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Connecting HD TV STB to your HD Monitor

I have been using Tata Sky DTH at my home and connected to the Monitor using external TV Tuner Box. Frankly speaking, I am not at all happy with the quality of sound and whole bunch of wires. So, when I was planning to get DTH connection for my office, I was specifically looking for something which will give me good quality Audio / Video with very few wired connections.

Since my monitor was HD, I was planning to get HD based STB as it won’t require any TV Tuner card and will give me better quality for Audio and Video too. (Even on the normal SD channels).

HDMI_to_DVI I got Airtel’s Digital TV HD. Pretty decent looking stylish STB and remote controller. So, to get it working with my monitor, all I needed was HDMI to DVI cable / converter. I am not sure if all the HD monitors have HDMI port but if your monitor has DVI port, then you should get this cable. You will also have to keep in mind that, the type of DVI port can be different for your monitor. In this case, mine is DIV-D (24+1, this one is a common one) but some the monitors might have 24+5 pin DVI port too. Check here for more info. These cables cost merely Rs. 250 on eBay India website.

Once this is done, you will need to get the speakers working. You may want to connect your surround sound system (2.1 or 5.1) but for my office, I just had basic speakers, so I just needed a Mini Stereo (Female) to 2 RCA Male speaker cable. This costs just around Rs. 30 and you get it at any local stores.

So for me, by spending additional Rs. 280, I saved myself for lot of mess (wires) and got much better sound and video quality. I use this monitor as a dual monitor and whenever I want to watch TV, I just take out the VGA cable from my monitor and we have the TV ready. :)

I know, this is not any rocket science but this will surely help the newcomers.

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40 Comments

  2. Siddhesh 03-Nov-2010 at 2:13 pm

    good..
    i also hav same configuration… but can i connect my 5.1 speakers to Airtel HD STB

  3. Deep 03-Nov-2010 at 5:04 pm

    Hi Siddhesh,

    From what I understand it should work but I would suggest, check with the Airtel DTH guy for the confirmation. At home, I have connected it with 2.1 surround sound system and works very well.

    Regards,
    Deep

  4. Sthitaprajna Sahoo 24-Dec-2010 at 5:16 pm

    Hi All,

    Unnecessarily I bought one tuner card which cost me 6500 rupees ( Avermedia M099 , 1080p ) . Because HD DTH boxex can directly hook to HD LCD monitors via HDMI port . But my pain is that , Monitor sound is too low and 2.1 speakers wont give sorround sounds for HD channels. Can anyone please help me how to connect my 5.1 Altec Lansing Speaker set to HD DTH box . The Dish tru HD box has a Optical S/PDIF output. But I am not sure how to use it. Please Please help me … Thanks in advnce.

  5. divs 15-Feb-2011 at 2:39 pm

    Hi,
    I have BenQ E2220HD Full HD monitor which has HDMI ver 1.3, whether we can directly connect this with Airtel’s Digital TV HD. by HDMI? or TV tuner card is required?
    Airtel HD DTH is using Type A HDMI, Is this compatible with Type C HDMI?

  6. Deep 15-Feb-2011 at 3:04 pm

    Yes, you can directly connect… there should not be any issues at all. You won’t need any TV Tuner card.

  7. Vasi 20-Feb-2011 at 1:36 pm

    Hi, I am using LG E2260, LED Monitor with HDMI port, i connected with tatasky HD and its not working. I checked with LG customer care they said it wont work..any idea…

  8. Deep 21-Feb-2011 at 9:57 am

    If it has HDMI port then it should work.. I hope you are not trying when you have connected your computer using VGA Cable.. you will have to take off VGA cable first and keep only HDMI connected.. (at a later stage, you can get HDMI switch)

  9. DEEPAK 29-Mar-2011 at 8:49 pm

    i am using samsumg HD LCD mointer PX2370 with HDMI port ,,, .. i want use tata sky HD STB or aitel HD STb… with my mointer … as TV ..pls let me know how can i do this job own ………..

  10. elan 15-Apr-2011 at 9:27 pm

    thanks for your useful things here..

    i got my new tatasky hd today, and i have Benq G2020HD monitor with me, which has DIV-D(24+1) port on it.

