DVI-HDTV connect - will it work?

[theatereleven]

Hey forum! My friend has a Sony KF-60XBR800 TV she purchased in 2003. I looked at the specs on Sony's site and they say it has HD Component & DVI-HDTV connections.

She just purchased a blu-ray player - I'm assuming the DVI connect is the way to go to keep it digital, but will that work with modern Profile 2.0 HDMI players?

Thanks for any assistance!!!

[un4gvn94538]

i use a dvi connection. it should be fine for all your needs and ive never had an issue. the only diff i know about dvi from hdmi is lack of audio

[master_8ball]

My HDTV connects using DVI... She will need a HDMI to DVI connector or cable. Everything should work with the different profiles. Only difference will be she will not get sound, in order to get sound the blu ray player will need to be hooked into a receiver. DVI only carries video and not sound.

[Jacobisthe]

Originally Posted by theatereleven

Hey forum! My friend has a Sony KF-60XBR800 TV she purchased in 2003. I looked at the specs on Sony's site and they say it has HD Component & DVI-HDTV connections.

She just purchased a blu-ray player - I'm assuming the DVI connect is the way to go to keep it digital, but will that work with modern Profile 2.0 HDMI players?

Thanks for any assistance!!!

If the tv is hdcp compliant it will work, but if it isn't it won't work. If it is from 2003, it is defiantly 720p or less, and so it shouldn't make much of a difference using component. Also, I have heard that on a lot of older tvs component looks better because there are more calibration options for analog. You can get an adapter form monoprice for like 5 bucks so it won't hurt to try and see if it works.