The converter is powered by the PC USB port so there is no power adapter to find an outlet for. The adapter takes the audio and video from the host PC and converts it to an HDMI signal.

There’s a six-foot HDMI cable included and the audio, USB, and VGA cables are all attached to the converter box. Accepted input resolutions range from 640×480 to 1920×1200 while output ...

Its a 720p TV. I intend to use Media Center on the PC with the TV. I have run into a a problem, however. <BR><BR>When I plug the PC into the TV via HDMI, the picture quality is very bad.

It's the wrong adapter anyway. You've got DVI on the monitor and HDMI on the PC. The obvious solution is a HDMI to DVI adapter. It'll be totally passive and won't have the digital to analogue ...