    As you mentioned, i’m planning to get one HDMI TO DVI D DUAL LINK CABLE. But there no speakers or speaker out from the monitor. Here i’m not sure that RCA (Audio R+W) cable from my setup box will work if i use HDMI port from it.

    plz help me if you could …

  11. Deep 15-Apr-2011 at 9:59 pm

    Yup.. if you follow my guide, everything should work. I have done this same setup on 2 machines and works perfectly fine.

  12. elan 18-Apr-2011 at 2:04 pm

    thanks for ur quick reply…

    it works greats as you mentioned. but i’m unable to get display with my new LED monitor (Dell IN2020M). It says that “No DIV-D cable connected” even after the connection made and switch on my tataspy HD.

    My old Benq G2020HD is good and working just after a plug in…

    Do you have any comments, which you feel that could help me to make my new Dell IN2020M work…!

  13. Deep 18-Apr-2011 at 3:20 pm

    Strange, it should work, I hope that the cable you are connecting to is in working condition. 2ndly, in some monitors, after you switch the display, you need to switch off and on the monitor once. I am sure you must have tried it but sometimes we end up missing basic things. (It happens with me most of the times)

    Hope it helps.

  14. shah 13-May-2011 at 3:48 pm

    hi, i have viewsonic 19″ lcd monitor i want external tv tuner with STB function for free to air chanels recive as well use monitor as tv right now i got avermedia genie i but it only tv tuner not STB in built so pls tel me if you know about STB tv tuner for LCD monitor thanks

  15. dhruv bansal 24-Jun-2011 at 4:59 pm

    hi!!
    im using dell 20″ hd led moniter with vga and dvi d port. recenty i was using tv tuner card but i want to get rid of it and want to buy tata sky hd or airtel tv hd which have a hdmi cable and i have get a hdmi to dvi cable.. does it works??? mine doesn’t. please give ample info. may be my hdmi to dvi d cable is defective becaus it doesn’t works. moniter displays “no dvi d cable connected. please give me solution. does tata sky hd works on dell hd led with tv tuner card

  16. dhruv bansal 25-Jun-2011 at 11:47 am

    @ elan
    does it works after you share your experience that on “dell n2020m hd led 20″ tata sky doesn’t work”?

  17. pushp 19-Aug-2011 at 8:29 pm

    i have Dell ST2420L 24-inch Full HD Widescreen Monitor with LED.
    i want to connect it with tatasky HD, or dishtv hd.
    is it possible to use any of it on both at a time?
    and what about sounds and video quality?
    i have 4.1 creative speaker.
    pls guide me in a proper and in a detailed manner.
    thanks

  18. ram prasad reddy 08-Sep-2011 at 1:35 pm

    i have Dell ST2420L 24-inch Full HD Widescreen Monitor with LED.
    i want to connect it with tatasky HD, or dishtv hd.
    is it possible to use any of it on both at a time?
    and what about sounds and video quality?
    i have 4.1 creative speaker.
    pls guide me in a proper and in a detailed manner.
    thanks

  19. vaish 09-Sep-2011 at 2:05 pm

    Thanks for the helpful post. I was wondering if Airtel Digital TV HD requires your monitor to support HDCP. I’m planning to do exactly the same thing as you did but my HD monitor doesn’t support HDCP so I want to make sure it’s going to work for me. Which monitor are you using?

    Thanks

  20. Thirumalai 08-Oct-2011 at 8:12 pm

    I have got samsung monitor B2230 with DVI port. Whether directly i can go for airtel SD DTH.

  21. Kishor Shelar 11-Oct-2011 at 3:55 pm

    Thank you very much for your detailed review. After reading this post I bought airtel HD settop box. The installation guys had some issues at start but it was because the STB was downloading some software. Once it was done, I got everything working fine. The picture quality is great compared to satndard STB.

  22. Kishor Shelar 12-Oct-2011 at 11:12 am

    Thirumalai, You need to buy Airtel HD STB and the cable mentioned by Deep (HDMI to DVI) and it will work.

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  24. Ramesh 28-Nov-2011 at 1:37 pm

    Hi,
    today i bought new videocon HD D2H, and I am trying to connect it with my Samsung syncMaster 2030 (HDCP compliant) LCD monitor through HDMI to DVI converter.
    But I am getting Blank screen.

    Can anybody know how to fix this problem ?

