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HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a widely used interface for transmitting audio and video signals between devices and displays. Many PCs now include the ability to output audio/video directly to an HDMI port.

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Will an HDMI to DP adapter work for Daisy Chaining?

I am looking to set up dual monitors to my work pc. The GPU of the computer is on the lower end and only has a single HDMI port and a VGA port. The two monitors I have do not have any VGA ports so the ...
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Can I use my USB Port for External Monitor?

I have a Dell G315 3579 laptop and I have already a monitor which is connected to my HDMI. I have another external monitor and I want to use it too but I don’t want to use HDMI hub. I want to use my ...
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5 Monitor Setup - Video card issues

Dont play games, dont render and I have 4 monitors (all HDMI and all-max 1920x1080), so I got myself a GT 710 (4x HDMI). Does the job perfectly and I am good with that. Things start to fall apart ...
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Black screen and video/audio distortions with 4K60 output

I have a computer which is connected to my AV receiver which, in turn, is connected to my TV. All devices and cables support 4K60, i.e., HDMI 2.0. All corresponding settings are enabled and Windows as ...
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How can I find a monitors timing settings?

We have two identical monitors. One monitor is connected via HDMI, and the other is using a dumb VGA to HDMI adapter (as the PC only has 1x HDMI and 1x VGA port). Since Windows is unable to determine ...
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Windows Screen Split After Disconnecting Second Monitor, Weird Behaviors

I am using Windows 10 Home 20H2 with the lattest update. My second monitor died and I disconnected it. It had a VGA cable connected to an HDMI adapter and plugged into an RTX 3060. After restarting, ...
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How to check support for Ultrawide 1440p?

I have MSI GF75 Thin 10SC and I wanted to buy an ultrawide monitor with 3440x1440p. As per the specs my laptop supports 4K at 30hz. So if I go with the above resolution will it support ultrawide with ...
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Can an Intel UHD Graphics 630 support a fourth monitor through USB-A to HDMI?

A co-worker's office computer is an HP ProDesk 400 G7 running on an Intel Core i5 with the graphics card above. Currently, it is hooked up to 3 monitors through HDMI, DP, and VGA. I was wondering if a ...
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Monitor can toggle between two HDMI inputs, the inactive input still thinks it is active as long as HDMI cable is connected

I recently purchased a new monitor (an Acer - Nitro XF243Y). It has two HDMI inputs. It is primarily used with my Windows desktop computer. I occassionally want to use it as a second screen for my ...
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How do I automatically disable my third monitor when I turn it off - Windows 11

I have three display outputs from my video card: monitor 1 (DisplayPort), monitor 2 (DisplayPort), and a TV (HDMI). If the TV is turned off, and I move my mouse off to the right of the 2nd screen, it ...
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Trying to get new 144hz monitor to work

I recently received the AOC 24G2SE monitor as a gift which is capable of 144hz and I am trying to make it work with my other monitor (LG 24EN43) and my rather old Gigabyte Sabre 17 laptop. I have been ...
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Surface go 2 to monitor with usb hub

I have surface go 2 and just bought a monitor and wireless keyboard and mouse. As the surface go 2 only has one usb c port I bought an adaptor to HDMI. Monitor works fine with surface go 2 with HDMI ...
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My PC plugged into my AV receiver over HDMI flashes black repeatedly. How can I diagnose and fix?

With my PC (Dell Optiplex 7050 with Intel HD 530 GPU) plugged into my receiver (Yamaha RX-V6A), the display flashes black for two seconds every five seconds! If I unplug receiver power and restart, it'...
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Cannot change monitor frequency to maximum 75Hz

I have a laptop with i5 generation 11 with Iris Xe video card connected via HDMI to a Phillips monitor PHL 273V7 and in windows 10 or 11 I cannot change frequency to 75Hz now, the monitor supports ...
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USB to HDMI via a hub does not work

I purchased an HP 250 G8 Windows 11 laptop this year. For video output there is just one HDMI port on the laptop. My goal is to be able to connect and use two separate monitors. In order to extend ...
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Laptop with broken screen / BIOS

I have a laptop with a broken screen. I know I can use the HDMI and VGA outputs to use it, but I need to access the BIOS. I have tried everything I could find on the Internet (even here, on stack- ...
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Dual monitor not working properly

Setup is very simple, I bought a new RX 6600 with 3 DP and 1 HDMI. First port is connected to a DP->HDMI adapter and then to the main monitor. Second port is HDMI cable directly connected to an old ...
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Debian hdmi not working after installing nvidia driver

I'm using 2 monitors on my debian 11 laptop and using and HDMI cable to connect to a secondary monitor. While developing a code I set up opencl drivers thus downloaded nvidia drivers. The process of ...
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Plugging power into my laptop killed my USB-C-HDMI cables, my monitors, and now it wont charge or boot - how, and why?

