Learn HDMI

A lot of people want to connect their computer to their HDTV. If you have a DVI port on your computer this is simple with a DVI to HDMI converter.

If you only have VGA available, however, this is a bit tricker. This is a different story because now you have to convert that analog VGA signal into a digital HDMI signal (there is no analog-version of HDMI as there is with DVI, aka DVI-A).

Now, however, the conversion is possible with a VGA to HDMI converter. These are a bit more expensive than a passive little converter because this analog to digital conversion is taking place. While ideally you should connect a VGA port to a component (or other analog-type connection), you shouldn’t see any loss with the analog to digital conversion - you just end up paying a bit more.

Sewell Direct offers a handy guide on VGA to HDMI converters.