  27. Kishor Shelar 29-Nov-2011 at 3:47 pm

    Ramesh,
    Looking at the converter specification, I think it should work.
    You may have tried this earlier but give one more try to power on monitor and STB after you make connections.

  28. Ramesh 29-Nov-2011 at 5:04 pm

    Yeah I can try one more time.
    But when I am using this connector with my PC HDMI port it’s working fine.

  29. Ramesh 29-Nov-2011 at 5:06 pm

    it seems like resolutions or frequency is not matching.
    My monitor don’t have option to change the resolution. don’t know whether my HD D2H has option to change resolution or not. even it has I can’t change as I am not able to see anything on monitor.

  31. Kishor Shelar 30-Nov-2011 at 10:37 am

    Ramesh,
    I have airtel HD STB and it outputs only full HD 1920×1080 signal. There is no option to scale down resolution with STB. I think only solution is try with Full HD monitor.

  32. kavita 20-Jan-2012 at 7:08 pm

    hi,
    i have lg E2040T led monitor having 1600×900 resolution and dvi-d port.i want to conect it with airtel digitel HD dth.could i be succesfull with the same arrangement??

  33. Ramesh 23-Jan-2012 at 5:20 pm

    Hi Kavita,
    I also faced the same problem and I am not able to find any solution for this.
    So I recently purchased a new LED monitor with Full HD (1920×1080).

  34. kavita 26-Jan-2012 at 10:26 pm

    hi, ramesh. . .its bad news 4 me bcoz i hav ordered for hd stb and conecter cable.can we change the resolution to low from HD receiver?will this problm remain same 4 SD chanals.??

  35. Ramesh 27-Jan-2012 at 11:33 am

    I also tried with HD to DVI connector, but not success.
    My videocon HD stb have the option to change the resolution. but I don’t see any effect of it on my monitor as well as on tv (i use tv with commponent cable).
    Let me know if you find any solution.

  36. kavita 27-Jan-2012 at 1:33 pm

    when my hdmi to dvi comes then i ll find what wud happen?but i think there ll b no problm for non HD (sd) chanals..my lg monitor suports other lower resolutions too(atleast user guide say that) and it HDCP enaabled.hopeing 4 best. . .

  37. ankit 17-Feb-2012 at 9:02 pm

    thanx to all….this assembly working gr6 4 my LG E2040T 20″ LED MONITOR with airtel.i was in doubt wedr it wud work 4 me or not?even airtel dealer was laughing on me when i tell him this way.but he was wrong,i had last laugh on him n i m very happy now.
    thanx frends…

  38. kavita 18-Feb-2012 at 11:39 pm

    thanx deep 4 this post…this arangmdnt is working well for me also.i hav to change my settings to 720p

  39. bhaskarjit 20-Feb-2012 at 10:57 pm

    hi all
    i have a crt monitor and have a intex external tv tuner card ,now i plan to purchase a airtel DTH . Can any one help me how to connect the external TV tuner to airtel DTH .

  40. Kishor Shelar 22-Feb-2012 at 12:06 pm

    Hi bhaskarjit,

    It is simple to Connect Airtel DTH with Intex external TV tuner card to CRT monitor. I was using same configuration for 2 yrs.
    You need to buy Standard Airtel DTH (not HD). On settop box you will find three component out. One video (yellow) and two audio (white and red). Connect video out from STB to video in of TV tuner with 3-RCA male to 3-RCA male cable. You get similar cable with all DVD players . You can find it any electronics shop for Rs-70. http://www.ebay.in/itm/Gold-Plated-3-RCA-3-RCA-Audio-Video-AV-Cable-1-5-m-/170784030236?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_203&hash=item27c3857e1c\
    For audio you need to buy 2-RCA to 3.5mm stereo female cable. Conncet it from STB to your speakers. You can buy this in any local shop for Rs.70.
    http://www.ebay.in/itm/2-RCA-Male-3-5mm-Stereo-Female-Audio-Adapter-Cable-/180820579926?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_203&hash=item2a19bf1656

    Now to connect your TV tuner to Monitor you need VGA 15 pin male to VGA 15 pin male cable. You should have this cable from your Monitor. http://www.ebay.in/itm/VGA-VGA-Cable-15-PIN-Monitor-LCD-Laptop-1-5meter-/170783879162?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_203&hash=item27c3832ffa

    With this setup you can watch all STB channels on you CRT monitor. Best Luck!

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