Well, here’s what you need to know: VGA to HDMI cables do exist, but what they are actually for is converting a HDMI source to a VGA source. For example, playing a HDMI source through your laptop. So technically they should be called a HDMI to VGA cable, but some companies like to confuse us!

The problem with playing a VGA (video graphics array) source through a HDMI output is that they’re two different types of signal. One’s analogue and the other’s digital respectively, so you can’t just play one through the other.

So, if you’re wanting to go from a VGA connection on your computer to a HDMI connection on your TV, a HDMI to VGA cable is not what you need. Instead, you do need to look for a HDMI to VGA converter. Keyword there: converter.

Unlike a HDMI to VGA cable, a HDMI to VGA converter will actually take the VGA signal as analogue and convert it into a digital signal so it can be successfully input into the digital HDMI source.

So how do you find a good HDMI to VGA converter that you know will work? Here are a couple of tips:

Go With A Well Known Brand: One thing that you may have noticed when looking for a HDMI to VGA cable, is that the companies selling them are ones you’ve probably never heard of before! That’s definitely not to say that all lesser known brands are bad, but in the case of HDMI to VGA cable’s, you just need to read some of the bad reviews on shopping websites like Amazon to hear about the misleading product descriptions and bad customer support experiences. And that brings us to the second tip when looking for a HDMI to VGA converter:

Find Out What Others A Saying: Take the time to shop around and visit various websites selling HDMI to VGA converters and read what reviews customers are leaving. If a particular converter is being pounded with poor reviews, then it makes it pretty easy for you know to avoid it. And on the other hand, if a product has good reviews and people are reporting that they’re getting the desired outcome that you’re after, then you know you’re on to a winner.

So hopefully this article cleared up some confusion for you. Let’s recap the main point: If you’re looking to go from a VGA connection on your computer, to a HDMI connection on your TV, you don’t need a HDMI to VGA cable, you need a HDMI to VGA converter.

And you’re best bet is to shop around. Take the time to visit various website on the Internet, don’t just settle for the first thing you come across.

Every desktop computer needs to connect to a monitor and this is usually done with a video graphics array or VGA cable.  A VGA cable will support video resolutions up to 640 x 480.  When that is simply not enough and you need much higher resolution you will need to look into and SVGA cable which is a “super video graphics array” cable.

And SVGA cable is capable of delivering a palette of 16 million colors and can support resolutions much higher than the standard 640 x 480 or 800 x 600 pixels.  This is great for PC users that would like to connect their computer to a projector or a high definition LCD flat panel television.  An SVGA cable is able to deliver higher resolution because it is made with higher quality materials than a standard VGA cable.  Super video graphics array cables will use thicker cables with a foil and braid double shielding to protect against electromagnetic interference or radio frequency interference and the contacts will be gold plated to allow maximum conductivity.

A standard VGA cable will work well in a lot of situations but if you need the best possible quality and the highest resolution available you will have to upgrade to an SVGA cable.  If you’re going to use your PC for hooking up to a television or for PowerPoint presentations and a large color palette and high resolution are important, an upgrade may be in order because an SVGA cable can deliver this higher resolution and can do so over long distances.  Before investing in a cable upgrade make sure your system is capable of delivering everything that these cables are capable of carrying.  You’ll need to have enough video memory in your system to make full use of the expanded color palette and higher resolution that these cables can deliver.

The fact that an SVGA cable is constructed with higher quality materials obviously means that they will be more expensive than a standard VGA cable.  That’s why it’s important to shop around for the best price.  Because these high end cables are more expensive you may also wish to look for one that is covered by a good manufacturers warranty.  Rather than driving to your local electronics store it might be a better idea to conduct your comparison shopping online.  The Internet gives you a world of choices at your fingertips making it easy to compare prices from various stores and manufacturers so that you can easily find the best possible price for any new equipment you might need.  Look for a product with a good warranty and look for a store with a good return policy to protect yourself as much as possible while also hunting for the best price.