My HP Envy is networked with my home theater and I have a Logitech wireless keyboard. Until I get a better graphics card (GPU) with HDMI output, I need to use a VGA cable for HDTV and a Toslink optical line to send audio to the receiver. computer in bedroom; Home theater and HDTV in the living room. I have a passive VGA splitter (which works great over short distances) in the bedroom that goes to the monitor and the VGA cable to the living room needed an extension because I've moved. This works great for a cheap cable. The question of durability remains.