thelatinist
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My theater has an aging projector with only analog inputs. Our theater is wired with VGA + 3.5 mm audio inputs at front of house for powerpoint, etc. and in the sound/video booth with VGA and composite video inputs. The projector is controlled by a remote wall panel connected by a wired IR extender. I understand that ultimately we're going to have to upgrade our projector and rewire the theater for digital video, but the money just isn't in the budget to do that right now.
The issue we're having is that increasingly guest presenters arrive with PCs equipped only with HDMI video outputs. For Macs we can use passive adapters because miniDisplayport and even Thunderbolt will output analog video, but for HDMI we will need some sort of converter that can convert HDMI to VGA, preferably with a 3.5 mm audio output so we can use it at the front of the house. Does anyone have any experience with such things? Searches on Amazon show that they are available, but they all seem to be from unknown manufacturers and I'm hesitant about quality. I would appreciate any advice you have on the subject.
The issue we're having is that increasingly guest presenters arrive with PCs equipped only with HDMI video outputs. For Macs we can use passive adapters because miniDisplayport and even Thunderbolt will output analog video, but for HDMI we will need some sort of converter that can convert HDMI to VGA, preferably with a 3.5 mm audio output so we can use it at the front of the house. Does anyone have any experience with such things? Searches on Amazon show that they are available, but they all seem to be from unknown manufacturers and I'm hesitant about quality. I would appreciate any advice you have on the subject.