I'm having issues getting the projector and laptop to talk to each other. I've tried a VGA-to-HDMI cord and a USB-to-USB cord. What am I missing?
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you need to download the projector's driver to your computer, so your laptop can recognize it, I just dont know where to find the driver, i want to know too.
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try this website it should help http://iits.haverford.edu/documents/preparing-a-pc-laptop-for-connection-to-a-computer-projector/
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If you find out let me know. I'm having the same issue I'm also having problem hooking to my galaxy tab . It says it should work lol. I would like help too.
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The projector needs this wireless adapter. Your computer sees this adapter as a wireless network and you connect to the SSID generated by this adapter. it works really well.One complication of this approach is that your laptop probably can only connect to one SSID at a time. So, if you are trying to project your laptop and you want your laptop to be displaying something from the web at the same time, you're probably out of luck unless you also have a wired connection, which may or may not work (I've never tried this).
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It sounds as though whatever cabling you're using to go from the Laptop to the Projector has gone bad and you should replace it with a new one. This has happened to me before and the cable has always been the problem.
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We just ran an HDMI cable. Provides both video and audio to the projector (the internal speaker is adequate for small to medium sized rooms). If you're using a Mac, I believe you can purchase an adapter that will let it plug into the HDMI cable. VGA is always an option and will adapt to the Mac as well, but you will need external speakers for audio amplification.
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I believe you could change the settings on your laptop to run the video through the HDMI but the audio through the laptop's speakers. EDIT 1: I just tried it out myself on a Windows 8 laptop and I was able to switch audio output from the projector to the laptop seamlessly.
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Depends on which connections you have on your laptop. It looks like that projector only supports VGA, so you will need a VGA cable (Male-Male). If you do not have a VGA connection on your laptop, then you will need an adaptor to convert the signal from either HDMI or displayport to VGA.
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I believe you just need a regular VGA cable that's usually supplied with either the projector or the computer. You can confirm that by looking at the back of the projector to see if it is says computer in. These cables come in various lengths, so hopefully you'll find one long enough for your connection.
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First the cable VGA connection is female...and so is the VGA connection on your laptop . So, to make this cable work, you would need a double male plug between your computer VGA and the cable VGA. I bought the cable to interface between a projector and laptop. When I plugged the VGA cable into my laptop, the audio (out) on my laptop did not have any output? That killed the deal for me as the saying goes...
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Hello, Good question but there is no VGA port. I imagine you are trying to connect a monitor to the laptop. I went to TIGER DIRECT and purchased a HDMI (laptop port) to a DIN (monitor port), and this was successful. Hope this helps!
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There is a VGA port and USB ports on the laptop. It depends on what type of connector the projector has to determine if you can hook it up to the laptop.
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I have not been able to get my windows 8 tablet which is at 1366x768 to go from the HDMI signal to VGA input on a projector or monitor. I tried 3 different projectors and one monitor. I have had no success with it.
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I have a kind of unique setup, I have an HDMI to VGA converter plugged into the output on the switcher going to my projector. It seems the power draw was too much with the converter in the mix and there was no signal on the projector even though the blue LED lit up and I could select input on the switcher. After plugging in the 5v power it is working correctly. So if you have a setup similar to this you might think about the powered unit, I was lucky enough to have a plug laying around to provide power to the unit to get it working.
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If your laptop has a VGA out or S-Video connection all you need is the appropriate cable.v if you have HDMI, you will need an active HDMI to VGA adapter. Keep in mind that this will not pass sound, and you need an extra USB port to power the active adapter. DO NOT buy the HDMI to USB cable, it will not work.Otherwise, it is an excellent projector for the money. I picked up a refurbished unit for $169, and it works wonderfully. Steam streaming to a 100" screen is awesome looking on it. This is playing with all the graphics at max.
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Change your HDMI cable. I have gone through many HDMI cables with this projector. Your cable needs to be in absolute perfect condition, and it can easily get messed up if you ever mess with it (i.e attaching, reattaching, adjusting). Getting a new cable should hopefully solve the problem.
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A standard monitor cable will work. May need one end to be female and the other end to be male. Search for projector cable and it should come up.
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nope i was going to use it for my laptop because the hdtv i bough dose not have a vga but my laptop acer netbook dose so i need help finding something that will work so u can project it to my tv have found something that will help so i can project my laptop to my hdtv vizio
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I hooked up a laptop to input 1, and my projector saw it fine but when I hooked up an ipad to a vga adapter the projector did not see the signal. It may be a resolution issue with ipads but laptops work fine