Just get the original Microsoft VGA cable and you're done

you try to find a hdmi to vga convertor for cheap first, then u tell me
and tell me also whether the quality good or not

btw, vga cable 3rd party but lousy quality also cheap

HDMI to DVI is easily available
example:

they are cheap cause HDMI and DVI are digital signals and do no require any conversion

anyway, if u have a vga only monitor, best bet is still the microsoft's vga cable. 2nd hand can fetch u around RM80, and the quality is very good. it can even go hi def resolutions

hi def HDMI and hi def vga or component doesnt differ much in quality, just maybe in the signal conversion because LCD TVs are digital components, and there might be signal lost from conversion from analogue (vga/component)

He meant that the VGA port on his monitor is already used to connect his laptop. He only has a DVI port free