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Shoegazer:

Hey folks,

I've had this thought for several years now and thought I'd mention it here to get other people's thoughts.  Like many of you, I have a VGA arcade monitor in my cab.  I also use a notebook in my cab since it's much more convenient for my purposes than a standard PC.  This brings up an issue - more an more notebooks these days are foregoing the old VGA output port for the digital HDMI and DVI ports, since VGA is basically dead for mainstream use.  This will of course become more of a case over time, and certainly within the next few years.

My question is, does anyone know of an adapter that would continue to allow me to use my VGA arcade monitor with an HDMI cable connected to a new notebook with an HDMI port and no VGA?  Does such a thing even exist?  If not, does anyone have any suggestions for a digital 4:3, 27" monitor that would fit in my cab?

Thanks,
Shoegazer


Ginsu Victim:

Do most laptops still have an S-video port? If so, you could put a 27" CRT television in there.

DeLuSioNal29:

Couldn't you just get the two adapters below?

HDMI to DVI Adapter - $9.99:  http://www.amazon.com/Cables-Go-40320-Velocity-Digital/dp/B0009ST7I4

DVI to VGA Adapter $3.01:  http://www.amazon.com/eforcity-DVI-F-to-VGA-M-Adapter/dp/B0018EDLCG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1220201475&sr=1-3

~ DeLuSioNaL 


Blanka:

The (mini)DVI in notebooks still caries an analog signal too, that's why the DVI-VGA adapter works.
HDMI is compatible with the digital part of DVI, but does not contain an analog component. hdmi->dvi + dvi->vga won't work.
Find a notebook with mini-dvi, they mostly handle analog too.

WunderCade:

If you use the HDMI out via VGA adapter, you'll have to continue to run your audio separately. One of the benefits of HDMI is audio integration.

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