Connecting an HDMI monitor to a VGA laptop without losing resolution

display resolution hdmi vga hp-elitebook

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Your notebook has what is called Display Port, you need a display port to hdmi cable to get full resolution output. HP part number 749288-001 or equvalent

Ports and connectors for the 840:

3 USB 3.0; 1 USB 3.0 charging; 1 DisplayPort 1.2; 1 VGA; 1 combo stereo headphone/mic jack; 1 AC power; 1 RJ-45; 1 side-docking connector.

Number 3 is Display Port

Your support page http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/psi/home/?sp4ts.oid=7815294

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Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

Erel Segal-Halevi almost 2 years

I am trying to connect an Hp EliteBook 840 G3 laptop to a 26'' TV monitor. The monitor has both HDMI and VGA inputs. When I connected the HDMI to an older laptop, I got a high resolution (about 1920x1080 or better). Strangely, the HP EliteBook does not have an HDMI output - only a VGA output (this is strange because it is a new laptop. I thought that VGA was an old standard that is not produced anymore). When I connect the monitor to the VGA output of the laptop, the largest resolution that I can get is 1360x768.

What can I do to get better resolution? Will it help if I buy an HDMI-to-VGA converter?
- sawdust almost 8 years
  
  "The monitor has both HDMI and VGA outputs." -- Monitors do not have output ports. A monitor has input port(s). There could be a pass-through port. The display signal originates from the laptop/PC.
- Erel Segal-Halevi almost 8 years
  
  @sawdust Thanks! I mixed up output with input. Fixed.
Sun almost 8 years

You don't want a VGA to HDMI. You're starting with a lower resolution and then taking it to digital. It will work, but staying digital will give the best output.
Erel Segal-Halevi almost 8 years

I bought an HDMI-DisplayPort adapter, and indeed I am able to get 1920x1080 resolution. Thanks!