Computer Video in HDMI with Altona Technologies new ATI-HDVieW
What to do if you want to see your media center PC in HD on your TV, but the TV has no computer input, and the computer, just a VGA output? In years gone by that would have required an expensive transcoding / scaling solution, but technology never slows down. Altona Technologies has come to your rescue with it's new ATI-HDVieW.
The ATI-HDVieW takes a VGA in with an HD-15 connector, and outputs beautiful HDMI in resolutions up to 1080p. “What about the audio?”, you say. Well Altona has that one covered too. You can plug in the headphone jack, and it will convert the analog audio to digital and imbed it with the HDMI for your TV.
In auto mode, it detects the EDID from your TV and adjust it's resolution accordingly, so your TV gets the best signal it is capable of reproducing, up to and including 1080p. If you'd rather choose your own resolution, you can choose between
| 480p@60, 720p@60, 1080p@60, 1280x800@60, 1366x768@60, and 1920x1200@60. |
From your computer, the unit accepts up to 1900 x 1200.
The device is powered from your computer's HDMI port, so it requires no external power supply. Speaking of external power supplies, it is about the size of your laptop's power supply and weighs in at half a pound, so can stuff into your laptop bag. The price for all this technology? A mere $119.95.
