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How do I connect up my laptop’s VGA connector to my HD-ready LCD TV, which has an HDMI connector? John Wilkinson, by email
I am a little surprised that your TV doesn’t have a VGA input; it is a very common feature on flat screen TVs these days, so double check the manual and the back panel. If it doesn’t have one, all is not lost and some laptops have a composite video or S-Video output, in which case you should also be able use that to connect the PC to the TV’s AV input, though the quality probably won’t be very good. If neither type of connection is available and you can’t make a direct connection, your best bet is to use a VGA to HDMI converter box. This changes the analogue VGA signal coming out of your laptop to a digital signal for the HDMI input socket. Basic models cost from around £50 upwards.
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