I would like to use a 30ft long 15 pin VGA cable as an HDMI cable. HDMI has 19pins though, will this converter work if I use it at both ends?
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HDMI requires every pin to handle the high definition processing. Putting an HDMI end on a VGA cable doesn't make it an HDMI cable. If you need HDMI on both ends search for an HDMI cable and you're bound to find pages of them and what works for you. In order for the HDMI to VGA to successfully work you need a powered electronic converter. That would cost more than the real HDMI cable that you need.
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This device will only convert a 15 pin vga computer output to a hdmi output signal which will go to a hdmi input capable monitor or lcd projector.You need to figure out what type of output connector your camera has then shave your convert to what kind of input your monitor has.
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I have not yet tried to use this with a DVI/HDMI converter. Sorry I cannot answer your question at this time. I am considering a different layout to our system, I might be trying this in the future, but I don't know how quickly we'll get around to doing it.
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Jeanette, I assume you are referring to a "power adapter". Depending on what type of HDMI device you are switching and the length of the HDMI cable (lengths over 25ft are not recommended) you may find a power adapter nessesary. Hope this helps.
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That is the reason I purchased it. It did not work. This converts hdmi to vga. Not vga to hdmi which is what we need. With what I have learned it only works one way.
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This is not a converter, thus is merely a cable to allow two computers to share one monitor, keyboard and mouse. If you need to connect this cable to an VGA output, you need to buy an adaptor. I had to do that since I have two computers, one has HDMI output, one has VGA output. Hope this helps.
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No, this device only converts to HDMI from RCA. You need something that does the opposite (convert from HDMI to RCA) like this: HDMI to 3 RCA + VGA Cable M/M 1.8m/6ft (I cannot verify the effectiveness of this tool as I have never used it. I simply did a search on amazon for "HDMI to RCA".) hope this helps!
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Mine worked great to convert my computer VGA to the TV HDMI . I don't think it works the other way
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That is the purpose of this cable, so as long as your HDMI is female and your VGA is male, there shouldn't be a problem. I shouldn't have bought this connector because I do not have an HDMI port (at the time, my Dell Inspiron Mini docking station was on its way, and I mistakenly thought it had an HDMI port). You probably already know you can't plug an HDMI adapter into a USB port!
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no, don't buy it! This does not convert from one to another. If you took a 15 pin cable and a USB cable and taped them side-by-side you would end up with this product. For 99.9% of the people this cable would be useless.
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If you look at the specifications and video output HDMI looks like the single source. Only one HDMI output along with audio digital/optical and no component video or legacy technology. You can however obtain an adapter cable, HDMI to DVI or an adapter from HDMI to 15-pin VGA video if your TV supports DVI or VGA. No guarantees in compatibilities as it's easier to up convert signals to HDMI VS down converting.
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It didn't work for me. No signal at all. I have since found out that you need a analog to digital converter to convert the VGA (analog) signal to the HDMI (digital)signal. I may be explaining this wrong, but something like this. Regardless, i had to order a totally different cable with a converter. This cable did nothing for me.
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I don't know, I threw my cable away because it shorted out my last lap top, which may have been my fault. I used the HDMI hook-up on my then lap top and used the VGA hook up to my TV and it killed my lap top, which would have been more to fix it then buying a new one. I do know, that HDMI is an output always.
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It might depend on the cable length that you want to buy. I bought 35' cables, which is stretching the limit of HDMI signal strength. If your splitter cuts the signal strength in half, then this cable might not work. If the splitter also boosts the signal, then it might work fine.
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This converter is made to connect an HDMI output on a computer to a VGA input on a monitor (or tv). That is why it isn't working for you.
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This converts a VGA (15-pin) signal to HDMI, not the other way around. So, no - I don't think this is what you want.
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MANUFACTURER ANSWER: Just to clarify regarding this question, the cable will only work going from an HDMI output source to a VGA input. So if your PC has HDMI output and your TV has VGA input, it's likely this will work. If it's the other way around (VGA output to HDMI input) it will not work.