I just ordered a new Asus 24" monitor for home use supposing I could hook it up via DisplayPort to my Radeon 6950. Lo and behold it came with only a VGA and a DVI cable. While very annoying I took it ...

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If you’re looking to connect your PC or console to a TV or gaming monitor, there’s a good chance you have multiple options and even more cables. HDMI and DisplayPort cables both allow you to transfer ...

Q: Where do you buy your cables for your monitors? They’re not all made to equal specifications, especially DisplayPort. A: Monoprice gets our staff’s vote for being a source for reliable, affordable ...

One often overlooked consideration when choosing your PC monitor is the ports that come with it. The two primary standards are HDMI and DisplayPort, which offer different features and capabilities.

Let's say you finally took the leap and bought yourself a brand-new high-end GPU and a great 165Hz monitor to go with it. As you're setting up, you use the same HDMI cable you've always used, the one ...

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The upcoming Type-C USB cable just keeps looking more and more like the Holy Grail of cords. The fact that it works no matter which way it’s plugged into a port is a game-changer all by itself, but ...

Today, most new computers with DisplayPort or USB Type-C connectors support the DisplayPort 1.2 standard, which provides enough bandwidth to drive a 4K display at 60Hz over a single cable. In late ...

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