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    Am i stuck using VGA?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by raiderlax27, Jul 7, 2007.

  1. raiderlax27

    raiderlax27 Notebook Consultant

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    I have a 23inch tv that i want to hook my sony SZ to and use it as an external monitor. I am really doing this so i can have an excuse to buy a nice new 1080p LCD tv for my PS3. This way i wouldent feel too bad about having a 23" that im using. Im not going to rush out and buy a new tv or anything but i want to use my tv as a computer monitor. The viao SZ dosnt have a DVI, it only has a VGA. So does that mean i am stuck using that or is there inexspensive adapter that would work. the sz also has a firewire ilink IEEE port but im not sure if my tv would exept that. My tv has vga, dvi and s-video just wondering if i could/should use an adaptor instead of vga to vga or if i had any other options?
     
    raiderlax27, Jul 7, 2007
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    VGA is analog, DVI is digital, so no, it won't convert that well(it will, just not very well).
     
    coriolis, Jul 8, 2007
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    raiderlax27 Notebook Consultant

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    also another option would be buying the $200 port replicator that has a dvi port. would that be worth buying instead of using vga-vga
     
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    The quality difference between DVI and VGA is not big enough to justify the acrobatics of buying a docking station or finding a converter, IMO.
     
    bananapudding, Jul 8, 2007
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    raiderlax27 Notebook Consultant

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    thanks for the advice, ive never been a good acrobat.
     
    raiderlax27, Jul 10, 2007
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