VicTsing HDMI to VGA Adapter Converter Gold-Plated for PC, Laptop, DVD, Desktop and Other HDMI Input Devices - Black

This adapter is very compact and works as advertised. I have only used it a few times so far but am happy with my purchase. I paid about $10 for this item. I just got upgraded to a new laptop that only has HDMI and needed an adapter to connect to the VGA projectors in my office. Connection is effortless; just plug it in and it works. If I have any trouble in the future, I will update this review.Update1: I have been using this adapter for 3 months now. It continues to work well; no problems whatsoever.Update2: I have been using this adapter for 10 months now. It continues to work well; no problems whatsoever.Update3: I have been using this adapter for 22 months now. It continues to work well; no problems whatsoever.

I chose this because it had high reviews and was marked Amazon top choice. I tried two separate monitors, even making sure my laptop matched the resolution native to the monitor, but neither would connect with my new laptop, instead giving "Input not Supported". One of the monitors in question worked just fine with my last laptop, which had the VGA port.UPDATE: On a whim, I tried again a few months later. I realized that the computer was trying to send audio along with the video (VGA does not transmit audio). When I went into settings and disabled audio output to the monitor, the problem was solved (remember to also have it set to a compatible resolution).

This adapter may or may not work for you. In my case, I'm trying to connect a fairly new Windows 10 Laptop (Intel HD Graphics 520) to an old projector that supports only VGA at 800x600 resolution. This adapter simply does not work for this application. I see something, but it's just digital garbage. So then I tried it on a 6-year old laptop (running Linux) - works perfectly! Unfortunately, that's not what I needed it for (the old laptop also has VGA out), so it's not meeting my needs.If anyone has any hints or tricks for getting this to work on a newer windows PC with Intel HD Graphics, I'd sure like to know about it!UPDATE: the vendor reached out to me to inquire about the problem. It turns out that this device my not work with Windows 10 on some computers. With my particular laptop, the device actually works perfectly when running Linux Mint, but does not work when the same laptop is running Windows 10 - so there's obviously a software issue in Win10. The vendor offers a 45-day money-back guarantee, so there's no risk to giving this a try - it's certainly a great deal if it can work for you.

Using this to connect an Orange Pi PC+ to an 8" VGA monitor.Worked first time, no "tweaking" required.This project is a serial data terminal with a USB keyboard (not shown) and RS232 and TTL I/O.

The product design is very good, but the execution (or quality of parts) not so much. It began to give me a couple of black screens after about ten hours of use and died the next day. Sorry. Usage: connect the screen output of a lenovo t560 to the vga input of a samsung t24c550 - all basic stuff. During operation it got warm just a tad, less than one would expect.======I will update the review to 4 stars. Excellent customer service: the seller took immediate action seeing my review and sent me a replacement within a couple of days. The new product performs flawlessly since, in 14-18 hours/day duty cycle, barely warm to the touch. As previously said, the design is very good. Most other converters are bulkier. Recommended. Be aware that the audio part will not go through. This is not a converter fault but a VGA limitation.

Does exactly what it's supposed to. I had no issues using this on my PC (Dell XP 15 9550, Windows 10) nor did other users with various devices, bot PC and Mac. It's about as small as one can make a little adapter like this as well, which is nice because my ports were fairly unobstructed. A cable would have made sure I could use the crammed port space on this computer (one USB port was hard to access with some cables) but then I could use an extender, like the one that came with my O.G. Chromecast. It's nice not to have something bigger than necessary in my bag though, especially for travel. One other side benefit, the adapter comes with a little plastic cover to protect and keep dust out of the HDMI side.A note to people who use HDMI-to-VGA adapters like this - your computer will likely try and route the audio for your PC through the HDMI port when it detects a plug there. Audio doesn't route over VGA, so you will need to change the output to your computer speakers, bluetooth or headphone jack. In Windows 10 this is incredibly simple, just click the audio icon in the system tray (by the clock) and then click the output name to get a drop down of choices. Select a new option and you should be good to go.

Update 2017-12-07: Amending my original review to 4 stars. The seller contacted me and sent an updated version of the adapter. The updated version has a micro-usb power input (cable included), which does seem to improve video quality. Obviously this means you'll also need an available USB port to power the HDMI to VGA adapter, but it gets the job done. The attached pictures are of the updated version of the adapter.Original review:We've been replacing a lot of old workstations with the 7th Gen Intel NUCs, which only have HDMI and USB-C for video out. Most of the monitors are VGA, so we usually use a USB C to VGA adapter. I thought I would try this HDMI to VGA due to the lower cost. Feeding really old 15" 1024x768 monitors, you don't really notice a difference. But on larger displays with higher resolutions, screen artifacts and washed out colors are extremely noticeable. I don't just mean the lower quality of VGA itself, something about the way this adapter works introduces a quality problem. I decided to keep one in my tool bag for when I just need to test something, but I certainly wouldn't use one every day.