Your office PC or older laptop still outputs VGA. The display you've got — a modern HDTV, a new monitor, a projector for the training room — only has HDMI. You're staring at a blank screen because the two ends don't speak the same language.
The Simplecom CM201 converts analog VGA to digital HDMI, up to 1920x1080@60Hz. The 3.5mm audio input lets you feed sound from your PC's headphone jack into the HDMI signal, so your display actually plays audio. Powered by USB — plug it into a wall adapter or a spare port on the PC.
Comes with a short VGA cable, a 3.5mm audio cable, and a USB power cable in the box. Plug, play, screen lights up. No drivers.
One important thing: this is VGA-to-HDMI only. It does not go the other way. And if you're on a laptop, you'll need to switch display modes (Fn + screen key) to route output through the VGA port
| brand | SIMPLECOM |
| model | CM201 |
| input | 15-pin VGA female + 3.5mm stereo audio female |
| output | HDMI female (up to 1080p@60Hz) |
| supported_vga_resolutions | 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x720, 1280x800, 1280x1024, 1360x768, 1600x1200, 1920x1080 (all @60Hz) |
| hdmi_compatibility | HDMI 1.3 |
| power | USB (Mini USB port); wall adapter or PC/TV USB port |
| direction | VGA to HDMI only (not bi-directional) |
| package_contents | CM201 converter, USB power cable, short VGA male-to-male cable, 3.5mm stereo audio cable |
| category | CHARGERS & CABLES |
