
> The picture has no artifacts when I use a DVI -> DVI cable on my Dell
> 20" LCD and it has no artifacts when I use a VGA (HD15) -> RGB component
> cable on my projector.
> 
> The artifacts seem like a bad cable.  However, I got a new cable today
> and the artifacts are still there.  Any chance there is something else
> causing this?  The cable was only $25 so it probably is not a super high
> quality DVI to HDMI cable, but I don't know.  I have also seen posts
> taking about the "looseness" in the DVI standard.
> 
> Here is a picture of the "little white line" artifacts.  Sorry about the
> glare, the image is really not that bad, I had to over expose the
> picture for the artifacts to be visible on camera.
> 
> http://functionalchaos.net/downloads/dvi_hdmi_artifacts.jpg
> 
> David
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