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How can I connect my laptop (VGA) to my HDTV (HDMI or S video connection)?

What kind of cables do I need?

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  • Apollo
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Forget about S video connection.

    Nothing that cannot be solved with a couple of dongles. Since there are no 15 pin VGA to HDMI dongles or cables you will need a 15 pin VGA to DVI-I or D dongle (male to female) and a DVI-I/D male to HDMI male. (In case you are wondering the female male stuff, your laptop out is female so you need a male dongle...)

    You can find that stuff below...

    http://www.wolfcamera.com/product/EP5139948.htm?ut...

    Look for a dvi-i male to hdmi male cable...

    Choose the length that adjust to your particular desire....

    Depending on the resolution that your laptop has, the image will be relatively lower. Laptops dont handle high resolutions....

  • 1 decade ago

    Nope. You can get DVI to HDMI but not VGA to HDMI. Your laptop would have to specifically list S-Video support if it was possible.. they would have given you some special cable to use.

  • 4 years ago

    i do no longer see how an VGA to HDMI cable could % to possibly artwork. VGA is an analog sign and HDMI is a digital sign. there is not any magical cable that could desire to make that artwork. you are able to % some sort of converter field or something to get this to artwork.

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