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    VAIO HDMI to DVI

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by WhatTheHeckJohn, Sep 5, 2010.

  1. WhatTheHeckJohn

    WhatTheHeckJohn Newbie

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    I have a VGN-NW270F laptop and an older Samsung tv that supports DVI 480i/p and 1080i only. (The samsung I beleive does not support HDCP.)

    I have a HDMI cable with a HDMI to DVI-D adapter.. I've used this cable/adapter succesfully with another device.

    Anyway, no matter what I do, my laptop will not detect that I plugged the cable in.

    I was to understand that this should work as long as I don't try to play anything with uses HDCP..

    How do I force my latop to enable to the HDMI port? When I press fn + f7, it enables the VGA port, not the HDMI port.
     
    WhatTheHeckJohn, Sep 5, 2010
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    odysseas Notebook Geek

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    Hi John,
    I believe Fn+F7 should work, at least it works on my Z when connected to my 24" Eizo screen, through the HDMI to DVI cable. Hope this helps.
     
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    WhatTheHeckJohn Newbie

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    Been trying that..

    When I go the VAIO Control Center for the display options.. The HDMI resolution settings are greyed out.

    It's as if the laptop doesn't see that I have it plugged in.
     
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    ZoinksS2k Notebook Virtuoso

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    Sorry, thought this was yet anther Z thread. My mistake
     
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    WhatTheHeckJohn Newbie

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    Heh, I had been googling that too.. :)

    The HDMI port works fine with my HDMI capable TV. Just can't get it to work with this TV.. :(

    I wish there was a way to just manually tell the PC to enable the port with the settings I tell it. It seems to be looking for some handshake the HDMI only provides..
     
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    Ohh, I also just tested the DVI port with my DirectTV HDMI out and got a picture.

    So it is specific this my VAIO HDMI output.
     
    WhatTheHeckJohn, Sep 5, 2010
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