Review on Gold-Plated HDMI to VGA Adapter (Male to Female) - Ideal for Computer, Desktop, Laptop, PC, Monitor, Projector, HDTV, Chromebook, Raspberry Pi, Roku, Xbox and More - Black by Onsommoshit Mathews

When you need to connect an HDMI source to a VGA input, you can't do it with a simple cable with mating connectors on both ends. adapter like this. Why? Because in the large VGA end of this adapter there is a digital-to-analog converter. VGA is analog, HDMI is digital, and they will never converge. You need to convert the digital HDMI signal to an analog VGA signal for the connection to work. A simple connecting cable will not work. This adapter only works in one direction: digital to analog conversion; HDMI to VGA. There is a kind of reverse adapter: HDMI to VGA; Make sure you buy the right adapter. All in all this is a good adapter that is well made and works as it should. It does not transmit audio signals that can be contained in an HDMI signal. VGA does not transmit audio, and you need a suitable connection cable (analog stereo or digital Toslink or coaxial cable) to transmit audio directly from an HDMI device to a VGA device. The D/A converter of this adapter is powered by the HDMI connection. When the device to which the HDMI end is connected supplies power. Some do, some don't. If you plug this adapter in and do everything right (including selecting the correct source input) and you don't get a video signal, there's a good chance the HDMI device isn't powering the D/A converter. In this case, you will need to purchase the powered version of this adapter. Finally, this is the right way to connect a digital HDMI signal to an analog VGA device.