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    Is There is Any Possible way that i can connect my XPSm1210 with HDMI ?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by gran, Jul 2, 2008.

  1. gran

    gran Newbie

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    Is There Any Possible way that i can connect my XPSm1210 with HDMI ?
    cause i bought an 40 inch LCD that support hdmi and i want to connect my notebook with it is there is any way i can do that cause mine doesn't have hdmi port ?

    2nd question

    iam now connecting my notebook using VGA Port with My new LCD it just transfer the picture and it looks amazing But If i connect it using HDMI is there will any different On quility of the Picture ? despite both of them are digital transfer ?
     
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    Bauer418 Notebook Evangelist

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    VGA isn't a digital protocol. DVI is the digital equivalent. I don't think that you can go VGA to HDMI because HDMI requires a digital signal. If your TV has a DVI-I port which can accept analog and digital DVI connections, it is possible to convert VGA to analog DVI, but I'm not sure how common or cheap it is.
     
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    Is there a problem with continuing to use VGA? I don't think you have another option right now...without buying a VGA to DVI adapter. But if your computer won't output a digital signal, your picture won't get much cleaner than what you currently have.
     
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    rightnow iam using this cable

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    it deliver amazing picture quality

    could the hdmi would be better quality ?
     
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    The HDMI would be better but your computer has no way of outputting a digital video signal. You may as well stick with what you have if it already looks good.
     
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    The first cable seems too cheap. The second converter looks alright but again, you probably won't get a better signal quality because you're still starting with an analog signal.
     
    Bauer418, Jul 2, 2008
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    I would add that I don't think you will see much difference even if you were able to get a digital signal.

    Sure their *may* be less noise, but HDMI only has higher supported resolutions, but VGA can still support well over 1080p. But quite simply HDMI at these resolutions is simply more convenient and reliable because it carries audio with it and is digital. VGA should be perfectly fine and I don't think you will notice a picture quality difference going from VGA to DVI to HDMI or any combination there of.

    HDMI provides less noise and more sharpness at higher resolutions that your TV (most likely) wouldn't even support.
     
    pngwyn, Jul 2, 2008
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