I just purchased a house and the previous owners had a Pioneer Elite Plasma TV mounted in the main room. When the Pioneer Elite cable was installed, it was stapled to the studs so it can't be pulled out. Not only does the cable go up in the wall from the floor to the middle of the wall, but it also goes to the left for about 5 feet. Is there a way to use the cable and convert it to HDMI plugs? I don't want to tear into the wall but if I can't convert the PE cable to HDMI I have no other choice. Any suggestions?
My understanding of that cable is that it is dual head cable one connector being a standard DVI connector which would be pretty easy to find a DVI to HDMI adaptor but would not carry sound only video the other connector is a MDR20 connector which is a proprietary connector used by Pioneer and Sharp and was used as a power source and control cable for the plasma TV module .you could use the DVI side to run Video as DVI is pretty much HDMI without sound you would then probably have to run a second cable either HDMI; digital or optical for sound but this could be done through an AV receiver and would not have to go through the TV ; as you could connect the AV/ Receiver directly to the cable box and also to a Blu ray or DVD player for sound and then run an HDMI cable to the TV through the in-wall pioneer cable DVI side for the video.using the AV receiver as your control box switcher for the various devices.
The quality is a lot better, but the performance won't be. Unless you care about every single detail in the picture/sound, don't bother. (i actually own a monster HDMI cable and I payed $80 for just 1 meter)
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More than likely it is a basic cable and not in HD. You will need to check with the provider you have and see what they offer. Normally you can not convert the coaxial cable to HDMI cable. Hope this will help you out.
