Re: VGA, DVI, DVI-D, and HDMI

[John Jones <chianime@xxxxxxxxx>]

How about going USB?
http://coolgear.com/productdetails1.cfm?sku=USBG-DVI-PRO

BTW, is audio a requirement?

On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 11:43 AM, <daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I've got a laptop that I want to connect to a HD TV.  The laptop has a
> 15-pin VGA port and also a firewire port.  The TV has HDMI, RGB, and
> composite video ports.  The composite video ports are being used by a DVD
> player and video game.  I do have an adapter that converts VGA to
> composite video but it looks pretty bad on the large screen.  I have been
> considering ways to hook the VGA on the laptop to the HDMI on the TV.  I
> have found a number of DVI to HDMI cables for sale.  I have not found VGA
> (male) to DVI (female) adapters for sale in stores but I have found them
> online.  I have also seen references to DVI-D (as opposed to DVI-A).
> Although it looks like I can make the VGA connection to HDMI I'm starting
> to wonder if it would work (i.e. trying to push an analog signal into a
> digital input.  I've typically thought of the firewire as an input to the
> PC, not a display output.
>
> Any thoughts if the VGA to HDMI will work?  I'm open to other
> alternatives.  Thanks.
>
>
> Dave Parnin
> --
> Nishikawa Standard Company
> Topeka, IN  46571
> daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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