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HDMI to VGA

Lucky736

Lucky736

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I have a PC Laptop...... quick question to those who may have done this. I need an extra monitor to be attached to it. The VGA port is in use already. I would like the HDMI to power another VGA monitor, the monitor has already been purchased. Can I just buy an HDMI to VGA cable? I don't believe this is the case but everything I read is for people wanting to go VGA TO HDMI not HDMI to VGA.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Using the best USB to VGA adapter I could find and the performance is sluggish at best.

Mods feel free to move this to a better category if you see fit.
 
Lucky736 said:
I have a PC Laptop...... quick question to those who may have done this. I need an extra monitor to be attached to it. The VGA port is in use already. I would like the HDMI to power another VGA monitor, the monitor has already been purchased. Can I just buy an HDMI to VGA cable? I don't believe this is the case but everything I read is for people wanting to go VGA TO HDMI not HDMI to VGA.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Using the best USB to VGA adapter I could find and the performance is sluggish at best.

Mods feel free to move this to a better category if you see fit.
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Don't know about HDMI to VGA, but there is HDMI to DVI. Could you use that?
 
You might want to connect the HDMI to a TV (and the VGA to a monitor) first to see if your graphics card will even support three (including the laptop) monitors simultaneously.
 
AFAIK, HDMI carries only a digital signal. It will work with monitors that can take a digital signal (DVI-D) but not those that only have analog (DVI-A or VGA)
 
talmy said:
You might want to connect the HDMI to a TV (and the VGA to a monitor) first to see if your graphics card will even support three (including the laptop) monitors simultaneously.
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I do have the ability to do this so I am definitely going to try this. Thank You. I am fairly certain it does however no reason not to verify. :)
 
There ARE boxes that go DVI / HDMI to VGA - however they're not cheap cables, as the signal must be converted.

Also be aware that it will increase display latency slightly - so if you plan on doing anything requiring feedback to you, it might degrade performance a bit. (gaming, drawing, ect...)

Check Amazon - they had those boxes last time I looked.
 
Big-TDI-Guy said:
There ARE boxes that go DVI / HDMI to VGA - however they're not cheap cables, as the signal must be converted.

Also be aware that it will increase display latency slightly - so if you plan on doing anything requiring feedback to you, it might degrade performance a bit. (gaming, drawing, ect...)

Check Amazon - they had those boxes last time I looked.
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Sorry, should have specified. You can go VGA to DVI to HDMI but you'd need something to convert the analogue signal to digital, i.e. an A/D conversion box.
 
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