this is the type of cable im talking about
http://cgi.ebay.ca/HDMI-Male-to-VGA-...item27ae24b042
the description clearly says the video card must be able to output DIGITAL signal via the VGA port, which i highly doubt laptops can do that.
these r the converter boxes
http://cgi.ebay.ca/NEW-STARTECH-VGA-...item3a5233e711
i personally dont think it's worth that $200+ price tag.