How do I connect my laptop that only has a VGA port to my projector?

[Sophia_15]

How do I connect my laptop that only has VGA port and a projector that has a VGA or HDMI? I bought a cable that's VGA to HDMI

 

[americanaudiophile]

You would need an active VGA to HDMI converter since a cable can't convert analog video to digital video.
Or you could one of these
https/www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-USB-HDMI-Adapter-External/dp/B00H91BQ7Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496682072&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=usb+to+hdmi+external+video+card&psc=1
which is likely to give you a better image.

 

[Herc08]

You want to make sure the VGA portion is the output while HDMI is the input. Also no the projector, change the source.

 

[Wolfshadw]

If your projector has a VGA input, why are you not using that? Just get a VGA cable to connect the two and call it a day.

-Wolf sends

 

[americanaudiophile]

You would need an active VGA to HDMI converter since a cable can't convert analog video to digital video.
Or you could one of these
https/www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-USB-HDMI-Adapter-External/dp/B00H91BQ7Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496682072&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=usb+to+hdmi+external+video+card&psc=1
which is likely to give you a better image.