Do HDMI to VGA cables actually work as advertised?

I recently bought this HDMI to VGA cable to use with a computer which only has HDMI output:

However, it doesn’t work and now I realize that an active device is needed to perform the conversion. My question is basically: Is the cable a fake product or are some graphics cards able output a VGA signal through the HDMI output?

Edit: By "output a VGA signal through the HDMI output" I mean switching from HDMI output to VGA output with a hardware setting.

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Yeah I believe that is a scam. Although I'm not sure about your question. If you are trying to use HDMI OUTPUT to VGA INPUT (new pc to old monitor) then this is what you need:

If your trying to convert VGA OUTPUT to HDMI INPUT (Old pc to new monitor) then you need this: Hope this helps!

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