I have an older (circa 2002) analog TV which has a built in digital converter with RCA connections. Can I use this cable to connect my laptop, that has an HDMI connector to this digital/RCA connector TV? I have an older (circa 2002) analog TV which has a built in digital converter with RCA connections. Can I use this cable to connect my laptop, that has an HDMI connector to this digital/RCA... » Read More I have an older (circa 2002) analog TV which has a built in digital converter with RCA connections. Can I use this cable to connect my laptop, that has an HDMI connector to this digital/RCA connector TV? « Show Less
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if your older TV has the red green and blue outputs it should work. the red yellow and white will not work
444407
sorry, you're talking to a non techie. all i know is that i couldn't attach it to my tv
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Yes, if you laptop has HDMI port, you just need an HDMI male-to-male cable. If you laptop has a DVI port, you need to purchase a DVI-to-HDMI cable with DVI audio support (e.g. not all DVI cables support audio)
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It depends on how you're using it. If you're using it for a VCR you would need to plug the RCA jacks into your VCR and the USB to your TV. It won't work the other way around though. The USB on this cable is output only... I tried using it to hook up my laptop to the TV. It was a no-go. But for your VCR it should do just fine.
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Be sure your old computer has an HDMI output (if so it is likely the graphics card will provide a signal suitable for HDTV). Obviously, the TV needs to have a VGA-type input. This unit does not allow a VGA output from a computer to do an HDMI input into a TV. (Which is what I suspect you are looking for).
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I used standard "RCA audio/video cables" (you can see what these look like by searching Amazon for "Video Cables" in electronics) . I needed some longer cables so I went to my local RadioShack. These are available at most stores.These are not applicable to HD TVs. I don't know if there are adaptors available for that type of connect. Hope this helps.
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This adapter allows me to display my laptop contents on my tv. I can have other display active too. Unclear what you are trying to do with RCA cord.
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Short answer: NoLong answer:Because this cable does not actually convert the signal from analog to digital, if you did hook up your box with this cable to the TV the signal received by the TV in the HDMI port it wouldn't understand, and would not display anything. (The output of your box being RCA outputs an analog signal, while HDMI is a digital signal.) Hope this helps.
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harold says: you have to convert the analog signal from the computer (VGA) to digital (HDMI) with a vga to hdmi converter which you can buy from Amazon.com along with the the VGA cable and a mini RCA audio cable to go from the computer to the converter box and a HDMI cable to go from the converter to the TV. Hope this helps.
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No. Most older TV's have a standard AV input (red, white and sometimes yellow), so this DVI to HDMI converter will not work. You are looking for an HDMI to AVI connector. Also, look out for converters that are AVI to HDMI... not necessarily the same thing. You are looking for something like this http://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Composite-S-Video-Converter-DA-HDRC/dp/B009TC9T7K/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_1_1
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depending on how old the tv model is it's VGA port will require either a '15 pin' or a '9 pin' (the 15 pin VGA is for HD, the 9 pin VGA is the basic VGA). depending on which bluray player you have- if it has RCA ports on it you will be able to use the VGA to RCA cable. but there is '15 pin VGA to HDMI' cables that you can use; which in my opinion can be more useful as most electronics these days have HDMI ports on them. In my experiences using these cables i've never required a converter box, as well. i've only needed to use the cables, and they work just fine. in fact- for my "tv" i use a decent size flat screen computer monitor, with the "Gino 1.5M 4.9Ft VGA 15 Pin Male to 3 RCA RGB Male Video Cable Adapter" plugged into the VGA port on the monitor and the [3 male] RCA plugged into my HD Digital Cable Box...
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If the cable is attached to the TV's HDMI port, and the RCA connectors are attached to the converter box's connectors, then it may work, if the convertor box converts the signal from analog to digital. On the other hand, if the cable is attached to your computer's HDMI port, and the cables' RCA connectors are attached to the convertor box (which converts the signal from digital to analog), and the convertor box is attached to your TV by way of another cable & input source, then it may work. What are you trying to accomplish?