I've got a bit of perplexing problem, unsure if it's hardware, firmware or software, and not sure how to proceed. I have a Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga L13 Gen 2, booting Ubuntu, Fedora, and Win10 (all ...
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Does HDMI 2.0 support 5120x1440 at 70hz?

Does anybody know if HDMI 2.0 supports 5120x1440 at 70hz? I know the maximum for HDMI 2.0 is 4k at 60hz, but seeing as 5120x1440 has 88% of the pixels of 4k, is 70hz supported at this resolution? I am ...
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HDMI splitter (extend) was working for 6 months, but stopped working

Hoping this is the correct Stack site for this type of question. Having issues with my HDMI splitter no longer working at all, when it previously worked very well for about 6 months. Tech specs: ...
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I need a solution for a Laptop display port output to usb-c or mini hdmi input on a monitor

I have a standard display port 1.2 on my laptop and I need a cable that will output from this to either a mini-HDMI input or a usb-c input. Except all my efforts on search engines on amazon etc give ...
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How to connect Lenovo laptop to external monitor?

I have windows 10 x64 on Lenovo laptop g500 series. The screen is not working and just showing white screen. As in below screen. Earlier used to work if I keep my laptop screen in a particular angle, ...
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Using a 4k monitor with 2 HDMI and a full hd monitor with one hdmi does not show image on the second

I've got a 4k monitor (36") which needs 2 HDMI inputs and a full hd monitor which needs one. I'm using a usb c dongle for both 4k monitor outputs and a usb to hdmi adapter for the full hd one. ...
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Screen briefly turns black when I move on the chair in a specific way

Sorry if I am writing this in a wrong Stack Exchange site, I looked at all of them and this seemed like the most proper one for this weird stuff. Based on a complete truth. Straight to the point. ...
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Application on Unreal engine stops rendering when I disconnect my monitor

I have an application that was made on Unreal engine and for some reason when I disconnect my display (HDMI cable) it suddenly stops rendering/refreshing screen. Even if I connect to my PC via ...
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Dell P170S monitor shows vertical red, pink, blue or green lines upon watching youtube

The video that shows this best is this one, at around 0:16. The red lines pass across the screen left-to-right. They also appear and disappear. I am using KDE Plasma Manjaro on a Raspberry Pi 400, and ...
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Connecting USB-3 port to USB-C docking station

All our meeting rooms are set-up so there is a single USB-C cable on the desk which is connected to a docking station under the desk. This docking station supplies video (HDMI), audio (speaker & ...
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Are Windows programs able to detect that my screen is off and change their behavior accordingly?

Sometimes when I play League of Legends I have to briefly leave for a brief period. I turn off my monitor connect리ed to my pc via HDMI then turn it back on when I come back. The League of Legends ...
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Extended display resolution stuck at 800x600 when using an USB 3.0 to HDMI adapter

I have a Dell laptop that has USB 2.0 port and I have a monitor that supports HDMI/VGA/display ports full HD. I used a USB 3.0 to HDMI adapter (Nextech NA34) and it's working. But extended monitor ...
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How to restore HDMI audio in Windows 10?

I use my TV as my main display for my Windows 10 machine, and also as the audio device. This has always worked fine, but on turning on the machine this morning, there is no sound and the TV audio ...
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Monitor will not go to sleep mode on Windows 11 with DisplayPort or HDMI

I have a custom built Windows 11 computer which fails to put any monitor in sleep mode when the monitor is connected via DisplayPort or HDMI. The monitor turns off after the configured number of idle ...
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is it possible to add more type-c port?

I bought a portable monitor(Viewsonic va1655). In the monitor's manual, there are two options to connect: option 1: type-c to type-c(power and data cable). one cable is enough for both power and data ...
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PC with HDMI connecting to TV with VGA, has signal but TV displays "Not Supported"

I want to play shows from my laptop on my TV. My laptop has a HDMI port and TV has a VGA port. I used this adapter & a VGA cable to link my laptop and Philips TV. When I link up the devices, the ...
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How can I configure the default audio output in VLC player?

