New monitor - HDMi question?

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I'm looking at spending some of my forthcoming Xmas money on a new monitor. Due to desk space I can only upgrade from my present 19in Viewsonic 910b to this 23in Acer S236HL : http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/comput...hd-ips-led-monitor-with-mhl-21313401-pdt.html

My current screen utilises the Dvi output from my graphics card and also from that card the HDMi output is to the domestic TV. All good so far. Works well.

The Acer doesn't have a DVi input, only 2 HDMi's and an analogue DSub connection. Obviously I will be using the HDMi output from the card to the monitor but that then leaves me without somewhere to plug the lead to the TV into without dis-connecting the monitor every time.

Is it possible to plug that lead into the second, un-used, HDMi socket on the monitor and will it then relay to the TV when the correct mode is selected on the TV? Or will I need a connection box like this : http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/nikkai-connect-3-way-automatic-hdmi-switch-n60gy

Would another option be using a DVi to HDMi cable but wouldn't that result in negating the benefit of a dedicated connection.
 
If I understand what you've described correctly, I would just get a DVI to HDMI cable and plug that into the new monitor. Leave your HDMI to HDMI on the TV as is.
 
HDMI and DVI are electrically compatible - that is, a DVI port will drive an HDMI sink. As Musicman says, just get the appropriate cable and you should be fine. Probably £3 off ebay....
 
daugirdas said:
What if it gives lots of interference problems from other cables and mobile phones?
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You'd be unlucky. Given the speed of the signals they have to carry (couple of hundred MHz), they have to be shielded and twisted pair which negates any crosstalk and interference.

I haven't paid more than £5 for an HDMI cable for years. Clearly, you can get duff ones, but they either work or they don't and you will know immediately if it doesn't.
 
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Can agree with you there Neil (although not tried thatcable). The issues I've had with cheaper HDMI cables is the size of the bit you hold when plugging the cable in. Cheaper ones are often oversized and I do have one cable that is a bit of a squeeze to get into the socket as the bit you hold interferes with the chassis.
 
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