Any Disadvantage Using DVI-HDMI Adapters?

UncleJeff,

I agree with you, I destroyed the HDMi output of a switcher for just such a reason. The added weight of the adaptor is large, and the leverage it affords the connector (read..YOU!) is also way more than these connectors were designed to do.

I for one would have liked to have stayed with a connector closer to DVI-D as it is more stable than HDMI, but that is my oppinion and worth as much!

Kennyt, No doubt; the HDMI connection certainly is not the most secure I've seen, and those miniscule conductors are accidents waiting to happen. I can certainly understand situations where the stress on a connector can potentially harm a piece of equipment. I have many times worked with power cables which are extremely heavy and stiff. They will literally pull halfway out of the outlet when moved. In such cases I use twist ties or other means of securing them to the rack so that they cannot move. With that in mind when I installed the DVI-D to HDMI adapters I was sure to reduce any stress the cable and adapter had on the DVD player. It certainly would not be good for a heavy cable to dangle from the HDMI port. I recall that I noticed the downward pull of the cable and moved the player forward on the shelf so that the weight of the cable was held up by the back edge of the shelf it rested upon. That way no weight was born by the HDMI socket. Possibly something similar could be rigged so that the adapter will not turn or be a burden on the connection point. If the cable is long enough, possibly loop it once to secure it to a post on the rack before insertion into DVD player. Or maybe weight the loop down with a heavy object hidden discreetly behind the component...

Yeah, I had mine all supported. Then, one evening I reached back to secure another cable and...no more HDMI. The cable fell from the prop and the weight of the DVI plus adaptor did the rest.