What adapter to hook laptop up to large 46 inch tv for monitor? I had planned to use the VGA out put that Dell told me it had BUT the VGA plug on the laptop has no holes to screw the screws in and the cord is easily disconnected at slightest movement of laptop. Reading discussions it sounds like using a usb output from laptop and using a hub, docking station or adapter wont give me a good solution . There's no hdmi output from laptop but there is on lcd tv and also the VGA imput which works well as long as i physically hold it in or laptop completelty still. I am of low vision and i really need the 46 size monitor, I guess crazy glue would be a desperate solution, which wouldnt be so bad if the whole dang vga cord wasnt permanately attached to the plug . i would have never bought the Dell laptop if i'd known the vga could notbe secured by screws. What adapter to hook laptop up to large 46 inch tv for monitor? I had planned to use the VGA out put that Dell told me it had BUT the VGA plug on the laptop has no holes to screw the screws in and... » Read More What adapter to hook laptop up to large 46 inch tv for monitor? I had planned to use the VGA out put that Dell told me it had BUT the VGA plug on the laptop has no holes to screw the screws in and the cord is easily disconnected at slightest movement of laptop. Reading discussions it sounds like using a usb output from laptop and using a hub, docking station or adapter wont give me a good solution . There's no hdmi output from laptop but there is on lcd tv and also the VGA imput which works well as long as i physically hold it in or laptop completelty still. I am of low vision and i really need the 46 size monitor, I guess crazy glue would be a desperate solution, which wouldnt be so bad if the whole dang vga cord wasnt permanately attached to the plug . i would have never bought the Dell laptop if i'd known the vga could notbe secured by screws. « Show Less
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i said i have a big problem using the vga cable as i had planned when buying laptop. The plugin on the laptop does NOT accept the screws that hold the cable in the plug. So moving my laptop even a little bit makes the vga plug fall out. I dont want to be limited to using laptop on a desk, i want to use it in my loft where the tv/monitor is. Of course i know the vga cable would worjk but it FALLS OUT OF THE LAPTOP! I had heard there was a specific brand of vga cord that might stay in without screws but i dont know what it is called or brand.
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If the TV supports VGA to HD format go with the straight VGA cable. Worked from my IBM Thinkpad with Ubuntu to my Samsung 32" no problem and no additional hardware to buy.
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You may already have an HDMI. The first thing is to look carefully at your ports, also check the rear of your laptop. Some manufacturers put ports on the rear for docking stations. You will find that HDMI looks very similar to USB ports. DVI ports have a more rounded edge but HDMI is boxy like USB. Push come to Shove, tell me the make and model and I will look it up... One thing that is a decent alternative is gettin a 9 pin D-shell to HDMI or DVI depending what your needs are. Most laptops have a VGA out which is a standard monitor connection that preceded DVI and HDMI. If you also need sound, you will want to get a mini stereo plug (headphone jack), to connect to a speaker system.
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I purchased a "Coax SVGA Monitor Cable Hddb 15m" for $16.35+6.17 shipping+$22.52 I got the 25ft to reach from my TV to my couch but they have shorter in feet. All you do is plug one end into the TV, and the other into the laptop. (mine is male to male ends) Set the source button on your TV to "VGA", turn on your laptop, wait for the signal to come through and your are good to go. If your laptop doesn't have the holes for the pins to screw into, it might be loose and fall out. Check it out, I am extremely pleased with it. BUT, it doesn't have the audio wires. My sound comes out of my laptop. If you want the sound, I suggest the "RiteAV-SVGA Monitor Cable with 3.5m audio" for $12.69+tax (Maybe less for shorter cable than 25ft.) Check both of these out before purchase to see which is best for you. I have no problem with mine and using my 42" HDTV as a monitor is awesome for looking at photos. We watched our Disney photo CD's on Christmas Eve. Good Luck to you!
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my laptop has just a VGA port. I dont have HDMI on my laptop. What do i do in this case??
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As long as your laptop has a VGA output, you can connect it to your laptop.If your laptop has a DVI or HDMI output, you will need a DVI to VGA or an HDMI to VGA converter. You can use any converter no matter how inexensive it is, because this monitor accepts a digital VGA signal. I personally use it for my desktop (which has a VGA output) and my PlayStation 3 (which I use a cheap HDMI to VGA converter for, and it works perfectly).
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I bought a new laptop (Lenovo Ideapad). It didn't have VGA connection...it only had HDMI. So I bought this converter and it worked - but the resolution on my VGA screen was "fuzzy" for lack of a better term. I messed with the resolution settings in the control panel / display settings - but nothing i did would make it "crisp and sharp" - like it was before when I was on my old computer which was VGA to VGA. I thought that maybe it was because my screen was 10+ years old that maybe that was the issue when using the HDMI to VGA converter? Anyway, I Googled the issue "HDMI to VGA Resolution Loss" and found a host of comments, some experts on what the issue is when doing this and why it happens. (unfortunately for me, the operating system on the new laptop would not support the resolution settings that i needed if i wanted to get a clear/higher res picture on this old vga monitor) Ultimately, i had to bite the bullet and go buy a brand new LG monitor, which i must say i love, it has the split screen feature so i can turn it into 3 screens in 1! (it was not cheap at $800+ though!) This HDMI to VGA cord is sitting in my drawer (aka the burial ground for old cords, chargers, & obsolete wires) If you want it, it's yours for free, i'm happy to pop it in the mail. Maybe the chromebook can do it better than my old Lenovo that was 5 years old.... Cheers, Carl Wagner. cwagner@benchmarkdestinations.com
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It is DVI to HDMI .. yes it connects a laptop to a TV for example .. but u need to make sure your laptop supports DVI output directly .. if not, ull need to buy the DVI to VGA adaptor because 90% laptops has a VGA output for sure .
