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    Laptop HDMI to Analog VGA Monitor?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Dagixxerkid2, Apr 29, 2008.

  1. Dagixxerkid2

    Dagixxerkid2 Notebook Consultant

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    So while im at work i wont be doing any gaming on my M15X and there are plenty of standard VGA monitors to use. But, the M15X has an HDMI out. how can I connect my M15X to a VGA Monitor?
     
    Dagixxerkid2, Apr 29, 2008
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  2. The_Observer

    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    There should be a converter to do that.
     
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  3. boypogi

    boypogi Man Beast

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    find an adapter to do that. but why settle for vga when you have hi-def in hdmi? :D
     
    boypogi, Apr 29, 2008
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  4. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    yeah,there are lots of convertors!
     
    Xirurg, Apr 29, 2008
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    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    You're looking at quite an expensive converter box for the digital to analog signal.

    And boypogi, VGA is high-def as well. Just because it's analog doesn't mean that it's standard def only.
     
    Lithus, Apr 29, 2008
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  6. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    That won't work with just a cable (except for one expensive one that has the converter box built in). You need a seperate digital-analogue converter. These can be expensive.

    HDMI=only digital
    VGA=only Analogue
    DVI-I= both digital and Analogue
    DVI-D=only idigtal
    DVI-A=only Analogue.
     
    fabarati, Apr 29, 2008
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  7. Dagixxerkid2

    Dagixxerkid2 Notebook Consultant

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    Its just for work. so i dont care about high quality. but im just going to buy one with DVI anyways. thanks for the replys.
     
    Dagixxerkid2, Apr 29, 2008
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