GANA USB to HDMI Adapter, USB to HDMI Adapter, USB 3.0/2.0
GANA USB to HDMI Adapter, USB to HDMI Adapter, USB 3.0/2.0 to HDMI Audio Video Adapter, HD 1080P Video Graphics Cable Converter for PC, Laptop, HDTV TV, Compatible with Windows 11/10/8/7-Black
I use this to go from an old PC to a drawing tablet monitor and it works, which is actually a bit unexpected given that it is more than a simple monitor.
I have an older desktop computer and needed a VGA to HDMI converter and I couldn’t have the simple connection I needed the box style like this to actually convert. it works perfectly and was easy to install.
For $11 I guess I didn’t expect much, but it started to pitter out in November before finally giving up the ghost in late December. Would unplug and replug the power cable and it would work for a while (few days), but wasn’t worth the trouble to take apart. For the price I guess it lasted long enough. With regard to the product, it lacks an “on” light to let you know that it has power. Also lacks a light to show that it is receiving input signal and sending output signal. Would also be nice to use USB C plug for power instead of USB mini B. It came with the cable so not a big deal. Again it was $11, so not expecting high tech, just something to go from VGA to HDMI. Video quality was ok, but there was some change in the picture size. Using on a surveillance system, so wasn’t a big deal. I guess I would recommend, but only if it’s not something important and you don’t need high quality video. Although going from VGA to HDMI I’m not sure I expected a lot. Hope this helps.
Three is no need to spend more money! This gets the job done, enabling me to view my (VGA-cable) Security cameras on my TV screen, via the HDMI port.
The image quality is excellent.
I got this because almost all servers still have a VGA only output for video. I was putting together a portable “pack” that I can use for on-site server work. I got a 15.6″ slim portable LCD, and this device. That’s really all you need. The device comes with the power adapter and USB cable to power the device. Can’t complain at this price. Works fine.
The unit does it’s job admirably. The one drawback is that the directions for hook up are missing when it comes to the need for the power cable to be used. It was in the package but no mention of it at all in the directions. We had to figure it out on our own. Once installed completely, the unit converts the medium perfectly and flawlessly.
Was able to connect an old laptop via the DB15 connector and send the signal to HDMI input on the TV, without any hassle. Very easy to setup, you need a spare USB jack to supply power to the unit. A USB power cable and 3.5mm to 3.5mm stereo cable were supplied.
I have used this device on an older pc laptop to extend the screen to a plasma TV and it works great. And I am using it from an older pc desktop into a older 42 inch Philips TV and it works great there too. And the price it can’t be beat. I tried using a ‘newer’ Vention vga to hdmi adapter on the 42 inch Philips and I could not get it to display the correct resolution…even though my screen display said 1920X1080 the picture did not fill out the entire screen. No compariso
Was having issues with the default IPMI VGA-out to an old Dell VGA monitor not working on a Gigabyte MZ32-AR0 server motherboard. Gave this cheap and cheerful adaptor a punt and works a charm, now can plug the VGA IPMI out to any modern HDMI monitor and shows bios screen on boot!. Highly recommend great price considering its function.
i have an old work laptop with a displayport and vga video output. i wanted to hook up two external display monitors but they were digital only inputs. the displayport was fine for my 1440p monito, but in order to make the connection between the laptop vga output to hdmi 1080p monitor i needed this usb powered adaptor (a passive unpowered adaptor did not work for me). When i went to install the adaptor i realized my old a$$ work laptop didnt have any free usb ports for power as i was already using an external keyboard and wireless mouse…. so i plugged the adaptor usb into my personal cpu tower and it worked! the usb power just needs a power source and doesnt need to go into the vga output device. i must admit i was a but skeptical about the cheap price since a simple passive adaptor that i tried from staples was $40, but it was worth the risk and it all worked plug in play with no hassles.
There is someone else who wrote a review on this directed at Linux users, and that is actually the reason I bought this thing. I am running on Linux Mint. I love every version from v18.0 forward. They’re all really great! Other than being very tricky to get Windows Games running on it, sometimes Linux will have difficulty with some types of hardware. Graphics hardware can be particularly problematic in some instances. So it is always good to know in advance that a piece of graphics hardware is going to work on Linux, before buying it and finding out the hard way that it doesn’t.
At first, I had bought a VGA 2 HDMI converter with audio support, but it was terrible! While the video aspect worked fine, not only did the audio aspect not work at all, but it sent high pitched annoying sounds through the speakers. So I decided to try one without audio, which didn’t work, period! No video, no nothing! You may as well give it to your cats to play with. So after those two fails, my search resumed and I came across this one. Seeing as a Linux user had reported zero problems and everything working perfectly, I rolled the dice and won with this!
The other person did mention one minor caveat that I will reiterate and add onto. The user “A.H.” mentioned “1024×768 was the only resolution available” despite the fact that the computer they had plugged into it “was older but supported 1080P”. This has been true for me for both the first adapter that I mentioned earlier in this review, as well as this one that I am writing about now.
There is however one work-around that though it will not raise the resolution, it will restore the display from square-looking to wide screen.
If you have a monitor or TV that has a function called “PIX” or “PIX SHAPE”, this does the equivalent for the output display as “scale” does for desktop wallpaper. In short: it allows the display to fill your entire screen, regardless of what the size or dimensions or quality level of the original source actually is.
In closing: I highly recommend this product to any Linux user who is retro-fitting an older PC to function with more modern capabilities.
This little device is designed to work this way. The input is the VGA port (which I hooked up to my KVM with a VGA-VGA cable we all have laying around in our closets) from the KVM, to an HDMI cable which goes to HDMI input on my monitor. Worked instantly, and very clear 1080p.
Now I could nitpick a little… it requires micro-usb 5v power and comes with a short cord, this got plugged into my router which was next to it and had an extra USB jack. It comes with a short 3.5mm stereo male to male plug, so it can “inject” 3.5mm audio into the HDMI signal if I so chose. I did not try this, as I have a speaker hooked up to the KVM and don’t want to use monitor speakers, but it is an option. Then you need a VGA M to M cable, and an HDMI M to M cable (not included). It would have been nice if they could have included some short ones, so that I didn’t have to coil up 2 6ft long cables behind my monitor. But this is not a deal breaker, most of us have these cables laying around anyway.
The adapter itself is pretty small, maybe 2″ by 2″. I’m thinking about using velcro to attach to the back of the monitor, again would have been nice to been included.
You might have to spend a couple more bucks on a VGA cable or an HDMI cable. And you need to factor in the MicroUSB power it needs, an old cell phone charger would probably work fine. I wish it did higher resolutions like 1440p, but it tops out at 1080p and that is good enough (I assume this might be a VGA port limitation)?
Conclusions…. it’s $11 and it works. It allowed me to use an older device with a newer monitor. Didn’t have to buy a new KVM ($100+) that uses HDMI.