How to Output an HDMI to a VGA Monitor

HDMI is the latest, and greatest, video output cable that is primarily used with high-definition signals. Unlike the component cables that have been used for decades, HDMI includes both the video and audio stream in a single connection. The HDMI output was not used in many TVs prior to the plasma flat-screen emergence. Many of those TVs, however, do have a VGA connection. If this is the case for your TV, you can use an adapter to connect your HDMI component to your TV.

Things You'll Need

• HDMI-to-VGA adapter
• HDMI cable

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Connect your VGA adapter to the VGA port on the rear of your TV, and twist the connection screws in so that the adapter does not come out.

   • 2

     Connect your HDMI cable to the VGA adapter. Locate the HDMI output port on the rear of your component.

   • 3

     Insert the HDMI cable into the output port on your component. Switch your TV input to the appropriate input and turn your component on. The stream will be pushed through the HDMI cable and into the TV via the VGA adapter.