Dear List- This lurker couldn't resist putting in his two cents. A fully-populated DVI connector contains both analog and digital components. The digital portion is identical to HDMI (including handshaking and HDCP copy protection). I know. I have an "old" plasma that is DVI so I bought an HDMI to DVI adaptor cable for my BluRay player. Just note that the audio in HDMI is not brought forward and you have to insert the audio through a different (analog) path. But the picture is beautiful. The analog portion of DVI is essentially VGA, the analog computer screen standard. No copy protection, no handshaking. So it all depends on what's the pin-out on the DVI end. Hope this is not even MORE confusing! Steve Lampen Belden In a message dated 06/11/09 09:51:03 Pacific Daylight Time, dan.grimes@xxxxxxxx writes: Conflicting information? From Mike Tsinberg, Key Digital Systems: HDMI to DVI. If HDMI is copy protected as most consumer sources are –this is illegal. From HDMI.org: Q. Is HDMI backward compatible with DVI (Digital Visual Interface)? Yes, HDMI is fully backward compatible with DVI compliant devices. HDMI DTVs will display video received from existing DVI-equipped products, and DVI-equipped TVs will display video from HDMI sources. However, some older PCs with DVI are designed only to support computer monitors, not televisions. Consumers buying a PC with DVI should make sure that it specifically includes support for television formats and not just computer monitors. Also, consumers may want to confirm that the DVI interface supports High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP), as content that requires HDCP copy protection will require that both the HDMI and DVI devices support HDCP to properly view the video content. http://www.hdmi.org/learningcenter/faq.aspx#31