What is this video port?

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#31651 25-Mar-2009 15:35

A friend of mine has purchased a new HP laptop, and is trying to plug a projector into the monitor out, but it's not a standard socket:

Anyone know what format this is? I assume he'll need to purchase an adapter to convert to VGA?

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#203277 25-Mar-2009 15:46

Displayport

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#203278 25-Mar-2009 15:53

As sbiddle said.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort

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#203290 25-Mar-2009 16:26

nate:

I assume he'll need to purchase an adapter to convert to VGA?

Oh no no, tell him to just get out his pocket knife and keep whittling away at his VGA plug until it fits.

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#203317 25-Mar-2009 19:35

RedJungle:
nate:

I assume he'll need to purchase an adapter to convert to VGA?

Oh no no, tell him to just get out his pocket knife and keep whittling away at his VGA plug until it fits.

/me goes to remove trusted status from RedJungle...

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#203323 25-Mar-2009 19:57

From the pic that machine looks suspiciously like an HP mini - unfortunately a proprietry port that you have to buy their adapter for (and the adapter has only just been released in the last few weeks in the US, so not sure if it's in NZ yet).

Do a google for hp mini vga and I'm sure you'll read all about it. Cheers...

Edit: http://www.shopping.hp.com/store/product/product_detail/FY828AA/1?jumpid=in_r329_personalization/browse1/landing_PDP

(it was originally going to cost $79, so I guess be thankfull (ish)).

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#203341 25-Mar-2009 21:47

sbiddle doesn't know what he's talking about - its a usb port

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#207900 19-Apr-2009 11:03

DataCraft: sbiddle doesn't know what he's talking about - its a usb port

Umm ok then

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#207919 19-Apr-2009 13:14

Fastlemons:
DataCraft: sbiddle doesn't know what he's talking about - its a usb port

Umm ok then

He's joking, it's a display port as noted earlier.

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