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How to connect laptop to tv using VGA to HDMI?

Trying to connect my laptop to my tv. I have a vga to hdmi cable. But when I connect it no picture comes up.?

  • I using a windows vista laptop. I connect the vga from my laptop to my tv through the hdmi connection. But there's still no picture. Anyone help? Thanks a lot

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    That will NEVER work. Your laptop's VGA port can only send out an ANALOG video signal. The HDTV's HDMI port can only receive a DIGITAL signal. Analog is NOT compatible wiht Digital, no matter what cable you try to use. Those HDMI-VGA cables are meant for video cards that have a specially-built HDMI port capable of sending out an analog VGA video signal. You CANNOT use that cable for any other purpose, and it will NEVER work for connecting a VGA output to an HDMI display. The only HDTVs you can connect your VGA-only laptop to are those HDTVs equipped with a VGA jack.

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VGA to HDMI? Thats a analogue to digital conversion and as far as I understand it you would need a converter not just a cable.

Psi-Co

there is a possibility that your laptop does not support hdmi. --best wishes --ilovemyexgirlfriend

Use a VGA to VGA, along with a Mini rca audio cable. Without a converter your present set up will not work. Alternatively connect wirelessly using this http://www.q-waves.com Go to "products" then "q-link tv"

Gary Crant

Have you pressed the relevant function key to enable the output socket. Think it's F8 , depends on the laptop. Or you can go into the display settings in the control panel and do it that way.

Just Call me AJ

You have to enable it in your video settings through the control panel. Once you change the setting on the video card you will be fine. Right click the desktop and click properties and change it in the settings tab.

zattaltin

You have to tell the TV what to do Via it's settings. The image you get will only be as big as your graphics card can produce. no matter how big your TV. .

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