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If my GPU has 1x HDMI 2.1 port and my monitor (Full HD 100 Hz) has HDMI 1.4, what kind of HDMI cable should I get?
Asking because I genuinely am not sure and I don't want to waste money. If my GPU has 1x HDMI 2.1 port and my monitor (Full HD 100 Hz) has HDMI 1.4, what kind of HDMI cable should I get?
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Connect external LCD monitor with only 2 Display Ports to Laptop with only HDMI output
I have an LCD monitor with 2 DP inputs only and a laptop having 1 HDMI output. I know it can't directly connect via single cable or HDMI-to-DP converter but via an active adapter.
I also have type-C ...
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Is my cable or iGPU at fault here?
I have a 1440p 240Hz monitor and I would like to fully utility the refresh rate at the monitor native resolution.
I have a Ryzen 2500U CPU with Vega 8 iGPU integrated.
I have a bit older cable ...
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What could be the reason that my "Displayport To HDMI Adapter" does not work?
Recently, I bought this: https://www.dustinhome.se/product/5010763579/displayport-to-hdmi-adapter
It was not cheap and it feels quite heavy and quality-ish in my hand. I'm not at all convinced that ...
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Connecting Monitor to TV via HDMI from computer
I have a mac with usb C and its connected to a monitor via a single usb C cable. The monitor acts as a dock for a bunch of usb, hdmi, ethernet connections to the mac. Is there a way to daisy chain ...
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HDMI or ethernet over USB-C
I'm running some cables through a small gap and would like to use low profile USB-C cables. I know you can get HDMI or ethernet adapters for USB, but I believe these are software based and require a ...
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Newly bought 2.0 HDMI cables aren't working [closed]
We bought 14 boxes of new HDMI 2.0 cables (1.5m in length) over a month ago and only came around to needing them just now. I needed 3 cables at first so I unpacked them. To our surprise, none of them ...
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Passive HDMI-VGA cable? [duplicate]
A friend of mine has this cable, which he bought from an international supermarket chain store - I don't expect them to buy useless crap.
It appears to be a totally passive cable, but it's an HDMI->...
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HDMI and DVI cable
I have bought a cable: one end is DVI and the other is HDMI. This DVI cable has 3x3 plus 3x3 pins with a space
between these 2 groups.
But the PC end has 8x3 pins. Can I insert the cable into the PC ...
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Under what circumstances will a passive HDMI-to-VGA adapter work?
I have bought a no-brand, passive HDMI Male to VGA Female adapter, to link up a PC with a more dated monitor. It did not work.
After doing some reading, I have learned that buying such an adapter is ...
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Would using the digital port of a monitor improve image quality compared to an analog one?
I use a Samsung SyncMaster 2494 monitor at my desk. It has a VGA port, and I've been using an adapter that converts the VGA signal to HDMI so I can use it with my laptop. However, I took a look in ...
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What options to transport video, USB and power on a single cable?
My source does not come with a USB-C port (only USB 2.0 type A, HDMI and DisplayPort). Still, I would like to combine USB, video and power on a single cable, in a similar way as USB-C hubs do. I do ...
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Is it possible to record the HDMI output of a laptop to the HDMI input of a desktop?
I have a laptop (that only has HDMI output, no input possible) and a desktop (typical one, but the HDMI port can receive input), and I thought if it was possible to somehow record on the desktop, ...
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Can I turn a DP Cable into a HDMI Cable?
I have seen that you can buy adapters to put on the end to convert a DP cable into a HDMI.
Is it possible to put one on each end to effectively turn it into a HDMI cable?
Reason being that I ...
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VGA Cable or DisplayPort-HDMI Cable, which is better?
I have a doubt: I bought a new monitor (Samsung S24D330), which has only VGA and HDMI inputs, my desktop (DELL Optiplex 9010) has only VGA and DISPLAYPORT outputs.
Now I'm using the VGA cable, using ...
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