Sabrent USB-HRHD (DisplayLink DL-195 Chipset)

[Wim]

Originally Posted by otyg

Hello,
I purchased this device (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815276031) and it claimed to be compatible with old CRT monitors, so I tried to hook up the HDMI to DVI adapter to a DVI to D-SUB (VGA) adapter, and I just get a standby screen on the monitor, I can confirm the device works using a DVI monitor, but I originally purchased it thinking I could hook up a VGA monitor.

HDMI does not output VGA. The digital HDMI signals are TMDS signals. These are the same for HDMI and DVI, so a passive HDMI to DVI converter will turn HDMI into DVI. However there is no VGA signals so the DVI to VGA converter will not work.

This will not work, unless you have an HDMI to VGA converter, which is an active converter to convert the digital HDMI signals into analog VGA.

Wim