I have a DisplayPort connector on my laptop, which I wish to transmit movies to my television. However, televisions only have HDMI connectors.

I looked at cables/adapters that convert DisplayPort to HDMI and they cost $20+, which is really expensive. I can buy HDMI cables from the dollar store.

Does anyone know of a cheaper solution? I don't understand why they created the DisplayPort standard if it doesn't work with TVs. :(

ebay?

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Order one from Hong Kong or China on eBay. That's your best bet. Although quality goes out the window and it will take 20 days to get here..... but realistically I bought two of the ones from the Apple Store and they both became useless after about 6 months, flickering, disconnecting at the slightest touch and etc.

I got a <$10 one from dealextreme.com a while back, shipping is free but it takes a few weeks.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...q=1& format=2

http://www.amazon.ca/GTMax-mini-disp.../dp/B002AHAP4M

(Not sure about the quality - but the more money you put in, generally, the better it gets)

I just bought a cable.
http://www.amazon.ca/Yellowknife-Pre...4816580&sr=8-9

I have had it for about 8 months and it works perfectly.

Get one off of amazon and different hdmi cable brands don't make a difference (other than physically staying together vs falling apart). It'll either transmit the entire digital signal or none, and doesn't degrade quality

Originally Posted by -Ish-

http://www.amazon.ca/GTMax-mini-disp.../dp/B002AHAP4M

(Not sure about the quality - but the more money you put in, generally, the better it gets)

Not in this case. All of them break in a few weeks if you remove it almost everyday, even Apple's

Well, it's gonna cost a lot because DisplayPort requires an active adapter to convert to DVI/HDMI (a.k.a. one that uses electronics inside the adapter to convert the signal, rather than just wires being rerouted). Some laptops/video cards are able to compensate internally and work with the cheaper passive adapters, but a lot of them don't.

Make sure you check whether your laptop/video cards requires an active adapter for DisplayPort -> DVI/HDMI conversion before you buy!

I bought one earlier this year from Canada Computers so I could add a third monitor to my desktop, and it cost me like $40... feels bad man.

lol oh the coincidence. This was meant to be --->

http://www.macinsiders.com/showthrea...4.html?t=63534