notebook to LCD

Hi,

I am trying to connect my DELL notebook to my Sharp AQUOS LCD TV thru
HDMI.

But I dont have a HDMI or DVi interface in my notebook. I am using a
HDMI to DVi cable from my LCD TV and connecting to VGA interface in my
notebook thru a DVi-to-VGA connector. Nothing is happening on my TV
and I dont get any signal.

After this I am not sure, how to go abt connecting these two. I would
appreciate if you anyone could help me in connecting these 2 devices.
Or, Is there any way to connect these 2?
Thanks.

Rgrds,
Nathan.

bumblebee wrote:
Hi,

I am trying to connect my DELL notebook to my Sharp AQUOS LCD TV thru
HDMI.

But I dont have a HDMI or DVi interface in my notebook. I am using a
HDMI to DVi cable from my LCD TV and connecting to VGA interface in my
notebook thru a DVi-to-VGA connector. Nothing is happening on my TV
and I dont get any signal.

After this I am not sure, how to go abt connecting these two. I would
appreciate if you anyone could help me in connecting these 2 devices.
Or, Is there any way to connect these 2?
Thanks.

Rgrds,
Nathan.

I dont have a HDMI or DVi interface in my notebook. So how the hell do you
expect an analogue source to a digital input?

....snip...
I dont have a HDMI or DVi interface in my notebook. So how the hell do you
expect an analogue source to a digital input?

Or to put it more politely, VGA is an analogue output and HDMI is a digital
interface. I believe that the DVI interface connectors can have either
analogue or digital signals coming out of them so DVI (analogue)/VGA is
quite a common conversion. However you can't magic analogue VGA into some
form of digital I'm afraid.

There are two options which might be available to you:

1. Do you have an S-video output? Not great but better than composite.

2. Do you want to build a VGA/RGB (SCART) connector and fiddle with the
settings of the graphics card on your notebook? Works, but not for the
feint hearted!

I didn't see your Dell model number quoted. Always worth giving the NG as
much information as possible :-).

Paul DS.

On Jul 17, 5:15 pm, "Paul D.Smith" wrote:
...snip...

I dont have a HDMI or DVi interface in my notebook. So how the hell do you
expect an analogue source to a digital input?

Or to put it more politely, VGA is an analogue output and HDMI is a digital
interface. I believe that the DVI interface connectors can have either
analogue or digital signals coming out of them so DVI (analogue)/VGA is
quite a common conversion. However you can't magic analogue VGA into some
form of digital I'm afraid.

There are two options which might be available to you:

1. Do you have an S-video output? Not great but better than composite.

2. Do you want to build a VGA/RGB (SCART) connector and fiddle with the
settings of the graphics card on your notebook? Works, but not for the
feint hearted!

I didn't see your Dell model number quoted. Always worth giving the NG as
much information as possible :-).

Paul DS.

Thanks Paul.
Precisely thats what I tried to do... bought a VGA to DVi connector
for my notebook and connected my LCD TV using HDMI. Tried to configure
the LCD TV with different signals, but I dont see anything. Also, when
I tried to switch the display from my notebook to LCD, I did not see
any other option except my own notebook.

Yes. I do have a S-Video output, but as you mentioned the quality
isn't very good. I wanted to make use of HDMI for a better quality.

BTW, my notebook is DELL Latitude D610 and my TV is SHARP AQUOS
LC-37AX3M.

Nathan.

On Jul 17, 5:22 pm, Jim Mason
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...snip...
I dont have a HDMI or DVi interface in my notebook. So how the hell do you
expect an analogue source to a digital input?

Or to put it more politely, VGA is an analogue output and HDMI is a digital
interface. I believe that the DVI interface connectors can have either
analogue or digital signals coming out of them so DVI (analogue)/VGA is
quite a common conversion. However you can't magic analogue VGA into some
form of digital I'm afraid.

There are two options which might be available to you:

1. Do you have an S-video output? Not great but better than composite.

2. Do you want to build a VGA/RGB (SCART) connector and fiddle with the
settings of the graphics card on your notebook? Works, but not for the
feint hearted!

I didn't see your Dell model number quoted. Always worth giving the NG as
much information as possible :-).

