TV's D-sub has developed a fault - what are my alternatives?

[cptwhite_uk]

Been trying to source the cause of visual defects in the signal from the PC to the TV for the last few weeks. The original set-up was:

PC > DVI Port > DVI to D-sub converter > D-sub cable > TV

I've been getting horizontal interference lines which jump around the screen, and after a while get worse without any cables being touched, which makes me think it was something to do with noise build-up of some description related to act of making the connection, strangely it's normal for the first couple of minutes when you boot. Having swopped the D-sub cable, tried hooking up a laptop instead of the PC, tried a different DVI to D-sub converter, tried a different DVI port on the graphics card I'm left with the only reasonable conclusion that the TV's D-sub port is knackered. Fortunately I have an un-used HDMI port and S-video for back-up.

Now the PC can provide DVI, but the laptop only has D-sub. I've been considering running the laptop as the media player for a number of reasons:

* I have a dock for it, so I can just hook everything into that, then plug the laptop in as and when I want to use it as a media player
* More energy efficient
* It's quieter

The laptop can handle upto 720x480 which is good enough for me, and also has it's own DVD drive which is useful for DVD Player functionality. It's a dual core CULV 1.2Ghz / GMA900 / 2Gb / 12" machine.

My question then is, what's the best way to get from D-Sub to the TV's HDMI port. I have 3.5" Jack going from the Dock to the TV to supply rhe audio which is all I need.

Is it simply a case of buying a D-Sub to DVI converter block, then plugging in a DVI > HDMI cable to the TV?

[cptwhite_uk]

Would these do it:

http://www.blahdvd.com/Hw/Belkin-PRO...10/product.htm
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dvi-D-Female...9964220&sr=1-1

[Funkstar]

Is it simply a case of buying a D-Sub to DVI converter block, then plugging in a DVI > HDMI cable to the TV?

Unfortunitely, unlike DVI, HDMI has no provision for analogue signals at all. So you cannot get VGA through HDMI with a combination of adapters, the signals will just disappear.

You will need something along these lines to actually digitise the VGA signals and make them available to the HDMI connector:
http://www.tvcables.co.uk/cgi-bin/tv...converter.html

[cptwhite_uk]

Thanks Funkstar, I was worried that would be the case. I'm loathed to spend £50 just to make the bloody thing work properly. I might just consider selling the TV and buying a new one, it's a 3 year old Hanns-G 26" which cost me £300 at the time. Might just sell it on and buy a shiny 32"