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If you have only one HDMI port then chances are it is for "output" only. There are laptops that have an HDMI "input" port. Most that do have two, one labelled "input" the other "output". Do a search on your laptop model and make to be certain. The same goes for desktop PC's. Desktop PC monitor's and HDTV's have HDMI "input" ports. I do have one HDTV that has an HDMI "output" port in addition to the two "input" ports. Not sure what I would actually use it for. A second HDTV showing the same picture? A recordable Blu-Ray player? But most of those use USB 3.0 for input. If you have only one HDMI port then chances are it is for "output" only. There are laptops that have an HDMI "input" port. Most that do have two, one labelled "input" the other "output". Do a search on your laptop model and make to be certain. The same goes for desktop PC's. Desktop PC monitor's and HDTV's have HDMI "input" ports. I do have one HDTV that has an HDMI "output" port in addition to the two "input" ports. Not sure what I would actually use it for. A second HDTV showing the same picture? A recordable Blu-Ray... » Read More If you have only one HDMI port then chances are it is for "output" only. There are laptops that have an HDMI "input" port. Most that do have two, one labelled "input" the other "output". Do a search on your laptop model and make to be certain. The same goes for desktop PC's. Desktop PC monitor's and HDTV's have HDMI "input" ports. I do have one HDTV that has an HDMI "output" port in addition to the two "input" ports. Not sure what I would actually use it for. A second HDTV showing the same picture? A recordable Blu-Ray player? But most of those use USB 3.0 for input. « Show Less
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If you are looking to connect your laptop using the red, white, and yellow jacks usually used for a VCR, etc, this will not work. I actually purchased this same adaptor and tried it but found after more research that you need a converter. I finally purchased the (search this) Sewell SW-23000 PC to TV Converter and it worked like a charm. It powers with a USB plug into your laptop so no power cord to outlet is necessary. Picture quality is about an 8 out of 10 for me but I'm very happy with it. Hope it helps!
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This HDMI adapter works for adapting the HDMI(Digital) signal to a Component(Red, Blue, Green-Analog) and stereo out(Red, White- Audio). Unless your TV has component input then you would only be able to use the audio stereo from this adapter. There are different converters out there that are able to convert HDMI(Digital) to composite(S-Video) or to an RCA(Yellow-Analog) format. I hope this helps. Good luck.
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Well the question is, what's an old tv? You need to use an HDMI cable. So if your tv doesn't support HDMI then the answer is no.
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From the testing I have done, that will not work because these are built to go the other way. You can use your TV as a large monitor for your laptop (or desktop) because they output digital video (VGA). It looks like these were intended to take a digital output from a VGA connector (usually a laptop, desktop, or in some cases a gaming console) to another device that has an S-video input or an RCA input. However, I have tried to go from a laptop to a TV that has S-video and it did not work. These may have been popular back when game consoles were built differently. I too have not found anything this might be good for. From the testing I have done, that will not work because these are built to go the other way. You can use your TV as a large monitor for your laptop (or desktop) because they output digital video (VGA). It looks like these were intended to take a digital output from a VGA connector (usually a laptop, desktop, or in some cases a gaming console) to another device that has an S-video input or an RCA input. However, I have tried to go from a laptop to a TV that has S-video and it did not work. These may have been popular back when game consoles were built differently. I too have not found... » Read More From the testing I have done, that will not work because these are built to go the other way. You can use your TV as a large monitor for your laptop (or desktop) because they output digital video (VGA). It looks like these were intended to take a digital output from a VGA connector (usually a laptop, desktop, or in some cases a gaming console) to another device that has an S-video input or an RCA input. However, I have tried to go from a laptop to a TV that has S-video and it did not work. These may have been popular back when game consoles were built differently. I too have not found anything this might be good for. « Show Less
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no you would still need a convertor to convert the analog vga signal to the hdmi digital signal, this cable cannot do it alone without a convertor or a very limited type of vga card that converts it for you