Lenovo Helix - sending to second screen issues

Hi,
so i recently tried hooking up my lenovo helix up to my Sony TV (i don't have any more info on the TV than that, sorry) and a little bit of the screen on my helix was cut off, so i couldnt see the task bar at the bottom, or the tabs at the top of my browser. I was watching youtube, so it was pretty frusterating to watch in full screen mode because i couldn't see the progress bar at the bottom. i looked through the built menus on the TV, and couldnt find any way to change the dimensions. i was wondering if there is someway to change what size the screen is thats being sent on my helix. thanks in advance

hi TheoNet,
Welcome to Lenovo Community!
That cable you're using is meant for HDMI to VGA.
    I believe that this will not work. "VGA output only provides analog signals while HDMI input will only take digital signals".
Converting it through a cable will not work. It can be possible but you will need a Signal Trans-coder that converts analog to digital signal like this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Audio-VGA-to-HDMI-Video-​HD-HDTV-Converter-Box-1080P-/150531829415
Hope this helps
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