The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    DVI to HDMI cable?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by jmeyer2039, Apr 8, 2009.

  1. jmeyer2039

    jmeyer2039 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    9
    Messages:
    329
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Hello. I would like to know how to view my computer's screen on my TV. For instance, if I wanted to download an episode from a TV show or anime (legally) from a website and watch it on my TV, how would I go about doing that? Is it a simple matter of plugging a cable into the laptop and the TV and switching to the appropriate input on the TV?

    The computer is an XPS M1730 and has inputs/outputs for DVI and S-Video. The TV is an HDTV with some HDMI inputs. Can anyone recommend a good DVI-to-HDMI cable if that is all I need?

    Never done this before, obviously.
     
    jmeyer2039, Apr 8, 2009
    #1
  2. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    1,400
    Messages:
    3,376
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    Most hdtv's have a VGA in the back. Vga to vga and there you go.

    EDIT: the M1730 doesn't even have vga huh? Has dvi.
     
    McGrady, Apr 8, 2009
    #2
  3. unknown555525

    unknown555525 rawr

    Reputations:
    451
    Messages:
    1,630
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    unknown555525, Apr 8, 2009
    #3
  4. jmeyer2039

    jmeyer2039 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    9
    Messages:
    329
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Would the audio still come through the laptop's speakers, then?

    If not, I don't know what I'd do about that.
     
    jmeyer2039, Apr 8, 2009
    #4
  5. Dev1ant

    Dev1ant Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    40
    Messages:
    134
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Yes the audio would still go through the laptop's speakers. You could buy a $2 3.5mm speaker cable, plug into your laptop's output and into your TV's input. TV speakers >> laptop speakers.
     
    Dev1ant, Apr 8, 2009
    #5
  6. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

    Reputations:
    486
    Messages:
    2,596
    Likes Received:
    24
    Trophy Points:
    56
    monoprice.com is the place to get inexpensive+quality cables...
     
    paper_wastage, Apr 9, 2009
    #6