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On Thu, Oct 09, 2008 at 12:29:31PM -0400, Doug wrote: > I also upgraded the computer, adding a big 28" monitor. That is fun! > It does 1080p. The monitor was also relatively cheap ($500, but I > have seen it online now for $450). If I take the HDMI wire from FiOS, > and connect it to the monitor, I see a program on the screen for a few > seconds, then the screen goes gray. I can still hear the sound fine. > FiOS puts out signals as 1080i, not 1080p. Looks like there is a unit > out there that will convert on the fly a 1080i signal to a 1080p for > $1500, which would be an utter waste of cash. Erm, I've never yet seen a 1080P monitor that wouldn't also take 1080i. I suspect that FIOS is trying to negotiate HDCP with your monitor and failing. -dsr- -- http://tao.merseine.nu/~dsr/eula.html is hereby incorporated by reference. You can't defend freedom by getting rid of it.
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