Comment on Show HN: An app for your older relatives, helping them find the right cablesparentComments−detaro9yYes, and even if something has DisplayPort and VGA (like some Thinkpads) you'd probably want to use DP where possible.EDIT: and I'm fairly sure the suggestion for connecting a VGA laptop to a HDMI TV doesn't actually work that way around.−Symbiote9yIndeed -- many TVs have VGA ports, or DVA, and that should be the first option if the computer only has VGA (or DVA) out.You can buy a VGA to HDMI adaptor, but I haven't tried one.
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Yes, and even if something has DisplayPort and VGA (like some Thinkpads) you'd probably want to use DP where possible.
EDIT: and I'm fairly sure the suggestion for connecting a VGA laptop to a HDMI TV doesn't actually work that way around.
Indeed -- many TVs have VGA ports, or DVA, and that should be the first option if the computer only has VGA (or DVA) out.
You can buy a VGA to HDMI adaptor, but I haven't tried one.