They should have a disclaimer letting you know that VGA to HDMI is not possible simply through a cable. VGA is an analog output, whereas HDMI is a digital output. Without some kind of converter between the two it doesn't work. So a cable that has VGA on one end and HDMI on the other end will not do what you think it will do.
I'm sure there must be some use for this cable, but I don't know what it is. Don't buy it if you're trying to convert VGA signal to HDMI signal. VGA to HDMI Cable, 6 feet
Ok, so I'm really not all the tech savvy, so I figured it'd be really easy to just get a cable that runs from my laptop to my pc ready tv... someone told me that all I needed was a VGA to HDMI cable. This is wrong. VGA is an anolog signal plug, whereas HDMI is digital. VGA is also graphic signal only, so your sound will have to come from your computer speakers. You will also have to reset all of the video settings on both your tv and pc to make them agree with each other.
If you are not very good at fiddling with these settings, i'd recommend you stick with what you've got... or pay the few extra dollars and get a tv conversion box for your pc. That will save many headaches.
VGA is an analog medium. HDMI is digital. A VGA to HDMI cable will never work unless your video card provides for digital output through the VGA port. You must use a converter box to convert the analog VGA signal to a digital HDMI signal.
People I believe you have the wrong idea of what this product is for. I use it to connect my HDTV box (cable) to a VGA computer monitor for video only. For audio, I hook the audio outs on the cable box directly into a receiver (stereo) for sound. This is what his product is mainly for. Not from your pc's hdmi output to vga.
Don't buy this cable unless the following is true:
1. your computer video card supports analog to digital conversion, all the way to output. Warning: very few computers will actually do this, primarily high cost systems.
2. you actually have a conversion box that will accept analog signal from your computer, and then convert it to a digital signal that it sends to your TV. If you don't have a converter, this cable is worthless to you.
The solution:
1. Buy a converter.
2. Use a VGA to VGA cable. This will allow you to transmit the video. Then have a separate audio cable to connect your computer to your TV for sound. This will get the audio/video to show up on your HDTV. Be forewarned however, that since you are still dealing with only analog, the picture quality will be less than you may be used to on your digital HDTV. It is not the fault of the TV or the computer or this particular cable. It is just a compatability problem.
I hope this helps.
i was told this cable would work to hook my computer up to my TV in order to use my HDTV as a monitor. It is the wrong cable! The cable you actually need is a VGA to VGA cable. This is used for an entirely different purpose! It is used to hook a non-HDMI component (such as VCR, DVD, Tivo, etc) to your HDTV. I'm sure the cord works wonderfully for that purpose, but I was mislead as to it's function. I hope this review helps others not to make the same mistake.
I was under the impression that this was a VGA to HDMI cable. I tried it on the tv's of my complete immediate family and their computers. Does not work. I finally took it to a local electronics store to see if they had a similar cable. They informed me that this was indeed a DVI cable spliced to VGA. I had my hopes way up to have them coming crashing down.
This in no way reflects upon Eforcity. All they did was sell me a product that they were unaware was poorly manufactured. I've bought this identical cable from 6 different companies & I've reached the conclusion that this type of conversion just can't be done. I've bought cables & adapters. Nothing works. I thank you Eforcity for trying to meet my needs but I do believe that you had no way of knowing that this product wouldn't work.
I made the mistake of listening to the girl at best buy who said that I needed this VGA to HDMI cable to use my TV as a monitor. It doesn't work because they are two different signals. Don't make the same mistake I did. If your TV doesn't have a VGA (PC) port, and you have a desktop, you can't use your TV for a monitor.'
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