I have a new widescreen monitor that has a VGA and a DVI input.

What I want to do is connect the computer to it via DVI and also provide an additional HDMI connection as well for connecting a Flip Ultra-HD camcorder. Doesn't need to be electronically switched or anything fancy as will only be looking at the computer or the Flip output, not both together.

I thought it might be easy to buy some sort of splitter but now there appears to be various DVI connectors (-I, -D etc etc) and male/female HDMI and so on, loads of them on eBay and Amazon

Anyone got a handle on this and point me in the right direction for what cables I need? The monitor has a female (ie holes) DVI socket on it, as does the computer.

Stop press - found a male-male DVI cable in the monitor box. I guess I want this but with a HDMI connector halfway down the lead if you see what I mean.

Ta for any help

Edited 8 June, 201016 yr by maffwilson

If you want to leave it all wired up so you're not faffing about swapping over cables, then you'll need something like This Switch so that you can have 2 DVI cables going into the monitor.

You'll then need something like This Cable so you can plug HDMI straight into the switch.

hope that makes sense

[quote name='softscoop' date='09 June 2010 - 22:20' timestamp='1276118454' post='2010508'

hope that makes sense

Thanks for that I like the switch box idea...

No problem.

Don't forget to use Quidco whenever you buy on eBay too

What I did was connect VGA cable from computer to television VGA, this only carries video.

So, connected 3.5m/m stereo cable from headphone computer socket to television audio socket.

This completed picture and sound set-up.

This also enables television to become an remote desktop screen, ideal for working on two seperate screens at the same time.

Get a pci hdmi card and add to the pc, thats what i did, now i had HD PC on the TV :thumbup: