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    Connecting the W3J to an HDTV

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by El Penetrator, Sep 27, 2006.

  1. El Penetrator

    El Penetrator Notebook Geek

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    As most of you know, the W3J only comes with a VGA out (meaning no DVI). So if one would want to connect his laptop to a LCD or Plasma HDTV with no VGA input, what would be the best way to do so? I have 3 options:

    1) VGA -> Component (RGB)
    2) VGA -> DVI
    3) VGA -> HDMI

    For option 2) would it be possible to use a VGA to DVI-A cable such as this one: http://www.computercablestore.com/detail.aspx?ID=1511 ?

    Thanks!
     
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    Not sure if that cable would work, but ATI used to offer a vga to dvi block right on their website and I've used it and it works great after you make the adjustments on the screen.......

    if you can find a vga to component, that would be an easy way to make the connection, as doing to dvi isn't actually going to give you any better output.
     
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    Quote from that page:
    I guess that cable goes the other way round, from DVI on your notebook to SVGA... what you want is prob the reverse.
     
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    El Penetrator Notebook Geek

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    Justin, is this the ATI converters you were referring to?
    http://www.ati.com/products/hdtvadapter/gallery.html

    So would I be right in assuming the signal will not be downgraded by going from VGA to Component?



    Yeah, I want the reverse, but I was wondering if the cable would work if you plugged a VGA OUT to a DVI IN...
     
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    What happened to the good old S-Video cables?
     
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    HD happened ;)
     
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    LOL

    So if I connect a laptop with VGA out to a TV with DVI input (using a cable that has a VGA on one end and has DVI on the other), I will get better performance than I would simply using an S-Video cable?
     
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    That's what I'm trying to figure out, I don't know if the signals are compatible sinve one is analog and the other digital. Some people talked about VGA to Component cables/converters, but besides ATI's website I haven't found any so I wouldn't know where to get one. And yes, you lose a LOT of quality with an s-video cable ;)

    The best bet would be to get a TV with a VGA input, that way there would be no hassle.
     
    El Penetrator, Sep 28, 2006
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