Dell U2414H display port problems

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zeevik_k

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Hi,

I've purchased this monitor 3 days ago.

My computers configuration is as follows:

IBM ThinkCentre Core 2 Duo 6600, ATI 4500 video card (outputs: 1 DVI, 1 HDMI, 1 VGA), ...
The previous monitor: LG 1960TR was connected via the DVI slot.
At first I've tested both HDMI inputs of Dell U2414H, and the results are excellent (as expected).

The issue is, that the computer's HDMI output is usually connected to the LCD TV, and I wanted to make use of one of the Display Ports.

I've tried three different cables/adaptors:

1. Display Port male to DVI female adaptor - to be connected to the DVI cable (attached to the video card DVI output)
2. Display Port male to DVI male cable - directly connecting the Dell U2414H to the computer's video card (DVI).
3, Display Port male to HDMI male cable - directly connecting the Dell U2414H to the computer's video card (HDMI).

All of these tests failed - the video source wasn't detected by the Dell U2414H monitor.

Is there a proper solution ?

Thanks

Zeev
 
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A display port output can be converted to either DVI or HDMI, but it doesn't work the other way around. The DVI output on your GPU doesn't contain the necessary information that the Display Port input on the monitor is looking for to actually display a picture.

You can buy an active converter that will use a small chip to convert the signal, but those get pricey (http://www.amazon.com/AT-DP400-Displayport-Converter-Designed-Convert/dp/B003CWEXWO).

You would probably be best off to find a DVI to HDMI cable (like this: http://www.amazon.com/DVI-HDMI-Cable-6ft-Male-Male/dp/B0002CZHN6/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1408569972&sr=1-4&keywords=dvi+to+hdmi) and use that to connect the DVI port on your GPU to an HDMI port on your monitor.
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A display port output can be converted to either DVI or HDMI, but it doesn't work the other way around. The DVI output on your GPU doesn't contain the necessary information that the Display Port input on the monitor is looking for to actually display a picture.

You can buy an active converter that will use a small chip to convert the signal, but those get pricey (http://www.amazon.com/AT-DP400-Displayport-Converter-Designed-Convert/dp/B003CWEXWO).

You would probably be best off to find a DVI to HDMI cable (like this: http://www.amazon.com/DVI-HDMI-Cable-6ft-Male-Male/dp/B0002CZHN6/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1408569972&sr=1-4&keywords=dvi+to+hdmi) and use that to connect the DVI port on your GPU to an HDMI port on your monitor.
 
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zeevik_k

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Hi,

Are you sure that the HDMI output will not provide the necessary information for the Display Port, using the HDMI-female-to-DisplayPort-male converter (attached to the monitor) and directly connected to the HDMI cable ?

Thanks

Zeev
 
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