I just bought a house with an existing home theater with VGA cables and my new cable box and Apple TV are hdmi. What kind of c

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Existing home theater with VGA. New cable box and Apple TV are hdmi. What kind of converter should I select?
 
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HDMI is digital video and audio and VGA analog video.
You can't use a passive cable to convert HDMI to VGA.
You will need an active converter.
This assumes your display has a VGA input.
If the display is HDMI then a wireless HDMI transmitter and receiver will produce a much better picture. Running new cables would be the other option.

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It's really simple.
 
HDMI is digital video and audio and VGA analog video.
You can't use a passive cable to convert HDMI to VGA.
You will need an active converter.
This assumes your display has a VGA input.
If the display is HDMI then a wireless HDMI transmitter and receiver will produce a much better picture. Running new cables would be the other option.
 
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