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Hello, Good question but there is no VGA port. I imagine you are trying to connect a monitor to the laptop. I went to TIGER DIRECT and purchased a HDMI (laptop port) to a DIN (monitor port), and this was successful. Hope this helps!
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Replace the DisplayPort cable, it sucks.Buy another, much thicker one,one that's rated for 2160 x 3840 pixels, 60 Hz, IPS, DisplayPort 1.2 . Seriously.With a bad/poor cable, like the one that comeswith the $700 Dell UltraSharp UP2414Q,you might be forced into 29 Hz, low-res mode...and/or the cable will just plain break, causing garbage to appear on the screen.It's worse if you swing it portrait, and/or move it around a lot.The original cable had bent pins and the like... really bad.Why did Dell give me such a -crappy- cable ? ?Dell's cable is half the thickness of the $9 one I boughtto replace it ( same day shipping, from/to Seattle, Amazon ). Replace the DisplayPort cable, it sucks.Buy another, much thicker one,one that's rated for 2160 x 3840 pixels, 60 Hz, IPS, DisplayPort 1.2 . Seriously.With a bad/poor cable, like the one that comeswith the $700 Dell UltraSharp UP2414Q,you might be forced into 29 Hz, low-res mode...and/or the cable will just plain break, causing garbage to appear on the screen.It's worse if you swing it portrait, and/or move it around a lot.The original cable had bent pins and the like... really bad.Why did Dell give me... » Read More Replace the DisplayPort cable, it sucks.Buy another, much thicker one,one that's rated for 2160 x 3840 pixels, 60 Hz, IPS, DisplayPort 1.2 . Seriously.With a bad/poor cable, like the one that comeswith the $700 Dell UltraSharp UP2414Q,you might be forced into 29 Hz, low-res mode...and/or the cable will just plain break, causing garbage to appear on the screen.It's worse if you swing it portrait, and/or move it around a lot.The original cable had bent pins and the like... really bad.Why did Dell give me such a -crappy- cable ? ?Dell's cable is half the thickness of the $9 one I boughtto replace it ( same day shipping, from/to Seattle, Amazon ). « Show Less
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While all of my current systems (4 laptops) have both VGA and either DVI or HDMI connections (the key reason I purchased this specific switch), I've had some success with different interface converters. The HDMI computer uses a HDMI-DVI adapter cable, and I've used DVI-VGA before with a dual VGA KVM that preceeded this unit. However, you'll need to do careful research on selecting a DVI-VGA converter and on your monitor's DVI signal capability before going this route. Most of the DVI-VGA adapters are converting from DVI-A to VGA, not from DVI-D; DVI-D is the standard output for most DVI ports. Most monitors also only accept the DVI-D input. In order to convert from DVI-D to VGA you'll need to insure that your converter can produce the high-frequency VGA signal required to drive a full HD VGA display. Most do not reach full HD bandwidth, leaving one monitor with a lower-res screen. In my case, using Lenivo T-420 laptops on two of the input pairs, the Lenovo docking platform provides a stable HD VGA output as well as DVI-D ports. This is how I connect both DVI and VGA ports on the KVM. As I said earlier, my choice of this KVM was dictated by the ubiquity of a stable HD VGA port being available on all systems, and DVI-D conversion from HDMI being the only other problem I had to address. The KVM will support DVI-A through-links...if your monitors support DVI-A or you can use a DVI-A to VGA connection, you might look at a switch that is dual DVI (A+D) and just pass the VGA through on the -A pins of the DVI port.
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It didn't work to connect my hdmi pc to my vga monitor. I had to buy HDMI Input to VGA Adapter Converter For PC Laptop NoteBook HD DVD. Also, it wouldn't work from my old vga pc to a hdmi tv.
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That is exactly how I'm using it. The HDMI is plugged into my Dell laptop, and it is connected to a VGA older monitor so I can have a second screen. It works like a charm!
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Do not try to use a monitor with a D style VGA connector that has an hd-15 connector, I tried buying two kinds of adapters to go from hd-15 to hdmi and neither one of them worked.
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I just got my converter today and it is not working! I have an ASUS laptop with HDMI out and I am trying to connect it to my older VGA monitor.
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please help. i have a laptop with an hdmi port and i want to be able to connect it to a vga projector. shouldn't this cable be able to do it? i can't get it to work.
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This product did not work for me to go from VGA to HDMI. I believe this product goes the other way (HDMI to VGA). Additionally, the VGA connection you need, needs to be a male connection to connect to the female port on your computer. This is the product that worked for me. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EV6AARC/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Can this be used to hook up a laptop computer? (I have a laptop that works but with a broken monitor. I'm thinking this might be a passable -- I don't have high hopes for "great," but it might be passable -- solution until I can get the laptop fixed?Could I either connect this with a standard monitor plug or with one of my laptop's USB ports?Thanks.