NewBEPHDMI to VGA Cable, 10Ft/3M HDMI Male to VGA Male Adapter Gold-Plated 1080P Active Video Converter Cord Support Notebook PC DVD Player Laptop TV Projector Monitor Etc

I had just received a new computer, and my monitors of the older units had the older connections and not an HDMI. So this item solved how I could connect with the new computer, and it worked fine. It was a short solution because I soon upgraded to HDMI, and after that had no use for this device.

Perfect....exactly what I needed

Works as I intended. Baba Booey.

I bought this cable to use between an older KVM switch which only has VGA out, and my newer monitor.When I got the package I opened it up to find the cable. Period. I plugged everything in but there was no video showing on my monitor. I powered down the PC and fired it up again. Still no good.After that I decided I would plug in the USB portion of the cable into the KVM. Bingo! I had video!Turns out the USB has to provide power to the adapter cable to make it work. A simple instruction sheet in the packaging would have been great!Now that it's all connected I am very happy with the cable. I am running at a resolution of 1600x900 and everything is crystal clear.

Worked great for my work computer! Arrived quick and in a great package.

Just what I needed. New computer, old monitor; this got the job done. As described and came quickly.

Update 8/17/2017My cable stopped working today. Audio and picture, both. I have not even had it 3 months and it stopped working. Tested it on 2 TVs and 1 computer monitor. Nothing at all. I am disappointed because it worked so well.______________________________________________________________So far this thing is a life saver. All of the HDMI ports on my TV got fried by a nearby lightning strike and this converter makes my TV work again. The VGA port still works so I use this cable to plug into the VGA port and the 3.5mm audio cable into my soundbar for audio. I plugged the HDMI end into a 1/5 HDMI hub. Now I can run up to 5 HDMI devices off of this one cable plugged into my working VGA port.Now, I have not messed around with it much but there is a faint line across 2/3 of the screen width towards the top of the screen but I think the VGA might just need to be seated again. I will mess around with it later and see if I can resolve it. But it is very faint.

This is a tough conversion to make within a plug. Not sure if I would buy vs. a more expensive unit housed in a box. If it isn't 100% reliable for a long period of time, it's not worth it.