This thing works perfectly. Used it as part of a much larger project for my church that involved adding a keystone wall plate with USB's, auxiliary audio, and an additional HDMI to be able to connect other devices to our projector. Used the keystone wall plate and a brush plate to hide the PC away behind the "wall" to the audio room and still have all the components accessible in the chapel (we're a fairly small church). Articulating wall mounted a monitor for the PC and we have a really clean look.
Why we needed this active HDMI to VGA adapter: We already had a 75 foot VGA cable running from the projector through the ceiling to the audio room. The projector only has a VGA and DVI inputs. We could have run an additional DVI input (whether with or without an HDMI adapter) but that posed another problem - we'd have to switch the input on the projector itself. We would rather be able to switch it from where we're actually working with the equipment being projected. The remote for the projector won't reach the projector from the back of the chapel.
**I also got the C2G VGA Manual switch box for the install, so we can switch between the primary existing PC to whatever gets plugged into the wall, right from where we'd be working from.
All this to say this product is working flawlessly despite being connected through: Whatever device that uses HDMI to go through this adapter (tested with my laptop as well as my Surface Pro 3 with a mini displayport to HDMI adapter, both successfully) -> HDMI keystone wall coupler -> Cable Matters Active HDMI to VGA Adapter -> VGA goes to Cables to Go 03364 2-Port HD15 VGA Manual Switch Box -> From switch box goes to the projector. Also connected to the switch box is the primary PC. The audio part of this active HDMI adapter is outputted to the sound board which also works flawlessly. We had a surge protector with the USB charging ports built in, so powering it was as simple as plugging it into the surge protector directly. Or use an USB AC adapter. NOTE THIS DOES NOT COME WITH AN AC ADAPTER TO POWER THE USB CABLE.
| Brand | Cable Matters |
|---|---|
| Item model number | 113056 |
| Hardware Platform | Xbox 360 |
| Item Weight | 1 ounces |
| Package Dimensions | 9.45 x 6.22 x 0.47 inches |
| Color | Black |
| Manufacturer | Cable Matters |
| ASIN | B008O7RH5C |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Date First Available | February 3, 2011 |