The LCD TV, if it has a VGA input, will automatically switch the Dell notebook
to whatever resolution the TV is set at (ideally 1360 or 1366*768). To switch
the Dell to output to the TV you would normally hold down Fn and then press F8
twice.

Jim
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Thanks for your response Jim. I tried that. I only see my notebook and
no option available.

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:59:25 -0700, bumblebee
mused:

On Jul 17, 5:15 pm, "Paul D.Smith" wrote:
...snip...

I dont have a HDMI or DVi interface in my notebook. So how the hell do you
expect an analogue source to a digital input?

Or to put it more politely, VGA is an analogue output and HDMI is a digital
interface. I believe that the DVI interface connectors can have either
analogue or digital signals coming out of them so DVI (analogue)/VGA is
quite a common conversion. However you can't magic analogue VGA into some
form of digital I'm afraid.

There are two options which might be available to you:

1. Do you have an S-video output? Not great but better than composite.

2. Do you want to build a VGA/RGB (SCART) connector and fiddle with the
settings of the graphics card on your notebook? Works, but not for the
feint hearted!

I didn't see your Dell model number quoted. Always worth giving the NG as
much information as possible :-).

Paul DS.

Thanks Paul.
Precisely thats what I tried to do... bought a VGA to DVi connector
for my notebook and connected my LCD TV using HDMI. Tried to configure
the LCD TV with different signals, but I dont see anything. Also, when
I tried to switch the display from my notebook to LCD, I did not see
any other option except my own notebook.

As has been mentioned, your laptop does not have a DVI output. The
converter you bought is just a wiring adapter, if the laptop or pc
it's connected to doesn't output DVI it won't make it do so.

Yes. I do have a S-Video output, but as you mentioned the quality
isn't very good. I wanted to make use of HDMI for a better quality.

Buy a new laptop then.

BTW, my notebook is DELL Latitude D610 and my TV is SHARP AQUOS
LC-37AX3M.

Nathan.
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Regards,
Stuart.

....snip...
BTW, my notebook is DELL Latitude D610 and my TV is SHARP AQUOS
LC-37AX3M.

From the monitor specs it looks like S-video is your best bet unless you
want to buy a new Notebook. There doesn't seem to be a VGA or even RGB
input.

Paul DS

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:59:25 -0700, bumblebee
wrote:

Precisely thats what I tried to do... bought a VGA to DVi connector
for my notebook and connected my LCD TV using HDMI. Tried to configure
the LCD TV with different signals, but I dont see anything. Also, when
I tried to switch the display from my notebook to LCD, I did not see
any other option except my own notebook.

The confusion here is that there are various flavours of DVI. DVI-D is
digital only, DVI-A is analogue only and DVI-I supports both digital
and analogue.

If you had a monitor with a DVI-A or DVI-I input, you could use a VGA
to DVI adaptor to connect the two together.

However, HDMI is a digital-only connector. What you are trying to do
is to connect an analogue output to a digital input. Your analogue VGA
is getting as far as the input to the DVI to HDMI converter but that's
as far as it can get, as the connection from then on is digital only.

Hope that clarifies the situation.

Steve

The Doctor Who Restoration Team Website
http://www.restoration-team.co.uk

I think it has a component input? I presume the likes of this would work

http://www.clearly-av.co.uk/CAB-VGA-2-CMP10.html

but possibly at the expense of plug and play?

I suspect NOT. The description clearly states that the cable does NOT
perform any conversion. This seems to be for projectors that have a VGA
type connector that accepts component inputs. Sounds a little non-standard
to me but in any case VGA is essentially RGB (plus sync) which is different
from component.

Paul DS.

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bumblebee wrote:
Hi,

I am trying to connect my DELL notebook to my Sharp AQUOS LCD TV thru
HDMI.

But I dont have a HDMI or DVi interface in my notebook. I am using a
HDMI to DVi cable from my LCD TV and connecting to VGA interface in my
notebook thru a DVi-to-VGA connector. Nothing is happening on my TV
and I dont get any signal.

After this I am not sure, how to go abt connecting these two. I would
appreciate if you anyone could help me in connecting these 2 devices.
Or, Is there any way to connect these 2?
Thanks.

Rgrds,
Nathan.

I dont have a HDMI or DVi interface in my notebook. So how the hell do you
expect an analogue source to a digital input?



such devices certainly exist.



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