Cable Matters Unidirectional DisplayPort to HDMI Cable - 6ft, Gold-Plated DP to HDMI Cable, Display Port to HDTV/Monitor/Projector Conversion Cord

Recently I replaced the 24" Viewsonic monitor I used with my Lenovo X1 Carbon docking station with a 27" Acer monitor. My previous 24" monitor used an SVGA video interface while the new 27" monitor uses HDMI. The Carbon X1 docking station only supports SVGA or Display Port (DP). I purchased this cable in an attempt to resolve an issue I'd seen with another DP to HDMI cable where the monitor would suddenly go blank. Video would occasionally return with the previous cable, but it was undependable (and it wasn't a physical connection issue, it was related to the type of video being displayed). This Cable Matters DP to HDMI cable completely resolved this issue. If you have a DP to HDMI cable and if you've experienced intermittent issues with your monitor losing video (i.e., suddenly going blank), you may want to give this cable a try.

A welcome respite from the onslaught of alphabet-soup "brands" that are dodgy at best, these cables from Cable Matters are well built and have solved many issues with display reception. I haven't yet had a single problem with any of the cables I've purchased from Cable Matters and will continue to go to them for my future needs.

New GPU has more DisplayPort connectors than HDMI so used this cable to hook up one of my extra monitors. Everything works great and getting rated specs. Cable quality is great with solid connections. DP side has a little press release on the cable so don’t forcibly disconnect without pushing it down.

I wish it was clear in the description that this is less than 2k resolution. I found out from the text on the box itself.Otherwise likely workable for most users.And Cable Matters is a good Co. for hookup cables

I purchased this cable in order to watch content from my Lenovo T410 laptop on a HD TV. The laptop has a DisplayPort (DP++) output and the TV has HDMI input.Simply by connecting the ends of this cable to my laptop and TV, I had an 720p HD image of my laptop screen almost instantly. However, there was no audio.The lack of audio was *not* due to any flaw in the cable. In the process of troubleshooting, I saw several websites which simply blamed this sort of no-audio problem on a "cheap cable" -- but, while this cable is certainly inexpensive (which is one of the reasons I got it!), it has no trouble carrying audio (and very clear audio, at that).I eventually found a Lenovo forum which held the answer: "First go to your audio settings by going FN + F6, choose 'Audio Defaults + Settings'. Then choose your TV as the default audio."This did the trick for me -- I instantly had audio (both through the laptop speakers and the HD TV).The poster on the Lenovo forum also had this piece of advice (which I never followed, since the first step solved the problem for me): "Now the sneaky part. Push FN + F7 and choose 'Projector Only', then sound will come out of the TV. Took me forever to figure out." Again, I had no need to do this, but I'm re-posting it in case someone else does.In summary, after some fiddling with my cpu's settings, this cable delivered all that was promised: crystal clear audio and visual from my laptop to my HD TV. Note: I have only used the cable on a handful of occasions during the past few weeks, so I'm not in a good position to evaluate its durability. As a previous reviewer has mentioned, when the DisplayPort end connects to the computer, it "latches" into place, and a small panel must be pressed in order to release it -- this "release latch" doesn't feel like the most sturdy thing in the world, but it hasn't given my any problems so far, and handled gently, I would imagine that it will continue to function just fine.

These days there are very few things that I actually go to the store and buy. I mostly order things online. Simply because the price is usually better and its just more convenient. Cables are one of those things I usually go to the store and purchase so that I can physically see the cable that I am ordering. There are just so many manufacturers that produce different types of cables of different qualities and repackage and relabel them for specific retailers. You just never really know the level of quality you are getting from cables you order online. Its on of these hit and miss things. Some cables though. Especially conversion cables of a specific length. You just have to order online, because you will be hard pressed to find them in the stores. My point is that these cable matters cables are quality made for their price point. This is my second time purchasing them and you plug them in and forget about them they work so well. The wire terminals seem to be solid and the connection terminals themselves seem to be well made. I do like that these specific cables are fairly thin and cable matters ever has thinner cables in certain connections, called the Ultra Slim cables. So its nice to know where the brand of cables that I can purchase online with out having to worry about if they are good cables or not. Trying to drudge through the thousands and thousands of different cable brands online and look at reviews is just a head ache. I will still be purchasing my cables in the store for the most part, because cables are one of those things that I usually dont know I need right up until I need it, but when the need arrises for me to order my cables online, Cable Matters will definitely be my go to.