Displayport Cable Length Reddit

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Displayport cable length reddit.

I got a new monitor arm and my 6 foot cable isn t long enough to connect my pc and my monitor so i m getting a new one. Search optical display port solution. It is worth your time. 8 points 1 year ago.

Now i m using one 2 meters cable and two 3 meters cables with two active displayport extenders between them to drive a 2560x1440 monitor at 165hz. Don t get yourself into trouble by trusting your beautiful new monitor to a crummy 2 displayport cable. Cable length for index. Posted by 1 year ago.

I thought i remember when i built my pc almost 2 years ago that a displayport cable could only be 6 feet long to have 4k video and anything longer would be 1440p. My hope here is to inform others who might not know or thought the same way i did about cables. The displayport 1 2 standard does set a minimum requirement that all cables up to 2 meters in length must support hbr2 speeds 21 6 gbit s and all cables of any length must support rbr speeds 6 48 gbit s. Help reddit app reddit coins reddit premium reddit gifts.

Link to certified cables below. I ll add that these are the highest quality most expensive cables i could find. Longer cables will not sustain correct signalling and you ll encounter problems. Hdmi 2 0 does have two main advantages over displayport 1 3.

Keep the cable length under 3m. I have been an enthusiast in the tech industry for 15 years and am learning everyday. Spend the extra cash to get a good one and reap the rewards with a fully functional display. Cables greater than 2 meters may or may not support hbr hbr2 speeds.

I ll be using dual displayport setup for 2 monitors eventually only have one at the moment but my question is there any issue with resolution loss if i m running a displayport connection at about 25ft roughly the length i ll need for the cable to wind down the display arm under desk along wall up shelf into pc. I feel like i m horribly misremembering this. Cable length for index. Don t buy long cables.

2 points 1 year ago.