• HDMI to VGA Adapters. Are they real?
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You might be wondering why I would ask such a dumb question. I'm a dumb guy. I've spent 30 bucks on cables that dont work this week. Please help. My GPU has HDMI, my screen is VGA.
Yes
Does it have DVI too? If it does (probably) you're better off just converting to VGA from DVI. [editline].[/editline] Also, is VGA the [I]only[/I] input, or is DVI also a thing on it too? If it's a thing on your monitor then why bother with an adapter, just use DVI to DVI and you're set.
if it converts the signal and isn't just a tiny adapter, then yes hdmi cannot be repinned to vga by itself
[QUOTE=Giraffen93;49343428]hdmi cannot be repinned to vga by itself[/QUOTE] some GPU's are able to do this, that's why the passive adapters exist
HDMI can go down to VGA, there are little adapters that go for around $30 CAD last I checked.
HDMI to DVI can be passive, but HDMI to VGA has to be active, I got one of those that converts HDMI signal to VGA and 3.5mm jack.
[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;49343426]Does it have DVI too? If it does (probably) you're better off just converting to VGA from DVI. [editline].[/editline] Also, is VGA the [I]only[/I] input, or is DVI also a thing on it too? If it's a thing on your monitor then why bother with an adapter, just use DVI to DVI and you're set.[/QUOTE] My GPU does have DVI-D, which is digital. My Monitor only has VGA. [QUOTE=Giraffen93;49343428]if it converts the signal and isn't just a tiny adapter, then yes hdmi cannot be repinned to vga by itself[/QUOTE] I'm guessing I would be fine buying this one? [t]http://i.imgur.com/eVdcuLQ.png[/t]
[QUOTE=MisterSjeiks;49343497]My GPU does have DVI-D, which is digital. My Monitor only has VGA.[/QUOTE] In that case yeah, go with a DVI to VGA adapter instead of an HDMI to VGA one.
I got a pretty cheap one from amazon and it works fine. It cost me like £7
[QUOTE=MisterSjeiks;49343497]My GPU does have DVI-D, which is digital. My Monitor only has VGA. I'm guessing I would be fine buying this one? [t]http://i.imgur.com/eVdcuLQ.png[/t][/QUOTE] I just realized that one is an "adapter". But I need a "converter", correct?
[QUOTE=MisterSjeiks;49343497]My GPU does have DVI-D, which is digital. My Monitor only has VGA. I'm guessing I would be fine buying this one? [t]http://i.imgur.com/eVdcuLQ.png[/t][/QUOTE] What a coincidence, I needed one of these back in the spring. I couldn't wait for online delivery, so I had to find a store that had one. I think it took like 5 hours driving around, and then the store that had it decided to put it in some other section away from all of the other adapters. But, it [I]did[/I] prove to be surprisingly useful, even a few weeks ago. [QUOTE=MisterSjeiks;49343557]I just realized that one is an "adapter". But I need a "converter", correct?[/QUOTE] That might be easier to find in a physical store. I'm pretty sure I passed that a few times thinking "that's great, that's not what I need at all." Something like this? [url]http://www.startech.com/AV/Converters/Video/HDMI-to-VGA-Adapter-Converter-with-Audio~HDMI2VGA[/url]
[QUOTE=MisterSjeiks;49343497]My GPU does have DVI-D, which is digital. My Monitor only has VGA. I'm guessing I would be fine buying this one? [t]http://i.imgur.com/eVdcuLQ.png[/t][/QUOTE] I actually have one of those. It worked fine for me.
[QUOTE=MisterSjeiks;49343497]My GPU does have DVI-D, which is digital. My Monitor only has VGA. I'm guessing I would be fine buying this one? [t]http://i.imgur.com/eVdcuLQ.png[/t][/QUOTE] It says it's an adapter, but it's definitely a converter. HDMI is a digital signal, while VGA is purely analog. HDMI doesn't have any sort of analog component, so it has to be actively converted to analog. DVI is an interesting story, though. It started as analog, so there are some variants that can go straight to VGA without any conversation needed, but then there's DVI-D, which is digital. HDMI is basically the same signal as DVI-D, but also with an audio component, so you can find adapters and cables with DVI on one end and HDMI on the other. The whole reason the industry moved to HDMI in the first place was to standardize the plug, since DVI was so fragmented with different variants and legacy analog support.
I had one of these, it was pretty cheap around 10 euros in a store. [IMG]https://cdn-b.verkkokauppa.com/images/52/2_116240-550x366.jpeg[/IMG]
That would be aDVI-D to HDMI adapter. Problem is, you won't find a DVI-D to VGA adapter that will fit that.
Heard it can cause lag going hdmi to vga. I already had that problem myself but it was for a tv screen.
[QUOTE=MisterSjeiks;49343497] I'm guessing I would be fine buying this one? [t]http://i.imgur.com/eVdcuLQ.png[/t][/QUOTE] I use this one with my PS4. Its amazing
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