right here goes i got a packard bell laptop and a samsung 37" 1080p tv , i wanna connect the laptop to my tv , i have brought a vga cable with hdmi on the other end, i plug it all in but nothing is it because that it just wont convert the vga to hdmi or wat , i looked at my screens on my laptop and and the 2nd screen doesnt really say it is connected, i have also been told to press fn and f3 but just dont know about to throught laptop out window .
it might just be easyier to get vga to vga ,
any ideas peeps

ta

VGA to VGA is how i connect mine at home as i like the bigger screen.

Isn't VGA to HDMI meant to go into some switch?

VGA to VGA will still allow you to put the resolution to 1080p but obviously wouldn't be as good as HDMI, no idea why the VGA to HDMI isn't working though

VGA and HDMI are completly different signals. VGA being analogue signal, and HDMI being digital.

having said that, and ebayed "VGA to HDMI cable" - Im rather confused that people are selling them. Especially the ones who talk about HD Audio, seeing as VGA doesn't transmit audio at all.

If your TV has a VGA port, use that.

"i have also been told to press fn and f3 but just dont know about to throught laptop out window" - What?

You're supposed to use them the other way around... HDMI source to VGA screen... i think.

Most computer graphics cards output DVI-I which contains pins for digital and analogue. Some manufacturers have butchered the spec to use the analogue pins to transmit sound meaning it's possible to output sound and video via DVI to a HDMI input.

fn + f3 is probably the keyboard shortcut to choose between laptop screen/vga port/combined vga port + laptop screen

ok so i need vga to vga then , ok ta but just dont see y it wont work with hdmi as i have utubed it as well and some one has used avga convertor to use a hdmi, o well ill just have to get a vga to vga , cheers chaps .
any one wanna buy a vga to hdmi cable .... lol

What outputs does the laptop have? Does it have a hdmi output or DVI?

vga thats it , (blue)

remember you will also need to get a audio cable if you plan on having sound through your tv

If anyone needs a dvi to hdmi adaptor I've got several going spare.
Additionally I have spare svideo to rgb adaptors, just drop me a PM and we can discuss postage (adaptors themselves are going free).