Does this cable exist?

12/24/2011 8:26:12 AM

D - A

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12/24/2011 8:48:05 AM

AV?

12/24/2011 9:00:18 AM

you mean for rca cables? probably need some sort of multimedia device to manage the different signals and split it out as rca like a receiver.

12/24/2011 9:03:45 AM

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/hdmi-to-component-video-audio-av-cable-13188

http://www.dhgate.com/high-quality-hdmi-to-5-rca-audio-av-cable/p-ff808081337d7e64013382bb3491424c.html

[Edited on December 24, 2011 at 12:11 PM. Reason : .]

12/24/2011 12:09:23 PM

I can't tell if Walter should be yelled at for giving such horrible advice, or commended for putting it in such a shitty thread.

The last time I looked (~8 months ago) something like this wasn't possible for less than $100. Although seeing something like this, it says it supports HDCP so, it might actually work. I don't know for sure.

12/24/2011 2:59:20 PM

yeah I can't tell either, either of those cables look sketchy as hell.

12/24/2011 10:36:29 PM

12/25/2011 1:24:41 AM

^Those cables are not scams. If I remember correctly there were a few ATI cores that would allow use of such a cable, and included one in the box (I have an AverMedia TV capture card that included one of those.)

Another (possible) use would be if you had existing cabling run through a wall/ceiling and wanted to upgrade your equipment. You could use the existing in-wall cabling to transmit a newer HDMI signal by using one of these on each end.

But 99.9% of the people who buy them have no idea HDMI doesn't work the way they think.

12/26/2011 12:29:02 AM

No, they're not technically scams, but they are most likely always sold under misleading pretenses (i.e. they might be useful for anyone except for a very small group of people) I just thought it was an amusing video and likely something that would be appropriate advice for someone looking for an "Hdmi to av" cable.

12/26/2011 6:02:54 PM