Broken laptop screen connect to TV

Reeko1971
Reeko1971 Member Posts: 3 New User
edited November 2023 in 2020 Archives
I have a broken screen on an Aspire 5733 laptop. I have tried a vga to hdmi cable to a Sony TV, presser fn F5 - but it doesn’t work. What other ways can I connect it?

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  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,404 Trailblazer
    Remember that a VGA to HDMI cable is not the same as a HDMI to VGA cable. Are you sure yours is in the right direction?
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  • Reeko1971
    Reeko1971 Member Posts: 3 New User
    the laptop doesn’t have a HDMI connection only the VGA - so I put the HDMI part to the TV and the bit with the holes in it to the laptop. Is this not right?
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 34,404 Trailblazer
    edited August 2020
    There are two types of those adapters. One goes from VGA on the laptop to HDMI on the monitor. It's described as a VGA to HDMI. The other goes from HDMI on the computer to VGA on the monitor and it's described as HDMI to VGA. The one you want, I believe, is the VGA to HDMI, similar to this one.
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  • Reeko1971
    Reeko1971 Member Posts: 3 New User
    Thanks that is the cable I already have and I can’t seem to get it to work. Once connected how do I make it work. My laptop screen doesn’t work at all
  • ShaggyMoose
    ShaggyMoose Member Posts: 4 New User
    Going to be difficult given you can't see the display settings. I would try VGA to VGA first on another device to rule out cable issues.