T420i and HDMI TO VGA on LED TV

Hi, everyone, I have a Laptop Lenovo T420i, recently I bought a LED TV 32'' which had two HDMI ports, sadly, this laptop doesn't have the HDMI port (it suck) so I bought a cable with which is HDMI adapter to VGA (for the laptop)
once I plug thr cable on the tv, no problema, Then I plug the VGA on the laptop, the TV recognize that it's something plugged but with no signal, but, I don'y know why the laptop won't recognize the TV, even when I go to Split screen in screen properties, I've tried everything on the laptop, but got nothing
I've downloaded all the drivers from this website, for video and display, but nothing
if you know why this happen pls let me know
thanks
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Hi shanxito
However, your T420i should have a DisplayPort. You can get DisplayPort to HDMI converter to carry both audio and video signal. This should make it work. You should be able to get this from computer accessories shop or eBay.
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