New Laptop does not have S-Video Out

[is14fun]

Just bought new HP Pavilian laptop and ran into first problem when trying to connect to video monitor. I have always use S video or composit cables connections in the past but now find only HDMI or a external monitor port which I have never used before. HDMI cables are expensive and combersome and I don't know what cable I would use for the external monitor port. Does anybody have a simple way to connect to a monitor?

[billyo]

Originally Posted by is14fun

Just bought new HP Pavilian laptop and ran into first problem when trying to connect to video monitor. I have always use S video or composit cables connections in the past but now find only HDMI or a external monitor port which I have never used before. HDMI cables are expensive and combersome and I don't know what cable I would use for the external monitor port. Does anybody have a simple way to connect to a monitor?

you can get an adapter, vga to s-video..or check out www.s-video.com and look for what you need...

[MTUSUPPORT]

You can purchase this from us, that will do this exactly for this http://www.mtu.com/basics/karaoke-laptop-4.htm#VGAToTV

[carmcoop]

My new laptop does not have VGA out, it only has HDMI.

I have followed many of the links in this formum, but I still haven't found a solution to convert HDMI to RCA (R/Y/W).

I can find cables (HDMI to RCA) but my understanding is that the signal will need to be converted - so I need a converter, not just a cable.

I can find converters for RCA (input) to HDMI (output)

The converter that MTU sells is for VGA input only - not HDMI.

Help? Advice, solution? or if my thinking is flawed, please correct.
Thank you!

[billyo]

Originally Posted by carmcoop

My new laptop does not have VGA out, it only has HDMI.

I have followed many of the links in this formum, but I still haven't found a solution to convert HDMI to RCA (R/Y/W).

I can find cables (HDMI to RCA) but my understanding is that the signal will need to be converted - so I need a converter, not just a cable.

I can find converters for RCA (input) to HDMI (output)

The converter that MTU sells is for VGA input only - not HDMI.

Help? Advice, solution? or if my thinking is flawed, please correct.
Thank you!

this might be a duplicate responsed, but go to www.s-video.com and they might have what you need.

[Lonman]

Type in a google search HDMI converter. Not sure exactly what you are trying to convert to, but a simple solution are HDMI to component RCA (RED/GREEN/BLUE) with the RCA audio. I saw those on Amazon for $12.
However I am not sure, but have been told the HDMI signal does not act as an extended desktop - I may be mistaking this from something else.

[Roy Dennis]

Originally Posted by carmcoop

My new laptop does not have VGA out, it only has HDMI.

I have followed many of the links in this formum, but I still haven't found a solution to convert HDMI to RCA (R/Y/W).

I can find cables (HDMI to RCA) but my understanding is that the signal will need to be converted - so I need a converter, not just a cable.

I can find converters for RCA (input) to HDMI (output)

The converter that MTU sells is for VGA input only - not HDMI.

Help? Advice, solution? or if my thinking is flawed, please correct.
Thank you!

Converters for HDMI to Composite or svideo seem to be the most expensive type, the cheapest I have found is about $100 like this one:
http://www.mcmelectronics.com/produc...SC11-/33-11065

I have no experience of this type so am not recommending it just showing you the type of converter.