I've got an older TV where the HDMI ports just went out and found this while searching for other possible options. I already knew what you were describing here, but it was good to see someone had made a video explaining it. I may be using my now defective TV in a similar fashion in a less used area, via an HDMI to VGA adapter. Good work and I bet you're helping a lot of people!

Our TV stopped working this morning. We followed your tips, ordered everything off Amazon and we are back in business! We spent $25 and the picture looks great. Thank you for your video and saving us from having to buy a new TV.

Vince, I was having the "no signal" problem on my LG tv, searched You Tube for an answer and came across this video. I decided to try it since all the needed gear didn't cost much. It worked pretty much like you said and this solution will bridge the gap until I can save for a new TV. Thanks for your help, it got me out of a jam.

@Mymatevince

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comments, I'm glad you got it working again :-)

@srutheford5

3 жыл бұрын

I can I

@KTHKUHNKK

2 жыл бұрын

That's the same thing I'm getting no signal. My cable is good (HDMI). I THOUGHT it was the graphics card. But that is also good. So I'm leaning towards The HDMI port. This is a great video. Keith Kuhn

@KTHKUHNKK

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mymatevince I just subscribed. This may be my problem. No signal issue. U R great. Super video. Keith Kuhn

@jamesoleary5671

2 жыл бұрын

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Thanks for making this video. In the US, San Diego, California, where I live, its even cheaper to do this simple fix. Loved the "hot-air" fix your HDMI ports video too. Keep up the great work!

Thanks Vince my lg tv just broke thought about resoldering when I found this video. I had thought about trying the method but never gave it much thought, thanks for the info.

Very clear concise instructions... easily found everything on Amazon and ordered it. It came to about $25 US Dollars. Way cheaper than buying a new TV and now I will have 3 HDMI inputs with remote. Love it. Thank you! I will let you know how it worked out.

@QHealer

6 жыл бұрын

Metta Clinical Management Hi, did you sort out the TV?? I think I need to follow the video carefully ...my Samsung hdmi fried a few nights ago with thunderstorms over Bristol, UK. Virgin Media engineer confirmed today...😕...so...have you been successful??

This is great. I "inherited" a 7-year-old 50" TV with all broken HDMI ports and I was about to get rid of it. For 25 bucks it's worth giving this workaround a try.

You have literally just saved me £400 + great informative video, got all the parts for under fifteen quid and it worked an absolute treat, thank you so much 😊

Excellent ! very informative and clearly presented. Thank you of all this information. I have been dealing with signal loss on a 50' HDMI cable to my other office (security system hook up) and I have been having a lot of trouble. I now know all the letters of the different cables and what they do and don't do. Thanks again for your video it was very helpful.

What a beautiful voice! I wish I could learn about everything with an accented host! 😻 And now that I've finished, beautiful video, thank you Mate Vince! I've learned so much. I'm so glad I can resolve my old 55" connections.

I didn't realise this, thanks for making the video I'm sure it will help people.

Thank you, thank you! All four of our hdmi ports blew at once and this was a quick and easy solution. ***UPDATE: 5 years in and we are still using this. Much cheaper than a new tv!

@johnnyindaflesh1953

4 жыл бұрын

Well that’s unfortunate 🤣

@naomielouifaite8537

3 жыл бұрын

did it work for you when you tried it?

@colleenbarney8671

3 жыл бұрын

@@naomielouifaite8537 Yes, and it is still working!

@naomielouifaite8537

3 жыл бұрын

@@colleenbarney8671 that’s awesome I’m getting the my items today.

@dyn6308

19 күн бұрын

Hi, can you plug instead of x box a demo ?

hi Vince, firstly merry Christmas to you and your's, and secondly, yet another great work around video, thanks man.

@Mymatevince

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, very much appreciated :-)

@KTHKUHNKK

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mymatevince This may be my problem. HDMI PORT. KEITH KUHN

Thank you for making this video. I thought I would have to buy a new TV. With your steps my tv is working like new.

