ATEN 2L-7DX2U video cable adapter 1.8 m VGA (D-Sub) + 3.5mm + USB Type-A DVI-I + 3.5mm + USB Type-B Black, Green, Pink

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For £29 ex‑VAT, this ATEN adapter is the sort of “small but fiddly” accessory that’s genuinely useful if you’re stuck in the legacy world: VGA on one end, and then you need the audio split along with the right sort of USB connections for devices that expect it. It’s the kind of thing you buy when a meeting room has older screens/cameras/mic systems or when you’re trying to keep existing cabling working instead of paying for a whole AV refresh. If you’ve ever had to bodge together video + audio + touch/control cables and then troubleshoot halfway through a call, you’ll appreciate the fact it’s packaged as one solution.

That said, it’s not for everyone. If your setup is fully modern (HDMI/DisplayPort everything, no weird control requirements), you’ll be paying for complexity you don’t need. Also, double‑check what the “DVI‑I + USB Type‑B” side is meant to plug into in your specific device—mixing up video-only adapters versus those that also handle USB control can lead to dead ends that are annoying to diagnose. In short: buy it if you know you need this exact legacy interconnect for a specific room/system; skip it if you’re aiming to standardise on newer AV connections.