That's true.  So, I need to add a video card with a DVI out plug, right?
That, and a cord with HDMI on one end, and a DVI on the other should be
all I need to make things happen.  I hope.
Tom

On Mon, 2011-08-15 at 13:39 -0500, Daniel Taylor wrote: 
> On 08/15/2011 09:59 AM, Ryan Coleman wrote:
> > All 1080p displays are 1920x1080 - otherwise they aren't 1080p. 1080i, IIRC, is 1600x1080 or something like that.
> > 
> > As for the adapter - why wouldn't it work? I have them, and I use them often. You cannot take an HDMI signal and push it to a DVI monitor that isn't native HD but you can do it the opposite way. You just need to know the exact resolution you want to push if the software / x flavor doesn't do it automatically.
> > 
> Well, according to the data sheet on his computer, it wouldn't work
> because he only has an HD15 VGA out.
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