I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 that has an S-Video and VGA output. I am trying to hook up my notebook to my HDTV with a high enough resoultion to be able to read the text. Using S-video works, but it looks horrible. I just bought a VGA to RBG cable hopping that will work. I don't care if it is not true HD, I just want to be able to ready everything on the screen. I will keep you updated if it works. I really hope it does.

Not sure what type of information you are after but I have found this if it helps:
http://www.modsupplier.com/catalog/hdfur...able-p-202.html

hi i have just bought a sharp xr1s projector and i an going to get a hd dvd/ freeview player it has a hdmi out on the player and i wanted to play hd freeview though my hd projector but the problem is i dnt have a hdmi plug on the back of the projector i have 15 Pin D-Sub VGA, 4 Pin - Mini DIN (S-Video), Composite Video and i dnt know what it all means hehe but what im trying to say is how wouild i connect everything and still get hd freeview on my screen or is it not possible please speak to me in english and dnt give me jargon thank you ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

I'm having a similar problem except I don't need HD quality, just looking for a clear picture. I have a laptop with only vga and my hdtv only supports s-video, composite, component, and hdmi. I received my vga to component cable in the mail today and tried it. I've had no success yet with this cable. What could be the problem?

k in regards to hdmi to rgb it does not work in this scenario: i connected my pc to my receiver with a dvi to hdmi cord. connected receiver to monitor with hdmi to dvi cord and used a dvi to rgb adapter to use rgb input. did not work. the digital signal will not convert to analog is my guess. fortunately for me while messing with this i found out how to fix the overscan on my monitor's hdmi.

I just bought a HDTV last night. The salesman told me I can use the VGA-VGA cable to connect it to my laptop. It turns out the one I brought home has no VGA output. He said they are totally the same!!! Now I am wondering whether we can use the VGA to RCA component video output cable. Did anyone try this way? If it works, it is definitely cheaper than buying a signal converter.

Like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/VGA-to-TV-Converter-...1QQcmdZViewItem

Originally posted by jlburrel:

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I'm having a similar problem except I don't need HD quality, just looking for a clear picture. I have a laptop with only vga and my hdtv only supports s-video, composite, component, and hdmi. I received my vga to component cable in the mail today and tried it. I've had no success yet with this cable. What could be the problem?

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I'm in a similar situation. The component to VGA cable you purchased does not do any conversion; many projectors support "component over VGA". You need a converter to go from VGA (RGBHV) to component (YPbPr), such as the Audio Authority 9A60.

Atlona Technologies has just released a unit that is has VGA input and audio input ( optical or mini stereo ) and hdmi output. The difference between other products is that the Atlona unit has a built-in scaler, which means that you would not have to adjust your video card to native resolution of the TV in order to get video. The Atlona box will scale anything that is being sent from laptop or desktop to HDMI and you can select the resolution that you want out of 20 available.

There are 2 models: AT-HD500 and AT-HD510VGA

The AT-HD510VGA has a local VGA output so that if you are using a desktop then you can still have a local monitor working.

i have read most of the thread so forgive me if this has already been suggested.

The Belkin High-Speed Docking Station seems to be a decent solution to any connectivity issues for laptop owners.

I wonder if anyone has an idea what impact this dock would have on graphics performance as the video card outputs are not used. Would using this dock bypass my graphics card?

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Hey i have a laptop IBM T41 with ATI 9000 card on it and dna drivers installed.
The problem is that although for my home pc i bought a dvi to hdmi cable and i can hook it up to my new HDTV, my laptop doesn't have
a dvi output so i am stuck with the vga output.
Can i convert from vga to HDMI directly? will it work if i buy VGA to DVI and then DVI to HDMI? also it seems like the dna drivers have an option for forcing 720p output for the card anybody tested that?

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You cann't convert VGA to HDMI directly with a cable.
You need a VGA to HDMI convertor that has a chip built in.

We provide this VGA/RGB/Audio to HDMI mutifunction convert at USD72.00.

Regards,

Simon

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You cann't convert VGA to HDMI directly with a cable.
You need a VGA to HDMI convertor that has a chip built in.

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ya a scalar box....wtf why does everyone want to convert vga to hdmi???

makes no sense to me:(
http://www.hdtvsupply.com/vgwiautohdfo.html

219$ FOR NOTHING.....

honestly
-tripplite

Originally posted by vostro17:

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i have read most of the thread so forgive me if this has already been suggested.

The Belkin High-Speed Docking Station seems to be a decent solution to any connectivity issues for laptop owners.

I wonder if anyone has an idea what impact this dock would have on graphics performance as the video card outputs are not used. Would using this dock bypass my graphics card?

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Would like to have a try on our VGA/component input to HDMI output conventor? We sell it to USA at USD72.00.

Originally posted by razza365:

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hi i have just bought a sharp xr1s projector and i an going to get a hd dvd/ freeview player it has a hdmi out on the player and i wanted to play hd freeview though my hd projector but the problem is i dnt have a hdmi plug on the back of the projector i have 15 Pin D-Sub VGA, 4 Pin - Mini DIN (S-Video), Composite Video and i dnt know what it all means hehe but what im trying to say is how wouild i connect everything and still get hd freeview on my screen or is it not possible please speak to me in english and dnt give me jargon thank you ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

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Hi, you need a vedio convertor.

If the input is VGA, and you need the output is HDMI, you just need a VGA / component input to HDMI output convertor.
We sell it at USD72.00.

If your case is on the contract, you need a HDfury, which change HDMI input to VGA output. It's very expensive.

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You cann't convert VGA to HDMI directly with a cable.
You need a VGA to HDMI convertor that has a chip built in.

