Got the $6 HDMI to VGA adapter in the mail today. Too late for this month’s Save the Pine Bush Dinner but that’s fine. I was able to play the slideshow on Lynne Jackson’s laptop. 

For the hell of it, I hooked up the adapter to the HDMI output of my DTV adapter and ran it through the VGA input on my monitor. Works perfectly, I don’t see any loss of resolution. Probably wouldn’t want to drive the laptop that way for office apps, as I’m guessing it’s slightly lower quality than an all digital connection, but it should be more than fine to use for future Save the Pine Bush slideshows.