HDTV Cable Box wire suggestions....


		User name	Password

		Not registered yet? Register here. Lost your password? Click here.

Advertise at AfterDawn.com

Link to us!

Private messages

Compose a private message

List of all updated threads

Threads without replies

Search messages

Saturday 19.7.2025 / 06:31

Search AfterDawn Forums:

afterdawn.com > forums > home theater > televisions > hdtv cable box wire suggestions....

Browse by topic

Forums

Start a new thread

HDTV Cable Box wire suggestions....

Jump to:

Posted

Message

kr3w101

Newbie

22. April 2006 @ 11:20

Link to this message

Hey everyone, I'm new to the forums and I just wanted to get some advice on which wire I should get for my HDTV. Well I was just at PC Richard & Son and I bought a 40" Samsung HDTV and this guy told me to get the Monster 400 to HDMI wire since I was planning on getting a HDTV Cable box not sattalite. I said ok how much is it and he said $120. Is it worth getting or can I get something better for a cheaper price.

[ + quote]

dblbogey7

Suspended due to non-functional email address

22. April 2006 @ 17:02

Link to this message

First make sure your cable box has an HDMI output. For example, the Motorola DCT6412 from Comcast (and other cable companies) has a DVI output instad of HDMI:
http://broadband.motorola.com/dvr/dct6412.asp

If you do need an HDMI cable put away your $120 and try this on for size:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=1024...

If you need to connect a DVI device to the HDMI input of your TV here's what you need:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=1023...

[ + quote]

kr3w101

Newbie

22. April 2006 @ 18:55

Link to this message

Well I guess i'll just get the HDMI cable because I have 2 slots that say on them HDMI/DVI and then it says 1 and 2 for each slot. And when I do order one the wire where do I plug the other one because I know one obviously goes in the HDMI/DVI slot but where does the other, cable box? Oh btw, I hooked up my cable box to my dvd player to my HDTV and its working ok but the picture quality is horrible even when I go to the HD channels it's all blurry and liney. I have tried directly from my cable box (its an HD cable box)But it's still all blurry. Is this because I need that wire?

[ + quote]

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 22. April 2006 @ 18:59

diabolos

Suspended due to non-functional email address

22. April 2006 @ 19:10

Link to this message

HDMI is all you need. I like Acoustic Reasearch cables personally. They give you more bang for your buck.

Ced

[ + quote]

My Afterdawn page:
http://my.afterdawn.com/diabolos/

dblbogey7

Suspended due to non-functional email address

22. April 2006 @ 20:31

Link to this message

Quote:
I hooked up my cable box to my dvd player to my HDTV and its working ok but the picture quality is horrible even when I go to the HD channels it's all blurry and liney. I have tried directly from my cable box (its an HD cable box)But it's still all blurry.

How did you hook up your cable box to the DVD player?
How did you hook up the DVD player to the HDTV?
How did you hook up the cable box to the HDTV?
What is your cable company and what brand/model cable box do you have?

[ + quote]

kr3w101

Newbie

22. April 2006 @ 20:57

Link to this message

EDIT: I need to know how to fix my damn home theater system I can hear it on the DVD but not on the TV i've tried everything that it said in the manual but it doesn't work Ill show a pic of what ports are in my HD and what home theater system I have.

Here's my HTS