I have a I394 port on my laptop and I want to connect a monitor that only has display port. Can I use this cable to do that?? Thanks!
234266
Sorry, I do not know anything about that laptop or port. I bought a similar cable, but it was not the correct one. . . .
234267
No, you need something that will connect to a video out on the laptop (VGA, dvi, HDMI) and convert that to display port.
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Yes. You'll need to connect it with a USB 3.0 Cable since there is only one monitor port.
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Yes, its called HDMI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI....Get that cable and connect to monitor, should be good to go,,,,
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This is only a DVI-D Single-Link cable. The dual link cable can carry higher resolutions and more data due to their higher throughput. If your monitor is not more than 1080p (1920x1080) or WUXGA (1920x1200) @ 60Hz or less, this will work fine. If you are trying to use a 2K, qHD, or 4K monitor, then you will have to use either a Display port or at least the dual-link version of the DVI. Either that or deal with something like 17FPS.
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You should not. The adapter has a 15 pin (female) connector on one end. If you are connecting to a monitor... just make sure your cable is 15 pin male...
785035
as long as you have DisplayPort on the laptop (not HDMI port), you can use this adaptor to connect to a regular 15-pin VGA monitor.
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No, to connect a monitor you would use a 15 pin VGA cable, or a DVI cable, or an HDMI cable.
755827
The monitor has three different input ports (HDMI, DVI, VGA). You can use any of them. I have one laptop with HDMI, and another with just a VGA ports. I have used both of them without any issue.
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Your workstation is listed as having two DisplayPort and one VGA video outputs. Did it not come with this adapter? If not, it then depends on the inputs on your monitor. If it will accept DP, DVI, or VGA then you have options. You can either get a DP cable, VGA cable, or this adapter and use a DVI cable. That's why I had to get the adapters, because the monitors I was using would only take DVI or VGA input and I wanted to connect to them using the DVI port. Hope this helps.
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If you have a apple laptop and intend to use display port (only good option), then you need an adaptor because the display port cord is full sized for chaining together with other monitors, not to connect to a laptop
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No, this is a display port cable. If you have a DP port on your desktop, then yes you can, but if you only have HDMI then this will not help you. Cable is of poor quality anyways, build quality and technical, being that it goes from digital output to an analog input. It's a specialty thing that you only get if you are in a bind and HAVE to do it this way. Look for an HDMI to VGA cable.
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Brad: I'm sorry, I have not used it for that purpose. Since I have a MAC laptop, it didn't have the connector port that I needed, so I bought this so I can use the 15-pin end on my external monitor and plug the USB end into my laptop. That works fine. Since it is a standard 15-pin end, My guess is that it will work, bit i haven't done anything other than use it to connect an external monitor to my laptop. Sorry I can't be of more help.
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I don't understand the question : display port on the laptop or monitor? In any case, this typically creates an HDMI port out of the other standard (display port?) . Can connect a TV too but watch out :sound does not go through.
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I do not have the hardware to test that, but I would be skeptical that it would work...The DisplayPort would be passing through a DisplayPort signal, but no the other way around.
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This adapter is specifically for output to another monitor from a Computer or Laptop... so it is an output device only. I would not expect it to be able to work as an input device at all.
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I only tested it to connect my laptop to a computer monitor with a display port. I am not sure if your HDTV has such a port. It probably has a HDMI port for which you need a different cable. In any case the cable quit working only after a few months. I have thrown it away.
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General answer here: DisplayPort is strictly a Digital interface. You can use a DP to DVI cable to drive a DVI monitor. For VGA you have to use an active DP to VGA dongle due to no Analog signals available in the DP interface.