HTPC DisplayPort to HDMI ???

Deezil

Deezil

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I'm busy building a HTPC (using the HP Proliant Microserver as a base) and stupidly against all advice ordered myself a Sapphire HD6450 512mb DDR5 for the simple reason it was the cheapest actively cooled 6450 I could find (I don't trust passive heatsinks in a small enclosure, especially in summer)

I'm was pretty happy with the card and installed everything I needed via the DVI port and my LCD monitor but once I tried getting audio & picture via HDMI to my TV, I realised the damn thing doesn't have an HDMI port but a Displayport connector ... Grrr!!

My question is does anyone have experience in converting Displayport signal to HDMI ??? I've noticed that converters are available but from what I gather after googling my ass off yesterday is that these converters usually don't carry audio, or rather most manufacturers neglect to offer this optional feature (which makes the card pretty damn useless in my opinion and it really boggles my mind as to why they manufactured the stupid thing in this configuration in the first place?)

Any advise would be greatly appreciated! (except for returning the damn thing and getting something with HDMI output? :p)
 
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Thanx ... according to hdcabling it probably won't pass audio through.

... but it all depends on the card itself. I've e-mailed Sapphire tech support but getting any kind of answer out of them probably won't help much either.
 
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I have a converter for you....came with my card...R50 if you want? :)

wrt to the HDMI audio stuff...i had my audio running through HDMI...not really worth it.
This is on a media portal with a new Pioneer amp that supports 1.4 and a new samsung 51" tv.
the problem is that hdmi sound takes a while to kick in...1s or so...so you loose all sounds on your MP.
also when i swapped back to tv(also hdmi via HDPVR) i would loose my tv settings...

So now i run my sound via hdmi from PVR and Digital from my MP.
works a charm.
 
Thanx drukkie ... hdcabling is just around the corner from me, will pick one up on my way home.

Thanks for the suggestion though ... actually I'm a schmuck, on the HDCabling website I saw that DP to HDMI converter and in the description it said something about audio via DP to DVI converter isn't possible so I stared myself blindly into that statement, completely forgetting about the DVI port itself.
 
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