On 1 October 2014 14:21, Nigel Verity <nigelver...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I have a Raspberry Pi with which I use my TV as a monitor, or at least I did > until I trod on the HDMI cable and damaged the socket on the back of the TV. > > The only other inputs the TV has are a SCART and VGA. My laptop running > Xubuntu 13.10 has both an HDMI socket and a VGA output. I know I may be > asking a bit much but does anybody know if it would be possible to connect > the HDMI output of the Pi to the corresponding socket on the laptop and > redirect the signal to the VGA, even if it means running some conversion > software in between?. >
Have you considered fixing the port? Chances are it's a standard part and could be grabbed at Maplin/ebay and soldered in as it's only 19 contacts. Depends on the telly and your soldering skills of course :) Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
