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I have a Dual 2.5 G5 with an Apple Cinema HD 23" LCD connected. I have just bought a Sony 32" HD LCD TV with a HDMI input and understand that all I need is a male DVI to male HDMI cable to then be able to use my Mac's DVD player to view movies on my Sony TV. I assume that System Preferences will identify the TV when connected and allow me choose the TV screen for movies.
Will I be able to leave both Apple screen and TV simultaneously connected and what preference options would I expect to be able to choose? I would not wish to use the TV as a second monitor. A good quality DVI to HDMI cable is very expensive (£150 for 5m) so I am keen to know if this will work.
Many thanks for any help.

Hi Max,
So does that mean that when we are watching a DVD movie on the TV, the movie will also be simultaneously displayed on my desktop Apple display?
If so, that would be very distracting because they happen to be both facing orientated in the same direction in the room.
Lindy do a 5m DVD to HDMI cable for about £40 - Thanks for that info - Much cheaper than Maplin's Monster cable for £150!!
In short, for the benefit of anyone else's understanding, I now understand that a G5 with two graphics card ports will generally allow two digital screens (including TV) to be connected simultaneously, and which you view depends on which you power on. Consequently I would have to disconnect the Apple screen's ADI connection to only watch a DVD movie on the TV screen.
Is it okay to hot plug the ADI while the G5 is powered on? - Probably not a good idea.
Then I've possibly got the problem of sound because my Mac connects to an external soundcard, mixer, and reference monitors (speakers). It's beginning to look as if it would be much simpler just to buy a separate TV-dedicated DVD player! Pity that I can't simply power off only the Apple screen.

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