Displayport Cable Length Reddit

Don t buy long cables.

Displayport cable length reddit. It is worth your time. I ll add that these are the highest quality most expensive cables i could find. Cables greater than 2 meters may or may not support hbr hbr2 speeds. Cable length for index.

My hope here is to inform others who might not know or thought the same way i did about cables. Spend the extra cash to get a good one and reap the rewards with a fully functional display. 2 points 1 year ago. I have been an enthusiast in the tech industry for 15 years and am learning everyday.

Keep the cable length under 3m. Now i m using one 2 meters cable and two 3 meters cables with two active displayport extenders between them to drive a 2560x1440 monitor at 165hz. I feel like i m horribly misremembering this. According to dell the maximum recommended cable length to ensure optimal performance is 1 8 meters 6 feet.

Ymmv with cheaper cables. Longer cables will not sustain correct signalling and you ll encounter problems. I thought i remember when i built my pc almost 2 years ago that a displayport cable could only be 6 feet long to have 4k video and anything longer would be 1440p. Search optical display port solution.

Cable length for index. Hdmi 2 0 does have two main advantages over displayport 1 3. Buy certified displayport cables for screens that are close to the limit of displayport 1 2 spec. 8 points 1 year ago.

I got a new monitor arm and my 6 foot cable isn t long enough to connect my pc and my monitor so i m getting a new one. Don t get yourself into trouble by trusting your beautiful new monitor to a crummy 2 displayport cable. I ll be using dual displayport setup for 2 monitors eventually only have one at the moment but my question is there any issue with resolution loss if i m running a displayport connection at about 25ft roughly the length i ll need for the cable to wind down the display arm under desk along wall up shelf into pc. Posted by 1 year ago.

Link to certified cables below.