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    T61P to HDTV, no picture... why?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Noahb91, Jul 12, 2010.

  1. Noahb91

    Noahb91 Notebook Consultant

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    My laptop has a VGA port and my TV has a DVI. So, I purchased a VGA cable and a DVI converter. Plugged them in. And it shows the display as Samsung on my laptop. But I can't get it to work on my TV. I turned it to the DVI channel but nothing will come up. I've googled solutions. But can't come up with anything.

    Please help.
    Thanks,
    Noah.
     
    Noahb91, Jul 12, 2010
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    What kind of DVI converted did you get? If its just a cable adapter its not going to convert VGA (Analog) to DVI (Digital). I think this type of cable was mean to take the output from a video card's DVI-A with analog signal built in to a VGA monitor and not the other way around.

    You need a convert box that transcodes the signal from analog to digital.

    Your options are, buy an advance mini dock, buy a usb video card, or buy a converter box.
     
    MaxGeek, Jul 12, 2010
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    What video card does it have?
     
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    ZaZ, Jul 13, 2010
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