aussiefloyd_fan Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 is this even possible? would this work? theres hundreds of them on the bay... if it works that would be just right.. i want to connect to my hd tv .. dont care if i cant drive 1080p... just if i could drive 1920x1080 (i?) and my dad would love to connect his computer to his 60 inch tv... http://cgi.ebay.com/BEST-2-Meters-HDMI-Mal...=item3ca74f4dea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwind Hawk Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 I highly doubt this works..... connecting your computer to your TV is harder than a simple cable like this, especially if you don't have a tv output built in. I could be wrong though! Is this a laptop or desktop? if desktop, perhaps you could get a new video card with DVI or HDMI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madoshi Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 its about the same as going from straight VGA to DVI ie. a transcoder box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiefloyd_fan Posted November 14, 2009 Author Share Posted November 14, 2009 well the desktop is old school and they dont make a standard pci with hdmi or too pricey... ive seen usb modules for around 50 that drive 1080p.. i could get one for a dollar and be out about 5 bucks shipping.. but i feel the same vga is analogue and hdmi is digital for me its a laptop for my dad its an old celeron 1.2ghz desktop would be used just for the fact of web browsing and stuffff its about the same as going from straight VGA to DVIie. a transcoder box like this??? http://www.monoprice.com/products/product....=1&format=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo11883 Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Please note it needs a TV-BOX between your computer and the VGA socket of the cable, only our cable is not enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwind Hawk Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Check out this website to see what kind of products they have: http://www.svideo.com/pctvcables.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madoshi Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 the USB box will be crap for speed. yea sure it will get you a nice 720p desktop, but with the performance of unaccelerated VGA. useless for whatever you might be trying. basically a video card attached to the USB bus. the type of box i am thinking of has a VGA input and a digital (DVI or HDMI) output, usually with a Y-Pb-Pr output too as an added feature. they cost a couple hundred $$, and are meant for special applications. don't bother looking for a PCI card with an HDMI port. no, get something with a DVI and use an HDMI-DVI cable to connect it. just saw a 256 meg GeForce PCI for $40 in a TigerDirect catalog i got in the mail. good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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