I have a HD digital cable box from charter that has Component and DVI out on the back (no HDMI). I bought a DVI->HDMI cable from monoprice.com because i figured that would look better than component. Well no such luck! The DVI looks FAR worse than component, there is horrible artifacts and the color is way off.

Anyone know what may cause this? Is the cable box just junk?

My first thought would be the converter-cable but I can't be absolutely sure about that. I am running my HD cable via component back to my 720p projector and it looks outstanding. I didn't try the DVI because it looked great in component. Can you return the converter and try another brand?

Anyone here have recommendations on a converter-cable brand for Longshot?

Unforunately the Digital output on many boxes have this issue. On the Comcast DVR, Component is better than HDMI. True, HDMI should look better but it depends on the hardware and then implementation. To be truthful, Component still provides excellent quality (so no worries). Maybe the Cable companies will get it right soon.

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Wow how lame! Thanks for info, at least it's not something that I am doing wrong.

If I had to guess, it's a conflict with your cable box. Alot of the boxes have issues. I'd see if they have a box that takes HDMI, and find others that successully use that box with HDMI.

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