@angelicam.4013

3 жыл бұрын

What pieces did you order?

thanks Vince, great video...clear and thorough!

I'm so glad I found this video - was pulling my hair out with factory reset and that wasn't working. Will give this a go. Cheers

Thank you SO much! I was able to get our gaming systems back up and running on our family room television - my kids thank you too!

@mamajuju8825

3 жыл бұрын

Boomer

@sev9139

2 жыл бұрын

@@mamajuju8825 lol

Vince thank you so much for this video My Monitor HDMI port broke and I didn’t have the money for a new monitor but as I was searching for an answer I found this video and I found it really helpful so I decided to buy all the parts (expect for the HDMI switcher I bought a Coupler instead) from Amazon at a cost of $20 CAD and it works perfect I get 1080p with my PS4 and whoever comes across this video just letting you know this works 100% great advice 👍🏻👍🏻

Thank you, thank you!!! This worked! I ordered everything I needed for under $20 on Amazon. 💕💕

@enriquetitan06

4 жыл бұрын

Does your'e TV have a PC audio port?

Great Video. Wish I'd seen this before I bought a Male HDMI port and Soldering Kit. I'm sure many are ignorant about the VGA workaround,, which I'll still use as I've only got 2HDMI's. Many Thanks.

Brilliant! Thanks for this, really helpful.

I LOVE you man!!! I'm going to try this tomorrow!!! Thanks so much!!!

Great! Thanks! I hate throwing out electronics. Realized my decades of hoarding connectors finally paid off :)

Thank you so much Vince... your fix worked like a charm! The HDMI ports blew on my LG 55LX6500 and I got zero help from LG customer service on how to fix or work around the problem. LG even denies there is a problem with the HDMI ports on this generation of their TVs. Their only suggestion was to call out a service tech which made no sense for an 8 year-old TV. Ordered all the parts you suggested thru Amazon for CAD$ 37.30, followed your installation instructions and within 5 minutes I had my Cable TV Gateway and my ROKU back operating on the TV. Again, thanks for the great advice!

Vince is the best man I have ever seen!

@wandamaki2013

4 жыл бұрын

Richard Durrant he’s cute 🥰

@kkc2800

3 жыл бұрын

Toojolly _quan ok?

@normaalmonor5098

3 жыл бұрын

@@kkc2800 hi

@alan8857

2 жыл бұрын

Tried the new lead but is now showing INVALID FORMAT❗❗any ideas guys??

WOW, I might try that. 2 of my old LG tv HDMI connectors came away from the PCB. so I now have to use a 3-way HDMI splitter on the one remaining HDMI connector. When that one gives I will try your method to keep my 3D TV longer.

I have an issue with one HDMI so this setting will help me compensate for the lost. Thank You for the info.

Thank you, I appreciate the information.

It's so weird that ten years ago I would have been scratching my head wondering what the heck this all meant. I understood what you used (and for what purpose) you used all the gadgets for. I didn't actually know that this was possible before though. You are very clear and easy to follow. I watched a few of your other videos too. Thank you so much for making these videos.I also have subscribed to your channel, so when I have problemsin the future, I'll know right where to look.

@Mymatevince

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks :-)

Thank you so much Vince ! Saved me from purchasing a new TV !! Cheers !

@TheMissygee12

2 жыл бұрын

Do you have link for the parts pls

Thanks Vince, I always enjoy your fixes and tips. I have only one (of two) hdmi port working on my elderly Sony Bravia hd tv. I decided to use the hdmi switching box and remote (exactly as the one you show in this video) to switch between my set top box and an Amazon Fire stick into the working hdmi port. It works perfectly with the set top box but no display arrives at the screen when switched to the Firestick, regardless of which of the 5 outlet channels I plug the Firestick into. I wonder if you have any idea why this fails? Or any tip that may help?

