Pi4 to VGA or Display port

Ice Rich

Ice Rich

Ice Rich

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Hello all,

Just ordered my first Pi (4b) and finished putting in a case, boots up well but was hoping to connect it to my All-in-one Lenovo pc (monitor computer basically) for display/sound - I thought it had a HDMI port on back but it doesn't :( only VGA and something i've not heard of before - DP display port?

Just ordered the following as thought worth a shot:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1080P-HD...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2648

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Display-...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

I should've asked here first as i'm now thinking at best I'll get video but not sound?

Any help or info appreciated :)
 
Thanks :)
Just checked and there is a line in on monitor pc but not sure if that will be active when I switch to vga mode.
Good point with the headphones, if worst comes to it i have some bluetooth head phones here so might be able to use that.
 
Avalon said:
Are you sure the Lenovo has VGA in and not VGA out? It’s just it’s a very odd feature to have on an AIO PC or any PC for that matter.
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Sorry for delay and thanks for reply :)

Had some free time recently and it is now setup - The Display Port DP to HDMI adapter did not work at all, screen blank (so that's an OUT feature only). The HDMI female to VGA converter did though (using it with a hdmi to hdmi mini cable) :) Nice clear full screen image. The audio input on the converter nor the 3.5mm connector on monitor gave any sound though (so that's possibly just OUT too?). Luckily on my desk I have a little DAB radio which has a 3.5mm input - plugged one end into PI and the other into radio, selected AUX input and it gives a surprisingly good sound! :) So, got there in the end and i'm pleased :)
 
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