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Product Description

With the Plugable Mini DisplayPort - HDMI active conversion adapter, you can connect the Mini DisplayPort output of a laptop or desktop PC to a monitor with HDMI input, a high definition television, and a projector.

For example, it can be used on various systems with Mini DisplayPort output, such as MS Surface Pro (excluding Windows RT) series, Surface Book, Intel NUC, Dell XPS, Carbon X1.

The internal pixel clock of this active conversion adapter corresponds to 594 MHz,

As long as graphics card and monitor side are compatible

, Up to 4K @ 60 Hz resolution can be supported.

Many of the similar adapters that are currently on sale are passive conversion adapters (or products called level shifters, level conversion, type 1 adapters, etc.), in which case the resolution is only 1920 x 1200 because the internal clock is 165 MHz

It can not display at 4K resolution without doing it.

Also, if HDMI conversion is performed on the DisplayPort signal of the graphics card adopting the Intel HD 4400 or Nvidia Lepler generation or earlier GPU,

Maximum resolution limited to 4K @ 30 Hz

I know that.

For details of the product, please refer to the product page of our website.

Please consider our "Plugable Display Port - HDMI Active Conversion Adapter (DP-HDMI)" when converting the normal DisplayPort port output.

A full size DisplayPort connector is attached instead of the Mini DisplayPort connector.

New version:

Unlike the previous version (compatible with HDMI 1.4), this product supports HDMI 1.4 and 2.0.

The unit marked "Rev B" on the back is an adapter compatible with HDMI 2.0.

Also, the total length of the adapter has been changed to 15 cm instead of the previous 20 cm.

function

With this active conversion adapter, you can connect the mini DisplayPort output of a laptop or desktop PC to a monitor with HDMI input, a high definition television, and a projector.

The maximum resolution is 4K UHD 3840 x 2160 refresh rate 60 Hz.

In order to guarantee wide compatibility and quality, we have received VESA (DisplayPort) certification.

Thunderbolt compatible.

However, please refer to the "Compatibility with Apple products" column below for usage on Mac systems.

It conforms to VESA standard dual mode DisplayPort 1.2, HBR 2 (high bit rate 2) and HDMI 2.0 standard.

It is compatible with AMD's Eyefinity technology and can be used together to connect three or more monitors.

(Please read the "Frequently Asked Questions" section below.)

It supports HDCP contents protection function.

No special driver installation or external power supply is required.

compatibility

This Mini DisplayPort - HDMI active conversion adapter should function virtually regardless of the operating system regardless of the combination of the system on which Mini DisplayPort is installed and any HDMI monitor.

However, the graphics driver must be operating normally on the system side.

The type of resolution that can be set is determined by the system, its graphics adapter, and the specifications and performance of the connected monitor.

For example, if the graphics adapter of the system supports only resolutions up to 1080p to the external connection monitor, whatever the performance of the connected monitor, this Plugable active conversion adapter

You can not exceed that limit by.

Please note that there are computers that can only be set up to 4K @ 30 Hz due to performance limits of system mounted GPU and memory size.

For example, for systems with Intel HD Graphics 4400 (2 GB), the maximum supported resolution is 3280 x 2000 @ 60 Hz for HDMI and 3200 x 2000 @ 60 Hz for DisplayPort.

In such a system, it is not possible to display a resolution of 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz even with this conversion adapter.

Compatibility with Apple products

Even with Mac systems with Thunderbolt or Mini DisplayPort, this adapter may be usable.

However

On some Mac systems, Apple's proprietary DisplayPort port implementation may prevent audio via this adapter from being transferred to the HDMI monitor.

In the version of OS X Mavericks (10.9 or later), Apple has disabled the 4K output of so many existing models.

(Please refer to the website of Apple for the targeted system.) In such a model, you can not display 4K even with this adapter.

Also,

Depending on the model of the Mac system, refresh rate may be limited to 30 Hz when DisplayPort - HDMI conversion is performed.

If you want to display 4K @ 60 Hz in such a system, instead of connecting to the HDMI monitor / TV using such a DP-HDMI conversion adapter, you can connect the DisplayPort natively to the monitor with DisplayPort input

I will recommend it.

The Samsung U28D590D monitor is not compatible with Mac systems.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is the difference between active adapter and passive adapter?

A: DisplayPort is a very strange standard.

This standard has the ability to pass other signal types through the DisplayPort connector, known as "dual mode", "DisplayPort ++", or "DP ++".

This passing signal includes the "TDMS signal" necessary for HDMI or DVI standard monitoring.

"Passive adapter" transfers all of these signals using "dual mode" DisplayPort function and voltage boost.