That was a great video, Vince. We have this Blown HDMI problem on my LG TV and I'll be doing exactly as you described. Thank you very much as it'll save buying another Tele. Cheers mate.

Thanks! Great video. I had this same thing happen and did almost the same as your video, except took the smart kid from Walmart's suggestion to run a vga computer cable (male on both ends) to connect from the adapter (plugged into the cable box) up to the back of the TV- works great. Then I ran an audio cable (with two RCA jacks on one end and 8mm jack on the other) from the cable box to the back of the TV. In this whole process I figured out another method that would probably be easier and cheaper- Amazon has HDMI to RCA cables that would also deliver hi def.

@Grizzlytalesforgruesomekids

6 жыл бұрын

Tim is rca AV ?

@user-pw9gz9cg5t

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, it would come up as AV. To me the picture looks as good as hdmi.

Thanks man👍this video help a lot, I was so close to throw away my T.V

@krazejhaha

3 жыл бұрын

Can you send a link to the one you purchased please

Very good explanation! I'm try to do that. Thank you for make this video... and Merry Christmas! and Happy New Year! +My Mate VINCE

Thank you for making this video. I was about to purchase another tv, until I saw your video.

Yes, thank you so much, I bought a HDMI to RCA box with the charger and RCA leads and an HDMI lead for about £20. It worked for 2 days and now I gent get a picture. This was my last resort before selling my tv so thanks

This was extremely helpful thank you 🙏

@krazejhaha

3 жыл бұрын

Can you send a link to the one you purchased please

I legit brought a new tv gutted wish i seen this sooner so hopefully I can get my old one back working because it’s better thank you x

Damn this is a old vid, and the first time I’ve seen your face. Hi Vince!!

My HDMI port broke, just did this exactly like he said and it worked. The only issue i had is the my gender changer came with screws on the side that block it from being able to plug in on one side. Just used a regular VGA cable with male ends. Worked perfectly and saved my TV for 6 dollars on EBAY. This is probably the most useful, to me, video on KZread ever. 👍

Great video, perfect timing, I got a really nice tv for Christmas and I think I broke the hdmi 1 port on it by accident 😥

Very good video! I never knew that RGB IN would allow for 1080p input ! WOW ! That's good to know!

I use a HDMI to VGA adapter for my PS4 to my monitor and it works fine at 1080p the only complaint that people may have is that the maximum resolution is 1920 X 1080 and 60Hz I think and although most people including myself don't care about the 60Hz maximum refresh rate as anything above is kind off unnecessary especially if it is being used on a TV.

You could also get a HDMI to component converter the RGB cable you can't get 1080P I don think but you can get 1080i witch is close enough

@iantaylor7542

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. HDMI to Component adapters are cheap from Amazon. Worked fine on my 10 year old LG LED TV when all 4 HDMI ports died. Only problem is that there may be only one or two Component connectors on the TV.

great info thank u so much it really was very very helpful

Perfect video and so well explained for someone like myself who knows nothing about this stuff but needs a solution for this same problem! Thanks!!

@famjam-123

6 жыл бұрын

It worked great for my smaller tv in the room. I have the same problem for my Samsung tv in the living room but I don't see the connector you mentioned on this one? I wonder if there is another way for me to fix this problem on my big screen tv?

Came expecting how to hack an hdmi port. Instead Told to use rca cables.

Thank you for doing this video! I thought I was going to have to pay hundreds to fix my hdmi outlets.

Excellent idea! Thanks for posting.

This is insane,, And simple.. I love it.. I had a issue with the HDMI ports in my TV and couldn't connect my tv decoder.. Now I can connect it.. Thanks a lot.......

Thanks, it worked like a charm; I had to switch HDMI cable each time to secondary connector to watch other source; only one HDMI had audio

@chrisarchuleta8785

4 жыл бұрын

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We hooked up everything as described and it works, however, the picture is larger than the screen. We changed the resolution settings to 1080 and also tried every other screen resolution that the TV offered - nothing works. The picture is still too large for the screen. Any thoughts on what the problem might be? It's a 42" LG. Thanks!!

