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Connecting HDMI laptop to FireWire monitor?

  • 21-08-2015 12:02AM
    #1
    TGD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 649 ✭✭✭


    I have a new Lenovo laptop with HDMI port and a nice big monster with no HDMI port but it has FireWire. Can this work?


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  • #2
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,088 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    TGD wrote: »
    I have a new Lenovo laptop with HDMI port and a nice big monster with no HDMI port but it has FireWire. Can this work?

    IIRC FireWire is only for data.

    What's the model of the monitor?


  • #3
    ressem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭ressem


    Are you sure it's a firewire port?
    More likely to be a DisplayPort connection.

    If you can provide the model of each then there might be a cheaper option than HDMI to Displayport which are expensive.


  • #4
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    It would probably be cheaper to go HDMI -> DVI adaptor if there's no HDMI on the monitor, HDMI to DP would cost a lot of money unfortunately.

    This is of course assuming that you meant displayport when you said firewire.


  • #5
    unkel
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    TerrorFirmer wrote: »
    HDMI to DP would cost a lot of money unfortunately.

    A hdmi to DP port cable is only a few quid isn't it? Haven't tried it myself but should work as both are digital (smilarly a hdmi to dvi cable is cheap and should work)

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  • #6
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,094 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    unkel wrote: »
    A hdmi to DP port cable is only a few quid isn't it? Haven't tried it myself but should work as both are digital (smilarly a hdmi to dvi cable is cheap and should work)

    Other way yes, that way no AFAIK.


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  • #7
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    unkel wrote: »
    A hdmi to DP port cable is only a few quid isn't it? Haven't tried it myself but should work as both are digital (smilarly a hdmi to dvi cable is cheap and should work)

    Yup, that won't work. You can get a DP to HDMI adaptor but it won't work the other way.


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