Stream to Your HDTV with Altona's USB-Powered VGA/HDMI Converter
Stream to Your HDTV with Altona's USB-Powered VGA/HDMI Converter
Posted 02/10/2010 at 5:57am
| by Paul Lilly
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Does your notebook or desktop lack HDMI output? If so, hooking up to your HDTV can turn into a hassle, especially when it comes time to route the audio. Or at least it used to be. Altona's upcoming VGA to HDMI scaler-converter called the AT-HDVieW looks to solve this problem in one fell swoop.
The AT-HDVieW comes with three cables protruding out the back, including audio, VGA, and USB. Why USB? It's there to power the device, while the other two connectors extract audio and video from the host PC and coverts them to an HDMI signal. The built-in scaler makes sure the image looks correct on your TV, no matter what resolution your PC is running.
It supports resolutions up to 1920 x 1200, and unlike some HDMI devices, this one comes with an HDMI cable (6 feet).
The AT-HDVieW is available for pre-order for $119 and is estimated to start shipping on February 22.
Image Credit: Altona
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Windows Securit...
February 10, 2010 at 2:24pm
Wireless HD video from notebook to Bigscreen makes sense for $120
This doesnt make any sense at all
knexkid
February 10, 2010 at 7:49am
If you are going to spend $120 on that, you might as well just buy a new video card that supports HDMI like the new lower end ATI 5000 series.
Paul_Lilly
February 10, 2010 at 8:06am
Valid point for the desktop crowd, but not an option for notebook owners.
-Paul Lilly
Calibretto
February 10, 2010 at 6:34am
I hope this device fixes overscan. Everytime I connect my PC to my HDTV using a DVI/HDMI converter, I get a crapload of overscan and apparently, there's no fix.
NAYRhyno
February 10, 2010 at 8:48am
If you have an ATI or NVIDIA card there is generally an option in the drivers. Also, there is usually a option in the TV settings as well.
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