I needed to hook a desktop computer up to a new monitor (not TV, there is a difference), that like many these days only has a HDMI port. The computer only has a DisplayPort and VGA port and I obviously wouldn’t be using VGA. I read up on DisplayPort and while there are some significant differences between it and HDMI, but none of those differences mattered to me for computer monitor use. I also learned that there are three physically different types of HDMI connectors (Type A, B and C) and two different types of DisplayPort connectors. And I learned that a passive adapter cable is all that is necessary to convert from one to the other.
Now the question was which one from the dozens of different models listed here?
I already owned a very high quality HDMI cable and didn’t want to replace it so I opted for an adapter like shown here. To me they all look the same so I did the natural thing of choosing the one with the most number of user posts. It seems most are in agreement that this is the one to get.
A plus is that I got it two days later. Sometimes I’ve waited a months for little adapters like this. It is very well made, rugged and solid. That’s a plus. And if course it works exactly as expected.
The description didn’t show a close enough picture of the connector ends of the ends of the adapter to help me so I will, hope it helps you.
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