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by saddestcatever 3441 days ago
Can confirm. Dongle Daddy can't currently help me power my Nexus 5x.
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saddestcatever 3441 days ago
Also, if my laptop doesn't have HDMI or VGA, I can't connect it to my TV. Don't some ultrabooks only have Display Port out?
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snuxoll 3441 days ago
Not just ultrabooks, while my XPS 13 obviously only has a mini-DP my big chunky W540 from work only has one as well (the dock has one, but chances are consumers aren't going to buy a $150 dock for their TV when a $20 mini-DP to HDMI cable will do just fine).
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detaro 3441 days ago
Yes, and even if something has DisplayPort and VGA (like some Thinkpads) you'd probably want to use DP where possible.

EDIT: and I'm fairly sure the suggestion for connecting a VGA laptop to a HDMI TV doesn't actually work that way around.

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Symbiote 3441 days ago
Indeed -- many TVs have VGA ports, or DVA, and that should be the first option if the computer only has VGA (or DVA) out.

You can buy a VGA to HDMI adaptor, but I haven't tried one.

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