Any Difference between HDMI to VGA and DVI-I to VGA converters (in quality(?

[fdavid]

I'm currently buying a new gaming rig and my monitor is a bit old, but it's still works fine (LG Flatron W1942S, resolution 1440x900) and i wonder if it will make any difference in overall video/picture quality.

 

[Solandri]

There's a huge difference. DVI-I includes analog signals (they're the four holes surrounding the line), A cheap adapter will map those analog signals to the proper VGA wires, and you'll get "native" VGA output straight from the video card.

http://www.networktechinc.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/DVI-connectors-type.jpg

HDMI to VGA requires an active adapter, which maps the HDMI signal to a screen image, then converts that to analog for output on a D-Sub VGA connector. It's bulky, expensive, sometimes requires external power, and doesn't always work.