Hi there, will this set up work for Fire Stick too? Really...really need to know!

Thank you for this video, it save me from buying a new tv.

Hi Vince, Thanks for this excellent presentation!!!! I followed all the instructions, everything went well, except that the Red color is gone. Mine is SAMSUNG LN46C630 about 9 years old TV. Any suggestions be helpful.

OK so first, what do I need to buy... Because my HDTV only has one hdmi port but it's broken. I can't play With my ps4 or watch TV because they all need an hdmi cable. So what cables or adapters I need to buy

THANKK YOUUU!!!! Stumbled on this video and I just ordered the stuff! Hope it works! Thanks a million! ☺️

Hi ... I tried connecting a Belkin HDMI to VGA Adapter from my LG TV to my Foxtel Box but my TV is still saying "No Signal". What am I doing wrong?

con a person still connect vga adapter to pc monitor on the back of the tv and would still work?

Can you tell us how to fix the “not sopport” message

Hello! If I use an adapter without the audio jack, it works. But if I use on with the audio jack, it doesn't work. Any ideia what could that be? Thanks

If you choose the male hdmi with female vga AND the audio output, you can avoid purchasing one more adapter. I found several on Amazon for $8.00 even including a mini-hdmi to usb and the 3mm audio. Works wonderfully. And the hairdryer solutions you read about? My electrical engineer friend says it's NOT the chip that is fixed by the heat but the micro cracks in the solder in the board, that expand and reconnect once heated. This way it's permanent.

After connecting from RCB-PC to HDMI, I am seeing invalid format message from no signal any help?

It says no signal on mine, any advice to fix that issue? If I have the vga cord long enough do I need an adapter piece for the hdmi to plug into Xbox or can I plug that one directly in?

Excellent video, very clearly explained. May I request you to give Amazon links to the different adaptors and switches that you have mentioned in the video so that I do not buy incorrect stuff. Many thanks

Liked & subscribed. Another related question, could I hook up an old PS2 with composite to VGA into the TV to improve quality? Brilliant, working through your videos, very helpful mate 👍

Thanks for the video! Very helpful!

Thanks, man. I didn't realize VGA was 1080p. Now, I can postpone buying a new TV for another few years (hopefully).

Can you link where you bought these items... my tv does not say vga but it says rgb instead but seems to have the same ports

Great, clear advice - thanks

Hi. Can I use it in the amplifier's hdmi out?

Many thanks to My Mate VINCE, My Hitachi Plasma 50PD9800TA started working on CADYCE HDMI to VGA adapter with Audio using VGA to VGA cable.

Hi Vince I have just come across this video as I have just started to watch your great channel. I have a brand new 32in bush TV and also a hdmi splitter as I am running sky, a chromecast dangle, a blurry player and a ps 4 and only have 3 hdmi ports however when I use the splitter I am getting really bad ghosting on the ps 4 channel when sky is on. Is there a way to clear the reception?. The splitter has a rf receiver with the splitter

Thanks for the solution. Just want to check if i could use this on the hdmi out of my onkyo home theatre and the other end on rgb in on tv.

very good instructions clear and concise well done Vince

I don’t have the rgb option on my tv, will the option pop up after I plug it in?

Hi Vince, I was using the adapter for the last two years with a Roku Express but for some reason now it's says invalid format on the LG TV. Would you have any fixes for that, please?

Will this work on a TV that doesn't have HDMI?

I bought a used Phillips television from a seller on letgo. Attached a HD digital flat antenna to it, along with an Amazon fire stick. It connects however there seems to be a shortage in the HDMI port. The firestick will load however the tv show or movie of choice will shut down. Any suggestions???

