Comments on: What type of connector is best to connect a PC to a Plasma TV? http://www.televisionsavings.net/plasma-tv/what-type-of-connector-is-best-to-connect-a-pc-to-a-plasma-tv Your Source For LCD and Plasma Reviews Tue, 22 May 2012 05:01:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: fergbrain http://www.televisionsavings.net/plasma-tv/what-type-of-connector-is-best-to-connect-a-pc-to-a-plasma-tv/comment-page-1#comment-1849 fergbrain Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:22:59 +0000 http://www.televisionsavings.net/plasma-tv/what-type-of-connector-is-best-to-connect-a-pc-to-a-plasma-tv#comment-1849 What it really boils down to are standards. VGA is a simple analog RGB connection that transmits video only. DVI actually comes in three different flavors, digial, analog, and digital/analog. In some instances, a DVI output on a computer can be connected to a HDMI input on a screen, however this is not guarenteed. To answer your question: Yes, DVI can work with HDMI. No, a VGA input is not really necessary.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDCP What it really boils down to are standards.

VGA is a simple analog RGB connection that transmits video only.

DVI actually comes in three different flavors, digial, analog, and digital/analog. In some instances, a DVI output on a computer can be connected to a HDMI input on a screen, however this is not guarenteed.

To answer your question: Yes, DVI can work with HDMI. No, a VGA input is not really necessary.
References :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDCP

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