(Voltage boost is necessary because the normal voltage of DisplayPort is 3.3 V while HDMI is 5 V.) When "TDMS (DVI / HDMI) signal" is output via dual mode, many DisplayPort

For output and relatively inexpensive passive adapters, the internal clock rate is limited to 165 Mhz.

To maintain limited bandwidth due to this clock rate limit, the resolution will be up to 1980 x 1200 and the corresponding number of colors will also be reduced.

In the case of many DisplayPort - HDMI conversion adapters (marked as 'active' or 'passive' adapters on the market today), even with internal clock rates up to 300 Mhz, HDMI

In order to transmit the "TDMS signal" required by the DVI monitor side, it depends on the dual mode function after all.

In contrast, Plugable's DisplayPort - HDMI 2.0 active conversion adapter is a truly active adapter.

Instead of transferring the "TDMS signal" via the DisplayPort dual mode, we actually convert the DisplayPort "LVDS signal" output to the "TDMS signal" required on the monitor side.

In addition, because it is an internal clock rate up to 594 Mhz, this conversion adapter has all the functions (resolution up to 4K @ 60 Hz, high stereoscopic 3D and high color count) to be HDMI 1.4 and 2.0 compliant

We support this.

Q: In the product information column, "In the Mac system, audio via this adapter may not be transferred to the HDMI monitor.

Why is that, but why?

A: Some Apple products sometimes use special methods for voice transfer via DisplayPort and Thunderbolt.

Such systems can not transfer voice.

If you implement this proprietary transfer method on this adapter, this product will not be able to receive VESA (DisplayPort) certification.

Q: Can I connect two or more monitors with Plugable Mini DisplayPort - HDMI active conversion adapter and AMD Eyefinity?

A: It corresponds to technical specifications.

AMD Eyefinity technology allows you to connect up to six, up to two "existing" monitors via DisplayPort (via HDMI, DVI or VGA).

However, when two "existing" monitors are connected, the third monitor must be the original DisplayPort connection without using a conversion adapter.

This is because the HDMI signal transferred simply using DisplayPort dual mode using a conversion adapter or the like is counted among "two existing (via HDMI, DVI or VGA)" ("existing" monitor is 3

It does not correspond to connection of more than one).

However, when using Plugable's active conversion adapter, the AMD Eyefinity graphics card is connected as a DisplayPort monitor, so it can not be counted as "existing 2 units", so you can connect more than 3 units

.

(Remark: According to AMD, AMD's graphics card supports up to two active conversion adapters.)

However, depending on your Eyefinity graphics card, additional settings on the Eyefinity configuration may be necessary when displaying the third monitor, or display may not be possible due to compatibility issues.

Q: Can the Plugable Mini DisplayPort - HDMI active conversion adapter be used at a refresh rate of 60 Hz on a 4K monitor compatible with HDMI 2.0?

A. Yes.

This adapter complies with DisplayPort 1.2 and HDMI 1.4 / 2.0, and it supports refresh rate up to 60 Hz at 4K resolution.

If the Mini DisplayPort on the system conforms to the DisplayPort 1.2 standard and the system GPU or monitor supports 4K @ 60 Hz, it can be displayed at 4K @ 60 Hz.

Q: When using this conversion adapter with the MacBook Pro / Mac Pro (Retina, Late 2013 and later), even if it is a 4K monitor compatible with HDMI 2.0, the refresh rate

Features:

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• With this active conversion adapter you can connect Mini DisplayPort output of laptop or desktop PC to monitor with HDMI input, high resolution TV, projector.
• (This adapter is for Mini DisplayPort conversion, please use our "Plugable Display Port - HDMI Active Conversion Adapter (DP - HDMI)" when converting the normal DisplayPort port.
• The corresponding resolution is up to 4 K UHD 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz, up to 1080 p @ 120 Hz.
• It also supports stereo 3D and audio.
• It is compatible with AMD's Eyefinity technology.
• I have received VESA (DisplayPort) certification.
• It conforms to VESA standard DisplayPort 1.2, High Bit Rate 2 (HBR 2), and HDMI 2.0 standards.
• It converts Mini DisplayPort output to HDMI, but it can not be used for reverse direction (HDMI output is converted to DisplayPort).
• Both the output side and the monitor side connected to the output side must correspond to the required resolution and mode.
• In the configuration using this adapter, it is not possible to set the resolution that the output side does not correspond to the monitor.
• Although it is compatible with Thunderbolt, since different phenomena occur even with the same model in Apple products, please refer to "Compatibility with Apple products" in the following product information about compatibility with Thunderbolt port.
• Plugable offers 1 year quality assurance and email support.
• If you have any questions about this product, please contact our support.

Product information:

Shipping Weight: 18 g

Package Dimensions: 1.02 x 1.52 x 9.40 cm