HDMI to VGA? I don't know why you would want to do such a thing, or even if it's possible. HDMI signals are far higher in bandwidth and are digital, as opposed to the VGA connection which is analog.
What kind of video outputs does your notebook have, and what kind of inputs does your panel have?
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