Cable Matters Unidirectional HDMI to VGA Adapter, VGA to HDMI Converter, Black

Works great! Now I have dual monitors! Easy to connect. Don't forget to go into display settings - the part that took the longest to set up!

Works but didn’t work for my use case. I needed to connect my projector to my Apple TV. Due to Apple tv’s copyright protections on analog signals or something, you need a really high quality one to meet these requirements. This one didn’t work for that but the Belkin one did!

I recently replaced a 3 year old PC in my office. I've had a dual monitor setup for years; which were always driven by either a single video card with dual outputs or two video cards in tandem. Those cards were the result of me also being a hardcore gamer after dark; so they were always top of the line, having no problems driving those two big LCD monitors.But: my gaming days are over; so I decided to build a new PC based on a motherboard with built-in video (yikes, right??). I did want to keep my dual monitor setup though, for desktop applications/business purposes. They're not the latest and greatest, but are identical so are a perfect match; and cost quite a penny at time. And frankly: they still do their job like they did on day one!They both have a VGA connector, which I figured would be OK; because the new motherboard has three outputs: one VGA, one DVI, and one HDMI. All I'd have to do is use one of many VGA to DVI adapters that I've gathered over the years, right?No, wrong. In my hurry I also kinda-sorta based my purchase influenced by what was on sale around Christmas 2014. And I forgot to read some of the small print in the motherboard's specs... It turns out that both VGA and HDMI connectors can be used simultaneously, and DVI and HDMI as well; but NOT VGA and DVI. Yup, I found that out after I got it home, assembled it, and read the UPDATED manual. Not one DVI to VGA adapter in the world would help me...So that's how I arrived here; and I'm glad I did! Clearly, from reading all of the other reviews before I bought this little guy it can be used to blow some new life into "older" monitors and devices that come with a VGI connector; and it's the perfect solution for someone in my situation.The color's great and vibrant; and I don't see any difference in sharpness between my old and new setup. I highly recommend it!

Got this to play Google Play movies from a Chromebook to an older VGA Projector. Worked like a charm with no fussing around. Once the Chromebook HDMI out was plugged into this adaptor, and the adaptor plugged into the VGA In on the projector - it just worked. The Chromebook instantly saw the second display, set the resolution to the highest supported by the projector and we were off. Picture quality was very good, as good as VGA allows.The only issue is Audio. HDMI sends audio with the video signal, but VGA does not. This created a minor issue, as the Chromebook thought audio was playing over HDMI - obviously it wasn't. This adaptor does not have an audio out, but that was not an issue. We just set the Chromebook audio out to be a set of Bluetooth speakers and we were in business - big projected picture and great sound. Awesome way to watch a movie.BTW: While I mention Chromebook above, I did the same setup from a Windows Laptop and it had the same issue with audio, and the same solution. So the behavior is the same on notebooks other than the Chromebook I talk about above. The only difference, the Chromebook had enough power via HDMI to power the adaptor - the Windows laptop did not. On Windows, I plugged the included micro-USB cable in to give it more power. The adaptor came with the USB cable for this issue, nice touch.Quality: good. Movie quality looked very good. When displaying static content, like excel spreadsheets or PowerPoint presentations the low resolution of the VGA projector was more visible but the quality was still fine - crisp, sharp and vivid colors. All good.

[Update 20 Mar 2015] - I am changing this rating to 5 stars. I hooked this up to my OTA digital tuner and it worked just fine. It must be some incompatibility with ROKU. As such, I don't feel it's fair to disparage this product because ROKU didn't work correctly. The company Cable Matters replied promptly to my original comment with a fair and helpful reply, so I am happy with th device. Just beware that the ROKU HD may not play well with this (in my experience).I am giving this two stars unless I figure this out. I bought this to hook up a ROKU box to my projector. I did not like the picture quality of Composite Video out. I have my HDMI cable running from the ROKU to the Cable Matters converter box, then from the box to my VGA projector. When I go to ROKU, all the menu screens work find, including up to the "Play now" on any episode of any Netflix, Plex, CBS, etc channel. It even displays "loading now". However, as soon as the episode is loaded, the screen blanks. I have a Viewtv At-163 ATSC Digital TV Converter Box and Media Player w/ Recording PVR Function / HDMI Out / Coaxial Out / Composite Out / USB Input that is connected to the projector via component video through VGA adapter and works flawlessly in 480P, 720p, and 1080p so I know my projector can handle the different resolutions. I have tried the converter with and without the micro-usb cable, so I do not know what else to try. Hopefully the manufacturer will have a suggestion, and I wont have wasted a SECOND purchase on trying to get HDMI out of my ROKU to projector.