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how to connect Inspiron slim tower 620 to Panasonic HDTV
Trying to connect my computer to tv. Computer has AMD 6450 card with only one dvi port. The port has a vga adapter which is connected to the monitor. I tried to connect the HDMI port on the tower to the tv but only get a message on the tv that I "need to disconnect display cable & connect it to the addin graphics card". I suspect the HDMI port has been disabled. Can I split the dvi port and get the computer screen to display on both monitors? Any downside to doing this? All suggestions welcome! Thanks!
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December 22nd, 2013 14:00
If your 6450 lacks a native HDMI port, you can use a special ATI DVI-to-HDMI dongle that will pass audio as well as video.
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December 22nd, 2013 14:00
Hi Leon L,
Yes, when you get discrete video, the on-board HDMI is usually disabled. You should have no problem with a DVI splitter.
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December 23rd, 2013 13:00
The dongle will pass both audio and video signals to the TV. No other audio connection is needed.
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December 23rd, 2013 13:00
If I do this, will I get audio on the tv? Or will I have to run something else to get the audio over to the tv? The Dell 620 also has a vga port but I suspect this is also disabled. If not, wouldn't there still be an audio problem. Too bad Dell didn't give me a working HDMI port! Leon
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December 23rd, 2013 14:00
That's great & I really do appreciate your help, However, the monitor is currently connected to the dvi port in question. So if I do what you suggest, it looks like I'll have to disconnect the computer monitor in order to view the computer screen on tv. I really wanted to have a picture on both the tv & the computer monitor. There may be no easy way to achieve what I want. If only they hadn't disabled the hdmi port (& probably the vga port too). Thanks!
Leon
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December 23rd, 2013 15:00
An option is to buy an aftermarket 6450 with both DVI and native HDMI, like the Sapphire, and sell the OEM card on eBay.