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4.0 out of 5 starsGreat cable, works well, so here are some selection tips
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 15, 2018
AmazonBasics cables are pretty reliable. Every PC has 1-3 ports on the back for a monitor. They can use one of several technologies, like the old VGA, hdmi, DVI or Display port. The PC sends the video signal out those ports which connect by cable to your monitor which may have the same or different ports for receiving the video/TV display signal from your PC. Thus a conversion cable like this is for when you have different tech at each end. Make sure you always know if the signal can go only one way, or both ways on the cable. Typically, DisplayPort is out from the PC, and more monitors have hdmi, vga or DVI ports to receive the signal. Some people just get short adapters to convert from one end to the cable, but prefer getting a ready made cable for the specific conversion needed. I used this one for several months until I replaced the older PC with a newer one with different cables. CAVEAT: There are TWO different DVI cable formats, one is 24+1 and the other is 24+5 and you need to ensure your cable end matches the port on the PC or monitor. The +5 has four small pins around the single wide tab located at one end of the plug. The 24+1 WILL NOT fit into a 24+5 port, so be aware of that.
