TVs Converting to a VGA signal

Is it possible to run a Componant or HDMI input into a VGA monitor? Bascially I'm looking to plug my xbox into this monitor which I rather stupidly bought which does not have HDMI slots nor is it HD enabled. I'm trying to find a converter cable to buy to do the job but I read somewhere that it's very difficult to convert a digital signal to an analog one without quite pricey equipment. Would something like this work - http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?hl=en&client=firefox-a&q=vga+to+component+female&cid=7093622705331766874&ei=Cr2nTOX_C6D6ygWevOmVBA&sa=title&ved=0CA8Q8wIwAjgA#p

 

Could give this a whirl, I found it after some quick Googling.

http://www.sourcingmap.com/17m-gold...gle&utm_medium=froogle&utm_campaign=ukfroogle

I guess it is basically a VGA cable with a VGA --> DVI adapter + DVI --> HDMI adapter built in.

 

Yeah that's the sort of this I was looking at before. The point I was getting at is does it work and if it does - does it work well. Just I was reading somewhere that It's a bit of scam and doesn't work properly.

 

I didn't think HDMI-> VGA would work because HDMI is a purely digital connection? You'd need some electronic method of converting the signals.

Component is a different matter, it's an analogue system so it shouldn't be a problem to convert to VGA.

In fact a quick google gives you something to start with.

 

You know there's an official VGA cable and plenty of knockoffs out especially for the xbawks?

 

OK so a vga cable for the xbox and a switch box sounds like it would do the job well however I've had a look at a few converters on Amazon just now - reviews report of serious ghosting issues.

 

not sure it would pick up as a detected monitor by the xbox.. it could I'm not saying it won't just not sure- it might come up with something like analog monitor hopefully if they wrote that into the driver

like if you convert dvi to vga and then convert to vga to svga, I know this from experience.. it doesn't always work.. lemme look it up on google and see if I find anything

&edit http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&ke...=aps&hvadid=3563102695&ref=pd_sl_24ymennc45_b

 

I think they sell them as an official product so presumably they would detect. There's one here that's xbox branded. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001U7RNLG/ref=s9_simh_gw_p23_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=0WA9YBEFTPRZFAJA3PYH&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467198433&pf_rd_i=468294