It’s fairly easy to create VGA with an FPGA using a simple R/2R DAC. As [Mike] points out, this requires a lot of IO pins, and many development boards only support 8 bit VGA. Analog VGA is be… ...

Ballpark figure for a HDMI to VGA decoder is around 200 mA at 5 volts. That's a watt. For such a small device, you're going to expect that to make it fairly warm.

The DAC is a small box with an HD15 VGA and two RCA stereo connectors as its audio-video outputs. You can then use whatever cables you want to connect the box to an older television.

Simple question, yet oddly hard to google: Do they add any latency? Would performance be better than a DVI-D to VGA adapter? I know they have to have a DAC because DP doesn't natively output ...

Setting up the DAC is simple: just plug the HDMI output for your Analogue console into the DAC and then hook up your analog input of choice. The DAC offers an HD-15 VGA-style port for video output ...

His method utilized a modified HDMI-to-VGA adapter. From the looks of it, apps like music for Google Play, Pandora, and Music All Access seem to able to be streamed through this device.

HDMI is really best for connecting a PC to an HDTV. Consequently, I’d go with a DVI cable. That’ll give you a pure digital signal (VGA is analog) and a much sharper picture at higher resolutions.

Adapters are available to connect VGA monitors to laptops that have HDMI or DisplayPort. NPD In-Stat is forecasting shipments of devices with DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort to pass 2 billion by 2015.

Live Tech HDMI to VGA Adapter. The Live Tech HDMI to VGA adapter offers Plug and Play operation for easy usage. It comes with a separate AUX audio cable for sound transmission.