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    I'm 99% Sure This Isn't Possible But.....

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Almost Tactful, Sep 14, 2010.

  1. Almost Tactful

    Almost Tactful Notebook Consultant

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    ......You don't know 100% until you ask lol so here it goes :)

    I know you can't plug in a HDMI source and use the laptop screen as the display for it, but is there a way to plug in an HDMI source to the laptop and have it convert it and send it over to the VGA out?

    I know there prolly isn't but like I said I just want to make sure!
     
    Almost Tactful, Sep 14, 2010
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    edgemaster191 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I don't believe the HDMI on the 5870m is capable of any sort of input, which is what it would need to do in order to send it back out over VGA :(
     
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    Almost Tactful Notebook Consultant

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    Cool I didn't think so but it was worth asking, thanks :)
     
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    HeavenCry Notebook Virtuoso

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    You cant use that HDMI port to receive any signals, so thats not possible sorry :).

    Edit: I should refresh pages more often :p.
     
    HeavenCry, Sep 14, 2010
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    Almost Tactful Notebook Consultant

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    Haha, you were just double verifying ;)
     
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    i have to admit it would be awesome if we could input HDMI without an external device.

    i think it's a limitation of video cards in general, they're just designed to output only.

    ah well *dreams*
     
    edgemaster191, Sep 14, 2010
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    Triple verifying, no you can't sorry
     
    metalangel, Sep 14, 2010
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    madrabbit711 Notebook Consultant

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    Getting a HD Fury 3 may be an alternate solution
    HDFury3 HDMI 1.3 to Component/RGB Converter

    This would allow you could convert the source of your HDMI signal directly to VGA and eliminate the need for the laptop at all.

    I own a Alienware m15x laptop which sadly only has HDMI-out. As such I've had to use a HDfury 2 to down-convert the digital signal to analogue. The HDFury 2 has issues shifting the image slightly left but the HDFury 3 has a small switch which allows you to account for this without the need for projector/output screen adjustment controls.

    I was thinking of getting a HDfury3 as the offer a discount for a returned HDfury2 but I'm returning the laptop as a whole soon...
     
    madrabbit711, Sep 15, 2010
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    Almost Tactful Notebook Consultant

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    Thats pretty cool :) and thanks for the link but it was just a fix until Saturday when I have my Plasma back :)
     
    Almost Tactful, Sep 15, 2010
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