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On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 18:43, <daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I've got a laptop that I want to connect to a HD TV. ÂThe laptop has a
15-pin VGA port and also a firewire port. ÂThe TV has HDMI, RGB, and
composite video ports.
You're mostly out of luck to get a good connection here. Check if
there is a docking station for your laptop that has a DVI output.
Almost all ThinkPad series have this.
Any thoughts if the VGA to HDMI will work? ÂI'm open to other
alternatives. ÂThanks.
Remember:
* HDMI is essentially DVI with a different pinout. Plus Audio. Plus
control channels. The video signal is the same, which is why physical
converters exist and are very cheap.
* Most DVI->VGA Adapters you can find are for DVI-I ports, which
supply both a VGA signal and a DVI signal. DVI-D to VGA adapters are
_very_ expensive and not just a little plug.
* VGA to DVI-D Adapters exist, they're very expensive - mostly because
they're a niche product. They're not just a plug converter like DVI-I
to VGA.
Look if there's a docking station for your laptop with DVI output.
Almost all ThinkPads, even really old ones like the R60/T60 lines have
a docking station with DVI. The docking station has a DVI port because
the card on the laptop has a DVI out, but it's not physically
connected on the laptop itself.
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