I'm running VLC Player on a raspberry pi 4, connected to my TV via HDMI, the TV is the only output device that's connected to the pi. I'm not concerned with music at the moment, I just want the ...
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Can the front USB-C port on an Intel NUC 10th Gen support a display?

I have an Intel NUC BXNUC10I7FNHN 10th Gen Core i7, and I'm trying to get three monitors operational simultaneously, each with their own display (not mirrored). The monitors are currently as below: ...
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Connect a MacBook pro M1 pro, a PC with VGA and DVI output and a PS5 to 2 Displays with USB C DP and HDMI

Here is the List of devices with supported outputs: MacBook pro M1 pro: 3 USB-C and 1 HDMI output PC: 1 VGA and 1 DVI output PS5: 1 HDMI output Here is the Displays I have: DELL P3223QE: 1 USB-C, 1 ...
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Laptop USB-C to display HDMI does not work

I use an HP Pavilion 15 Laptop with Windows 11 Home. My HDMI port has sadly been mechanically broken ever since my laptop fell down a few months ago. I want to use my Samsung C27F396FHU as a second ...
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Surface Laptop Studio running Windows 11 cannot display 4k60hz on Samsung TV

I have a 4k Samsung TV with a resolution of 3840x2160 which supports a refresh rate of 60 Hz. But my Surface Laptop Studio running Windows 11 can only do 3840x2160 with 30 Hz. If I up it to 60 Hz, ...
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My Monitor is completely black, but Windows (11) recognizes it

I am having a problem in a new Lenovo laptop. I am using a monitor in my house to use as my main display but it is completely black. The laptop recognizes everything about the monitor (an HP 25X, ...
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Connect a desktop computer with HDMI, Display port, VGI, and DVI to a Dell docking station with USB-C

I recently bought a Dell docking station (WD19S 130W) and connected my Dell laptop to two monitors. The docking station-laptop connection is through USB-C. Everything works as expected for this setup. ...
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No Image on all DP Monitors after Reboot, needs to boot on HDMI [Win10 GTX3060TI]

There are 3 identical LC-Power M27-FHD-165-C monitors connected to my GTX3060TI. When I first set it up, after each Windows update, the Bios screen would show on one monitor and then all monitors ...
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Monitor becomes unreliable after sleep or startup (USB-C thunderbolt to HDMI)

I'm trying to connect my laptop to 2 external monitors (Win11, Radeon graphics). One monitor is connected directly through the laptop's HDMI output. The second monitor is connected using a "USB-C ...
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Noise from input audio, both audio jack-to-jack and HDMI

My PC has a 3.5mm analog audio output for headphones or speaker. As such, there's no noise and the sound quality is good. After adding an audio splitter, I plug my headphone into one of the 3.5 mm ...
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How to connect 3 monitors to a motherboard having only two graphics outputs?

I have a i5 10400 PC with MSI H410M-A Pro motherboard. Motherboard only has 2 graphics outs - an HDMI and a DVI-D. I am doing mobile and web development on my PC. I want to connect 3 monitors (2x1080p ...
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Desktop PC with one HDMI and one VGA port

I am considering purchasing a Desktop PC, that has one HDMI port and one VGA port. I have two monitors, both of them support HDMI. Will I be able to purchase VGA (Male) to HDMI converter and use it ...
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Plug Apple Studio Display (USB-C/Thunderbolt) into an old-ish PC (HDMI, USB-A)?

I recently got an Apple Studio Display as a second monitor for my 2020 iMac (M1). I do the majority of my work on a Mac and the Apple Studio Display is fantastic. I'm a game developer though so I ...
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Windows 10: How to prevent HDMI audio cut off on display blanking

Having laptop with AMD graphics, using it to output image also as the sound to Dell display where external speakers are connected. Windows 10 display settings say "10 minutes of idle to switch ...
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Are USB graphics adapters standard devices?

There have been numerous different USB-to-VGA, USB-to-HDMI etc. adapters on the market for years. They present themselves as a video graphics adapter and then the operating system uses them like any ...
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Why are HDMI switches much slower than VGA switches?

I used to have a cheap VGA based switch. After pressing the button, it would take 1-2 seconds for the display to switch. Later, I decided to use the more modern and more advanced HDMI standard. My ...
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