vga converter

When I hook up a VCR, or game console to the Altona AT-AVS100's Composite, or S-Video, input & a monitor to the devices VGA output & have the devices VGA/Component switch set to VGA & it's resolution switch set to 480/576p, I get a glitchy video signal on my monitor (As seen in the included...

vs I do not know if both of them have no difference, but my intuition telling me that since the top requires me to use VGA cable, it could be bad since VGA cable are more fragile than HDMI cable, so I feel like the bottom could be a better option (especially since all of my HDMI cable are...

So I bought a HDMI to VGA Adapter and it arrived last month, it worked fine for the first 2-3 times and then it stopped working. I'm trying to connect my monitor(Samsung syncmaster 920nw) to my(windows 10)HP Notebook. Like I said it worked fine for the first tries and then it stopped working...