Hey guys. I'll try to keep this brief. I have a 30" Dell (2560x1600) that I want to use with an aging Toshiba laptop. The monitor has a single dual link DVI port on it. The laptop (powered by a measly Intel HD Graphics 3000) has a female HDMI and a female VGA. I am unsure of the specification of the HDMI, but the laptop is the Toshiba Portégé R835 for any of you who figure out how to find out (I looked and looked, but that spec doesn't seem to be anywhere).
Here's what I've tried: HDMI to DVI (NOT dual link). It didn't work AT ALL and limited me to the computer's native resolution on the 30".
I'd appreciate if anyone has any ideas. I think my best bet is HDMI to dual link DVI, but I'd like to get some confirmation on this before I go ahead and buy a cable.
Thanks
EDIT: I did some actual research after posting this. It seems that high resolution NEEDS dual link DVI. So I was likely correct in my guess that HDMI to dual link DVI is what I need. But there's a small problem... there seem to be no true HDMI to dual link cables out there. Does anyone know a workaround?
Here's what I've tried: HDMI to DVI (NOT dual link). It didn't work AT ALL and limited me to the computer's native resolution on the 30".
I'd appreciate if anyone has any ideas. I think my best bet is HDMI to dual link DVI, but I'd like to get some confirmation on this before I go ahead and buy a cable.
Thanks
EDIT: I did some actual research after posting this. It seems that high resolution NEEDS dual link DVI. So I was likely correct in my guess that HDMI to dual link DVI is what I need. But there's a small problem... there seem to be no true HDMI to dual link cables out there. Does anyone know a workaround?
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