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Upgrading to HDMI

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11/29/08 at 2:05pm
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Hi,

Have cable box connected to older Sony Bravia 720p HDTV via component cable and separate audio cables. Planning to purchase DVI-HDMI cable (cable box only has DVI) to make video connection. Three questions:

1. Understand DVI is video only. Will I have to keep separate audio cables?

2. Is there any reason to leave the component cable hooked up after I install the DVI-HDMI cable?

3. After Feb 9, will 4:3 aspect ratio disappear on my HDTV. IAW, some channels (non digital?) on my tv are have gray bars on sides, due I suppose to being analog. When digital is complete, will those bars disappear?

TIA for your help.

Ken
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11/29/08 at 6:45pm
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Re: Upgrading to HDMI

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Have cable box connected to older Sony Bravia 720p HDTV via component cable and separate audio cables. Planning to purchase DVI-HDMI cable (cable box only has DVI) to make video connection. Three questions:
Can I assume the Sony tv has hdmi? Can you get a cable box with hdmi from the Cable company? DVI is so old school.
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1. Understand DVI is video only. Will I have to keep separate audio cables?
Yes.
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2. Is there any reason to leave the component cable hooked up after I install the DVI-HDMI cable?
No.
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3. After Feb 9, will 4:3 aspect ratio disappear on my HDTV. IAW, some channels (non digital?) on my tv are have gray bars on sides, due I suppose to being analog. When digital is complete, will those bars disappear?
Not entirely. There are quite a few older shows being broadcast in HD right now that are still 4:3. It might be a while before everything is 16:9, if ever.
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