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    HDMI/DVI question

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by HR18, Mar 8, 2009.

  1. HR18

    HR18 Newbie

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    Im currently shopping for a laptop and one of my considerations is the Sager NP 5793. I would like to be able to play games on my TV but I would like to avoid using S Cables. The 5793 has a dvi port and not HDMI or VGA, and my tv has HDMI and VGA, but no DVI. Can I use a DVI to Hdmi cable or DVI to VGA adapter to hook it them up? And if so is it as simple as that? im kinda a newbie to laptops.
     
    HR18, Mar 8, 2009
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  2. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    yes, you can get an inexpensive DVI-HDMI adapter.... just that simple.
     
    Gophn, Mar 9, 2009
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    If you use a simple dvi-hdmi adapter, you won't get sound through the hdmi cable, but you can either run it separately if your tv supports audio in when using hdmi, or you can get a dvi+audio->hdmi adapter. Or you can use vga+audio separately.
     
    theriko, Mar 9, 2009
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