Hi Vince.....is it a HDMI to VGA adapter to VGA to HDMI ? Also someone in the chat said that other option is to use HDMI to component box. Does it give a better picture ?

Can you send me the link to purchase the first cord you had set up to the roku? I don't mind if it's a little blurry. I'm also in the US!

@riceexe

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply but, here www.amazon.com/Cmple-3-RCA-Composite-Video-Audio/dp/B0040HE0I2/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1535196907&sr=8-12&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=av%2Bcable&th=1&psc=1 here, www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06W9LQDBB/ref=psdcmw_280341_t1_B078MN1LCR and here, www.amazon.com/Tartan-Speed-Cable-Ethernet-Black/dp/B006C6IXNM/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1535197422&sr=8-9&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=hdmi+cable+short+1+foot

will any HDMI to VGA cable work, if so will it work with a Xbox 360 and a Playstation 3?

I have heard that component video is capable of 1080 but interlaced not progressive which you can also get adapters for that also I'd say that component is more common then VGA

I have 2 hdmi tv ports. One hdmi port failed, which had Firestick. Working hdmi runs my Chromecast. Is there an hdmi switch that expands the working hdmi into dual hdmi ports with separate inputs? In other words, can I use a switch to use the single port to enable both the Firestick and Chromecast? I need the right kind of switch, but which switch?

Ahhhh!! You have a face!! I watched loads of vids and this is the first time I have seen this face-to-camera one.

@brandonknable7890

5 жыл бұрын

Same haha

@rahulchandra152

5 жыл бұрын

SAME OMG

Hi Vince! I'm sorry if this is a dumb question, but is there any reason why you can't just get an HDMI to VGA adapter with a male connector, so that you don't have to buy the extra male to male adapter?

@feliciajohnson5745

6 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I did and it worked!

@REALMUSICC12

5 жыл бұрын

@@feliciajohnson5745 did you still get sound though?

@REALMUSICC12

5 жыл бұрын

@@feliciajohnson5745 did you get sound or do you use something else for sound?

@steven_banks

5 жыл бұрын

@@REALMUSICC12 not sure if you still need this question answered, but you can never get audio through a VGA cable, you would have to get one with a separate audio cable.

@REALMUSICC12

5 жыл бұрын

@@steven_banks yeah I understand that. I still ended up having to get a new TV

can you use google chromecast with this HDMI VGA adapter???

Vince, the HDMI ports on my LG tv (7 to 8 yrs old) no longer work. I tried your fix and neither the Xbox one or Chromecast work? I'm getting an "Invalid Format" signal on the tv. Is there something else that I can do? Thank you!

Thanks Vince, that's the way I want to hook it up. Because I have 2 devices that are not wireless. And TV isn't using composition it keeps saying no signal, I'll bet I've got half the parts stored away

I had this problem on a Samsung TV, I purchased a used replacement board from ebay for £16, TV is now working fine on all HDMI inputs ;)

Do you think this would work to connect a firestick? Thank you

Thought I give your idea a go, but I got a green screen and pic was in 4.3. display size. my TV would not let me change pic size tried on another TV and it worked perfect.strange

When I turn on my screen to play Xbox the screen goes dark and when u move around with the controller it's all glitchy the things are still visible but really hard to see cus there dark it's really annoying

@koll

6 жыл бұрын

my xbox screen was green. had to go into console settings on my xbox and try every display setting before I got it to look normal.

what if the HDMI outlet is loose and won't stay in I have no problem with the HDMI except the outlet where the HDMI cable plug into?

Good Job Mr. Vince. Applicable information.

Merry birthday

Hi I'm trying to find the vga box you first showed in your video and I cannot find it on Amazon or Walmart the thing is inside then outside could you send a link would appreciate it thank you

Use the component video cable for the 720p or 1080i wich is full hd also

I'll try this in a few and let you know how it goes. I have an old bravia Sony tv and hate to see it go.

@louistournas120

4 жыл бұрын

Hello!