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ya a scalar box....wtf why does everyone want to convert vga to hdmi???

makes no sense to me:(
http://www.hdtvsupply.com/vgwiautohdfo.html

219$ FOR NOTHING.....

honestly
-tripplite

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I can tell you the truth.
When VGA is converted to HDMI, the vedio quality is better, though it cann't be up to 1080P, it's really 720P.
While VGA display is only up to 480P.

By the way, USD219 is too much, give me USD92.00, I will send you the same product with the same quality.

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I can tell you the truth.
When VGA is converted to HDMI, the vedio quality is better, though it cann't be up to 1080P, it's really 720P.
While VGA display is only up to 480P.

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ya ok 720p pissish posh crap! you might as well invest in a new video card with DVI to hdmi, and with the proper video card (only around 100$) you can get 1080i/p running with a DVI-HDMI, why buy a scalar box thats going to have sooooooooo mannnnnnny issues running and that is cheaply built is beyond me:(


am just saying getting a scalar box has got to be the biggest waste of money...

-tripplite

If you can change the computer to be with HDMI port, that's better.
Sometime, I mean you cann't change some big equipment (such as expensive security equipment) to be with HDMI port right now, then you need a converter.

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If you can change the computer to be with HDMI port, that's better.

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am looking forward to the next gen graphics cards that might have female
HDMI, but at the moment that looks like it wont be coming around with DVI being capable of 1080p:(

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If you can change the computer to be with HDMI port, that's better.

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am looking forward to the next gen graphics cards that might have female
HDMI, but at the moment that looks like it wont be coming around with DVI being capable of 1080p:(

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Dell is developing DisplayPort computer display.
Ihe port is much smaller than DVI port.
The vedieo quality is even better than HDMI.

i got banned for spam edited by ddp

Originally posted by arcanix:

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Actually HDMI was made for digital A/V transfer (both in the same cable). DRM comes along with that. Yes, of course vga can deal with same resolutions as HDMI, but the signal is still analog. So it's for better quality (and DRM).

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Do you think that digital necessarily means "better quality" than analog? If so, why?

...just curious.

Originally posted by simoncab:

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I can tell you the truth.
When VGA is converted to HDMI, the vedio quality is better, though it cann't be up to 1080P, it's really 720P.
While VGA display is only up to 480P.

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With all due respect, sir, what you have said here is somewhat inaccurate/incomplete.

Back in 1987, if you had said "VGA display is only up to 480P" then that would been technically correct, but when we talk about VGA today, we are primarily speaking of the analog video transmission line and associated 15-pin D-sub connectors which were created for the VGA standard.

The limitations of this transmission line are not well defined like they are for HDMI. At any rate, current VGA configurations are capable of transmitting resolutions which are quite a bit higher than those offered by HDMI V1.3. I believe something on the order of 2560x1600 is available.

Also, when you convert a VGA signal to HDMI, there is no associated increase in quality. However, depending upon the analog signal source, there may be loss of information due to quantization and scaling.

Originally posted by maitland:

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Originally posted by simoncab:

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Back in 1987, if you had said "VGA display is only up to 480P" then that would been technically correct, but when we talk about VGA today, we are primarily speaking of the analog video transmission line and associated 15-pin D-sub connectors which were created for the VGA standard.

The limitations of this transmission line are not well defined like they are for HDMI. At any rate, current VGA configurations are capable of transmitting resolutions which are quite a bit higher than those offered by HDMI V1.3. I believe something on the order of 2560x1600 is available.

Also, when you convert a VGA signal to HDMI, there is no associated increase in quality. However, depending upon the analog signal source, there may be loss of information due to quantization and scaling.

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I have to admire what you know about the vedio format.
Maybe it's not necessary to bother with VAG to HDMI converter when your VGA equipment is really good.

Have you tried a docking station hooked upto the HDTV?

I have a dell laptop docking station with DVI hooked up and works a treat!

Hi everyone, I have been curiously reading the blog, and I have found it very interesting and informative.

I have recently bought myself a Dell inspiron 1720, which when I ordered it, I had beefed up a significant amount from the standard. This included (among other things) A NVidia Geforce 8600M GT discreet video card.

Even more recently I bought a Samsung PS50P91FDX. (sweet)

After trying a the s-vid connection from the laptop to the Plasma, and got a really crappy resolution. I then almost bought a vga to HDMI converter, until I read this blog.

I have since tried the VGA to VGA connection, and I get 1920 x 1080 resolution plus a whole bunch of others under that. sweet. I even get the option of using the Nvidia advanced settings for the plasma screen.

My advice to all trying to go from PC/laptop to TV, use VGA where possible.
The quality I get from this is definitely better than watching a normal DVD through AV cables.
This method is easier and cheaper than buying converters and scalars.

Nicko

Yeah, S-Video really isn't much better than plain-old composite.

Glad you were able to have success with your VGA connection, Nicko! I really think it is a powerful video transmission format, and it is very consumer-friendly in that it is unencrypted.

However, i wanna caution everyone, don't just take Nicko's advice!! Experimient for yourself to find what works best with your equipment!

A high quality VGA connection depends on several factors: source D/A converter, connectors/connection at the source, quality of the VGA cable, connectors/connection at the display, display A/D converter (where applicable)...

If any of these are of poor quality, then they need to be replaced or you prolly should avoid using VGA. For example, my laptop has a pathetic VGA port; when I use it, there are wiggly lines through the screen and there is very noticeable crosstalk between the channels (colors bleed).

However, when I use the same cable with the same display and connect it to my desktop computers, the picture is fine.

even the kind of display is a factor. CRT is best, followed by plasma; LCD is probably the least well suited for VGA. I'm using an LCD right now to type this, but really a DVI to HDMI works slightly better with this display; I just don't have a DVI port on this computer.