Calrad's 40-284A is a simple solution for converting HDMI signals to VGA video and audio. It is a perfect solution for connecting video cards (desktop or laptop) or consumer electronics devices such as game consoles or home theater receivers that offer an HDMI Out port to a VGA display. The HDMI to VGA video and audio is a Plug-N-Play video converter that automatically provides instant decoding of the HDMI signals to VGA video and audio signals to facilitate the viewing of HDTV video content on televisions, projectors or other devices that do not have HDMI inputs. Power is supplied by the HDMI Source.