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Re: VGA-to-HDMI+MiniDisplayPort+DisplayPort+VGA converters for VGA-only podiums?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard Musal (ITS))
Thu Aug 11 12:01:40 2016
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Not all together but we find these to be the least expensive:
Mini Displayport to VGA
http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=5107
HDMI to VGA
http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=11566
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On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 10:29 AM, Jeremy Mlazovsky <jmlazovsky1@udayton.edu>
wrote:
> ResNetters,
>
> I am responsible for nearly 100 podiums in our College and many of them
> currently only accept VGA-in and stereo-in for notebook computers. We have
> been slowly upgrading podiums to accept HDMI-in but there are three key
> problems:
>
> 1. We have to upgrade the guts of the podium and the input plate and
> it is cost-prohibitive
> 2. Many devices have only miniDisplayPort-out (e.g. Mac Books), not
> HDMI-out and so still require an adapter or dongle
> 3. The devices that do HDMI-out still require an HDMI cable (which we
> do not currently provide)
>
>
> We have been toying around with the idea of providing a big bundle of
> cables to the podiums. The bundles would consists of a VGA-to-HDMI cable,
> VGA-to-MiniDisplayPort cable, VGA-to-DisplayPort cable, and a VGA-to-VGA
> cable but that is kind of clunky.
>
> Has anyone out there found a single adapter or converter box that will
> take multiple inputs (e.g. miniDisplayPort, HDMI) and output to a VGA cable
> that can be connected to a VGA-in connector on a podium or projector?
> Something like the following but with multiple inputs:
>
> - StarTech.com Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter Cable with Audio,
> Black, 2m
> <http://www.govconnection.com/shop/startech.com-mini-displayport-to-vga-adapter-cable-with-audio-black-2m/23622697?cac=Result>
>
> I have been looking around on various sites and using Google but the
> search terms are so generic that I am getting a lot of useless results.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Jeremy Mlazovsky '02
> Director of Information Technology
> College of Arts and Sciences
> University of Dayton
> 300 College Park
> Dayton, Ohio 45469-2206
> 937-229-2166
>
> Leadership UD 2009
>
> http://www.udayton.edu/artssciences/casit/
>
> Please contact the UDit Call Center (937-229-3888) for service requests.
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Not all together but we find these to be the least expensi=
ve:<div><br></div><div>Mini Displayport to VGA</div><div><a href=3D"http://=
www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=3D5107">http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_i=
d=3D5107</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>HDMI to VGA</div><div><a href=3D"=
http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=3D11566">http://www.monoprice.com/pro=
duct?p_id=3D11566</a><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_ext=
ra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D=
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<b>Richard A. Musal, M.A., M.S., P.D.</b></font><div style=3D"font-size:14p=
x;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font color=3D"#006600" face=3D"georgia, se=
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7933</font></div><div style=3D"font-size:14px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"=
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<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 10:29 AM, Jeremy Mla=
zovsky <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jmlazovsky1@udayton.edu" tar=
get=3D"_blank">jmlazovsky1@udayton.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote=
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc soli=
d;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>ResNetters,</div><div><br></div>I=
am responsible for nearly 100 podiums in our College and many of them curr=
ently only accept VGA-in and stereo-in for notebook computers.=C2=A0 We hav=
e been slowly upgrading podiums to accept HDMI-in but there are three key p=
roblems:<div><ol><li>We have to upgrade the guts of the podium and the inpu=
t plate and it is cost-prohibitive</li><li>Many devices have only miniDispl=
ayPort-out (e.g. Mac Books), not HDMI-out and so still require an adapter o=
r dongle</li><li>The devices that do HDMI-out still require an HDMI cable (=
which we do not currently provide)</li></ol></div><div><br></div><div>We ha=
ve been toying around with the idea of providing a big bundle of cables to =
the podiums.=C2=A0 The bundles would consists of a VGA-to-HDMI cable, VGA-t=
o-MiniDisplayPort cable, VGA-to-DisplayPort cable, and a VGA-to-VGA cable b=
ut that is kind of clunky.</div><div><br></div><div>Has anyone out there fo=
und a single adapter or converter box that will take multiple inputs (e.g. =
miniDisplayPort, HDMI) and output to a VGA cable that can be connected to a=
VGA-in connector on a podium or projector?=C2=A0 Something like the follow=
ing but with multiple inputs:</div><div><ul><li><a href=3D"http://www.govco=
nnection.com/shop/startech.com-mini-displayport-to-vga-adapter-cable-with-a=
udio-black-2m/23622697?cac=3DResult" target=3D"_blank">StarTech.com Mini Di=
splayPort to VGA Adapter Cable with Audio, Black, 2m</a><br></li></ul></div=
><div>I have been looking around on various sites and using Google but the =
search terms are so generic that I am getting a lot of useless results.<br>=
</div><div><div><div data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><d=
iv><br></div><div>Thank you!</div><div><br></div><div>Jeremy Mlazovsky '=
;02</div><div>Director of Information Technology</div><div>College of Arts =
and Sciences</div><div>University of Dayton</div><div>300 College Park</div=
><div>Dayton, Ohio 45469-2206</div><div><a href=3D"tel:937-229-2166" value=
=3D"+19372292166" target=3D"_blank">937-229-2166</a></div><div><br></div><d=
iv>Leadership UD 2009</div><div><br></div><div><span style=3D"font-family:a=
rial;font-size:small"><a href=3D"http://www.udayton.edu/artssciences/casit/=
" target=3D"_blank">http://www.udayton.edu/artssci<wbr>ences/casit/</a></sp=
an><br></div><div><br></div><div>Please contact the UDit Call Center =C2=A0=
<a href=3D"tel:%28937-229-3888" value=3D"+19372293888" target=3D"_blank">(9=
37-229-3888</a>)=C2=A0for service requests.</div></div></div></div>
</div></div>
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