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    PC Card Slot and Express Card Slot

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by jd1010, May 9, 2007.

  1. jd1010

    jd1010 Notebook Evangelist

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    I am looking to purchase a lenovo t61 but one of the drawback is that their is no video out option besides through the VGA output. My HDTV that I will be hooking it up to sometimes to watch dvd's doesn't have a vga input. With my current laptop I have been using s-video but the t61 doesn't have this port.


    My question is if I can buy anything for the pc card slot or express card slot that would give me video out? Something with component, dvi, hdmi, or even s-video.
     
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    you could get an express card docking station with dvi. also, you could also just get the regular docking station. i believe that has the ports your are looking for.
     
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    Ye...I knew about that. It seems like an expensive solution though.
     
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    Are you set on a t61, if not maybe post a FAQ (you may have alrady).
     
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    the card slot solutions like say the matrox dualhead2go of the vtbook card are even more expensive. you could try a generic port replicator though. it will at least give you s-video.
     
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    I'm pretty set on getting a thinkpad....they're actually cheaper than the business notebooks of dell and HP.
     
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    what is a generic port replicator? I found the t series advanced mini docks on ebay for about $100 so that make it a little more affordable....but i don't believe that has s-video port on it. I guess I could use the DVI by buying a DVI to HDMI cable, but thats another added cost. All in all it's looking like it's gonna cost an extra $150 to get this thing hooked up to my hdtv.
     
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    Have you tried a VGA=> S-Video (or component or whatever) adapter cable? Seems like it would be the cheapest option but I have no idea what the image quality would be like when using one.
     
    mayo, May 10, 2007
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