(Maybe OT) VGA to HDMI Cable

Hi All,

I'm sure you'll be the chaps who will know this. My new HD LCD had an HDMI
socket but no VGA. I'd like to rig my laptop to it, which only has a VGA
socket. Is such a lead available and if so where from and how much?

Kind Regards and thanks for the advice that's been offered to others which
I've 'borrowed' in the past.

Rob ;-)
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Robert Berry wrote:
I'm sure you'll be the chaps who will know this. My new HD LCD had an
HDMI socket but no VGA. I'd like to rig my laptop to it, which only
has a VGA socket. Is such a lead available and if so where from and
how much?

It won't be a lead but a convertor box, since one is analogue, the other
digital. Something like this:-

http://www.lektropacks.com/view_item...&&category=148

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"Robert Berry" wrote in message
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Hi All,

I'm sure you'll be the chaps who will know this. My new HD LCD had an
HDMI socket but no VGA. I'd like to rig my laptop to it, which only has a
VGA socket. Is such a lead available and if so where from and how much?

Kind Regards and thanks for the advice that's been offered to others which
I've 'borrowed' in the past.


No, a direct re-wire of VGA to HDMI is not possible.
But if your LCD has component inputs, there are
numerous sites detailing DIY cable connections
of VGA to component.
Just type "VGA-to-component" to be swamped with every detail.

Rob ;-)
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"Robert Berry" wrote in message
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Hi All,

I'm sure you'll be the chaps who will know this. My new HD LCD had
an HDMI socket but no VGA. I'd like to rig my laptop to it, which
only has a VGA socket. Is such a lead available and if so where
from and how much? Kind Regards and thanks for the advice that's been
offered to others
which I've 'borrowed' in the past.


No, a direct re-wire of VGA to HDMI is not possible.
But if your LCD has component inputs, there are
numerous sites detailing DIY cable connections
of VGA to component.
Just type "VGA-to-component" to be swamped with every detail.

That has to be more than just a "connection". VGA is RGBHV and component is
Y, B-Y and R-Y, with sync on luminance. It's a full-blown conversion.

Robert Berry wrote:
Hi All,

I'm sure you'll be the chaps who will know this. My new HD LCD had
an HDMI socket but no VGA. I'd like to rig my laptop to it, which
only has a VGA socket. Is such a lead available and if so where from
and how much?

Kind Regards and thanks for the advice that's been offered to others
which I've 'borrowed' in the past.

Rob ;-)
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/(bb|[^b]{2})/ - that is the question!!!!

If your laptop doesn't have a DVI output then you'd need a VGA to DVI
converter, you'll almost certainly find these too expensive for occasional
use.
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Adrian