VGA monitor with DVI graphics card ( RX 460 ) wont fit perfectly with adapter.

[MarkoGasi]

Back when I was looking can my monitor support my RX 460, I found post from this forum where it said that my VGA monitor could only support my DVI RX 460 if I had a some sort of adapter, so I bought one. And when I've put it in, the resolution was bad. So I fixed the resolution and there still were some black bars on the edges of my monitor, and the picture is kinda stretched out...
I really need some help here :/ . Do I just need to buy new monitor or something, because I'm not really on budget right now. ( Btw I have installed all the graphics card drivers... )

***IMPORTANT: This is the adapter that they recommended on some posts in here (https://www.amazon.de/Aktives-Adapter-unterst%C3%BCtzt-Ausl%C3%B6sung-1920x1200/dp/B01AU804HK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1487358650&sr=8-3&keywords=dvi-d+vga+adapter)
The only thing that is different is that my adapter is VGA to HDMI, maybe that's the problem here?

 

[RobCrezz]

You should be able to resize the screen in the AMD control panel.

But yeah, no one should really be using VGA any more, its a very old Analogue connection.

 

[MarkoGasi]

You should be able to resize the screen in the AMD control panel.

But yeah, no one should really be using VGA any more, its a very old Analogue connection.

I tried everything in there, and nothing worked... There were some resize options and they would do nothing...

 

[BFG-9000]

Did you plug in the extra microUSB power to the adapter?

Back in the day, Matrox had the best VGA image quality, followed by ATI + 3DFx , and nVidia tended to be the worst. Image quality depends on the quality of all the parts in the digital-to-analog conversion circuitry so is it really a surprise that the ones used in a US$15 adapter is not as good as in a US$700 video card?

 

[SkyNetRising]

What is monitor model name you're using?
What resolution are you using?
Is this the adapter, you're using?

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00NBUTHJG?psc=1

 

[MarkoGasi]

Did you plug in the extra microUSB power to the adapter?

Back in the day, Matrox had the best VGA image quality, followed by ATI + 3DFx , and nVidia tended to be the worst. Image quality depends on the quality of all the parts in the digital-to-analog conversion circuitry so is it really a surprise that the ones used in a US$15 adapter is not as good as in a US$700 video card?

Did you plug in the extra microUSB power to the adapter?
I don't understand what you're asking me.
There isn't the picture quality problem, I'll call it the resolution problem, because I'm having some black bars on the edges of my monitor. But resolution is set to monitors resolution ( 1680 x 1050 )....

 

[MarkoGasi]

What is monitor model name you're using?
What resolution are you using?
Is this the adapter, you're using?

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00NBUTHJG?psc=1

My monitor is Compaq W220q, resolution is 1680x1050.
That's basically the same adapter, only mine has rounded cable, and yours has flat, I don't think that makes any difference.

 

[BFG-9000]

Did you plug in the extra microUSB power to the adapter?

I don't understand what you're asking me.

The pictures in the Amazon link clearly show a microUSB jack to supply extra power the adapter. I am asking if you have plugged that in.

 

[MarkoGasi]

Did you plug in the extra microUSB power to the adapter?

I don't understand what you're asking me.

The pictures in the Amazon link clearly show a microUSB jack to supply extra power the adapter. I am asking if you have plugged that in.

Huh, didn't notice that when I was looking at those pictures, mine adapter isn't like this, mine is VGA to HDMI and it doesn't have that micro USB port down there.

 

[BFG-9000]

That's ridiculous then--an active converter by definition requires power and the HDMI specification only supplies 55mA on the 5V line for the purpose of reading the EDID of a display. I don't think it's reasonable to expect a box like this to run on 1/4 watt, do you?