Reddit reviews Rankie Mini DisplayPort (Mini DP) to HDMI Cable, 4K Ready, 6 Feet

Power Supply:
https://eshop.macsales.com/item/Apple/MA407LLAU/

VGA:
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00Z08KW8C

DVI:
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01KAM3ICO

HDMI:
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00YONKZ72

Mouse and keyboard are any USB that you like.

Yeah, no worries.

Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y34K4CY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_p5k2DbS6P43SA

You would just plug the receiver(s) for the mouse and keyboard into the KVM. So whichever computer is active, has the input from the mouse and keyboard passed to it 👍

To plug the Mac in, you need a mini DP adapter or cable (same connector as TB2 which is what your Mac uses for display out)

Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YONKZ72/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_jal2DbYDAV33M

What your looking for is Mosaic by NVIDIA and their Mid-tier NVS card. Just a few quality Mini-DP to HDMI cables set up the mosaic and it should be good to go. I personally run the NVS 810 on my home computer but I'm a freak and like having 8 displays.

You're probably going to want this by the way: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YONKZ72/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s03?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It works fine on my T430 and is able to handle sending audio to an external display

Agreed, the Surface is not going to provide the premium experience. It will be able to provide a basic demonstration of the technology on the go.

As for the cable, this is one of the cable I attempted to use:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00YONKZ72/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1472828864&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=mini+displayport+to+hdmi&dpPl=1&dpID=41u3yXrcduL&ref=plSrch

Do you mean to say that I need a minDP to Displayport with a Displayport to HDMI converter?

That adapter should work, or a cable like this


here are their top choices for TVs to use as a monitor.

I haven't tried using that TV as a monitor, but here is a review. Specific to using it as a PC monitor:

>Great TV for PC use. The TV feels responsive thanks to low input lag and excellent motion handling. It supports chroma 4:4:4 for clear text across all backgrounds but unfortunately, the viewing angle is poor, so the edges of the screen darken when viewed from up-close.

One thing that I know will work. Plug in a TV or external monitor using a mini display port to hdmi or VGA adapter. and if you close the screen after you turn it on, have power plugged in and use an external keyboard and mouse, it will force video to the external display as if it were internal. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201834

What is your monitor? If it has a DisplayPort on it, get an mDP to DP cable:

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Mini-DisplayPort-Black/dp/B07K36QBYX/

Otherwise if your monitor does not have DisplayPort, here is a mDP to HDMI cable:

https://www.amazon.com/Rankie-Mini-DisplayPort-Cable-Ready/dp/B00YONKZ72/

I generally suggest avoiding adapters whenever possible with video.

Come to think of it I don't think you have control over your drivers, Macs are locked down and you only get what Apple serves via the Apple Update Center or whatever it's called.

Are you using the HDMI cable that was included in the box? (If one was?)If you're not you could be using an older standard HDMI cable which doesn't have enough bandwidth.

I'm very surprised to see that monitor only has one input.

Is your adapter an actual cable or do you have a box converting a mini displayport into HDMI?

I feel like the issue lays somewhere in your connection method or cable, do you have pictures or model numbers of the adapter perhaps? Did you buy it recently? Is it really old?

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Mini-DisplayPort-HDMI-Cable/dp/B0134V3KIA/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1536211484&sr=1-3&keywords=mini+displayport+to+hdmi

You'll see this cable above only supports up to 1920x1080 at 60hz

https://www.amazon.com/Rankie-Mini-DisplayPort-Cable-Ready/dp/B00YONKZ72/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1536211484&sr=1-6&keywords=mini+displayport+to+hdmi

This one supports up to 4K

This would be an ideal straight connection from your laptop to the screen. If you're using an adapter box as well you'd need to check that is built to transmit HDMI 1.4 as well, the cable is cheap enough you should just do a direct connection.

Use a mini displayport to hdmi adpater.

Something like this.

It's this guy

So there is a wire that comes off of the monitor and into this box, then the wires coming off the box go into your PC? It seems you have one, possibly two options.

If the cable that goes into that box (I believe it is a mini display port cable) is NOT removable from the back of the monitor, my suggestion would be to get a cable or adapter that you will plug that boxes cable into, allowing you to plug into the Wii U.

If you can get the mini display port cable to disconnect from the monitor then this cable or this adapter should work. This option seems more likely to work if the mini display port cable can disconnect.

Note: Mac connections can be finicky, and it could possibly be proprietary (only work with other Mac products) so neither of these options are guaranteed to work, but I'd be willing to bet the $5 on it.

Also: you make the links into words by formatting it like so words

I think it might be mini-display port: https://www.amazon.com/Rankie-Plated-DisplayPort-Thunderbolt-Compatible/dp/B00YONKZ72/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1473361728&sr=8-4&keywords=mini-DisplayPort+to+hdmi

Q1, I don't think the active HDMI is necessary.

Why not Mini DP to HDMI?


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rankie-Plated-DisplayPort-Thunderbolt-Compatible/dp/B00YONKZ72/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464865283&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=mini+displayport+to+hdmi&psc=1

So something like this would be ok you think?

My 280x uses mini display ports instead of full sized ones so I'm using this https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00YONKZ72/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_bz5vxbTZSBF0B

There are regular display port to hdmi cables though. www.amazon.ca/dp/B00Z05JMKO/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_mB5vxb8TD4YWC