Active or Passive? HDMI/DVI to VGA conversion

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jjitter

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Hello All.
I am looking to connect my PC with a Asus H-97 Pro motherboard, which has a HDMI out, DVI out to a Dell monitor with VGA input. VGA out on the CPU is already connected to the first monitor. Now I read that since HDMI, DVI are digital signals and VGA is analog, there is no way a passive 'converter' can be used to connect.
But then I always read such mixed reviews of such passive cables where one says it doesn't work, while the other says its perfect! Couple of videos where passive cables worked to connect HDMI out to VGA input. So I wonder how is it working for them? Where is the conversion happening for them? When and what exactly is this passive HDMI to VGA cable used for? Do they work for gaming stations and not CPUs?

What is the trick to figuring out active or passive when connecting digital out to analog in? Is it safe to assume that it definitely requires an active circuitry?
Coming back to my situation, what type of adapter should I buy? I have a HDMI out, DVI-D dual link out on my CPU and a VGA input Dell Monitor.

Thank you!
 
Not sure about the HDMI port, but if your DVI port is a DVI-I port, then you can run a passive adapter to it as it does carry an analog signal. If it's a DVI-D port, you're out of luck.
 
Hi. Thanks for the reply.

So is there no way a DVI-D out be converted to VGA, or converted to DVI-I and then VGA?
 
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