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Connecting Android Tablets to Overhead Projectors

Hello guys,

We wish to include the use of Android Tablets for our sales pitch (ppt, xls, video files). After having researched a lot, I figured that I am unable to get a solid satisfactory answer as to whether this feature is possible or not. I also figured Rodinhooders will come to my rescue and therefore here I am.

Scenario is that the tablet has HDMI output and most of the commonly found Projectors have VGA input. There are a lot of conversion cables available but none of them actually work. Looks like VGA is analog whereas HDMI is digital, and so theoretically it is not possible to connect them. But then obviously, there are switched to help you do that.

Now if somebody can help me figure out what exactly should I do to solve this issue. I guess, a lot of you might actually already be using this thing. Help me out !!

I am also attaching a few links here that might give some direction to all of us.

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Black-Video-Support-Necessary/product-reviews/B002TUC64W/ref=cm_cr_pr_btm_link_next_2?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&pageNumber=2

https://sewelldirect.com/articles/vga-to-hdmi.aspx

https://www.svideo.com/ext-dvi-2-vga.html