Features:

  • DisplayPort to HDMI Cable connects your computer to an HDTV for audio/video streaming or to an HD monitor or projector
  • Gold-plated connectors, bare copper conductors, and foil-and-braid shielding for high picture quality and pure sound
  • Supports video resolutions up to 1920x1200 and 1080p (Full HD) and uncompressed digital audio channels (7.1, 5.1, or 2)
  • Show movies on a big-screen HDTV, present work on a projector, or create/configure a second monitor or mirrored displays
  • From DisplayPort to HDMI only (not bi-directional); not compatible with a USB port; measures 3 feet; backed by an AmazonBasics 1-Year Limited Warranty
Works as described/intended, does NOT work as HDMI -> DisplayPort

Cable works as described, but note that it is uni-directional. It will work with DisplayPort as the output and HDMI as the input. It is described this way as well, but my intended use case was the opposite. I've never heard of a one-way translation for digital video signals, but that does appear to be the case. I verified this worked fine from a Dell docking station (DisplayPort) to a Dell 4K display (using HDMI input). Using the DisplayPort input on the monitor and HDMI output on a laptop did NOT work. Not deducting stars from the rating due to my lack of knowledge on the reverse not working, but writing this review in the hope that it prevents someone else from encountering a similar issue.

Noticeable improvement over VGA connection

I connect my Windows 10 Professional HP Elitebook 2570p laptop to a docking station at home. The docking station had a VGA port connected to a 22" monitor. The monitor display had noticeable shimmering. I replaced the monitor with a 22" television monitor connected to the same VGA port. Still, same problem, though not as bad. I purchased the Amazon Basics DisplayPort to HDMI cable, connecting it to the DisplayPort on the back of the docking station, and from there into the HDMI port on the television. Great results! The shimmering is gone, the picture is noticeably better and more responsive. It was a good solution for my particular configuration and equipment.

Great for attaching some laptops to a modern TV.

This lets me attach the Display port (connector on the right side of the picture) of my childrens' Lenovo T420 laptops to a modern TV (the leftt side, an HDMI connector). Strongly recommended for that purpose. I have a Lenovo T-430, and there is another cable for that... In that case, Minidisplayport to HDMI. Displayport, you see, has no licensing fees, unlike HDMI, so laptops & etc. tend to use it for a digital video output when the standards are in flux for connectors or digital formats.

... Cable - 15 Feet This is a thick and sturdy cable and appears to be very well made

AmazonBasics DisplayPort to HDMI Cable - 15 Feet Update: July 23, 2018 For Christmas, 2017 I received a Chromecast as a present. I was ecstatic, as I thought I'd be able to do away with this cable for good. At first, I had a hard time getting it to work reliably. But working through web-pages of tips I finally got it working. But it's not reliable. The problem with the Chromecast is there are times when the picture stutters, pauses frequently, or just freezes for good. - all while the video is displaying properly on my laptop. Nothing I've tried could resolve those issues. No other wireless device in my house has connectivity or throughput issues, so I believe the real problem is that Chromecast is still best left to early adopters, or used in situations where other solutions are not practical. For me, the bottom line is the Chromecast is now in a a drawer and I've gone back to using this cable. What a joy it is to have reliable streaming to my TV again. No more picture freezes, and the video even looks cleaner. Putting the cable away after every use is a very minor inconvenience considering the aggravation of rebooting the Chromecast or restarting Google Chrome in the hopes of bringing back the video on my TV. Of course in the meantime, I was missing the streaming content. Bottom line: This is a quality cable and I still highly recommend it! ============================== Update: December 7, 2017 I've been using this cable for about 11 months and it has held up well. And that's despite the fact I've coiled and uncoiled it several times a week to connect my TV and laptop. Very good cable and highly recommended. ============================== March 31, 2017 This is a thick and sturdy cable and appears to be very well made. I've used it for several months with no issues, and expect it to last many years.

Did not work for what I needed, but I ...

Did not work for what I needed, but I didn't order the right cord. This will only work with the DisplayPort as the video source and the HDMI as the output. It doesn't work the other way around. That being said, It was a quality cord that worked well when I used it correctly. Worth the price if your video source is a Displayport

It connects the Displayport on my computers to the HDMI input on my screens

It's a cable. Nothing exciting, it just quietly does it's job piping the pixels out of the back of my work's PCs into their screens. Does it make them stronger, brighter, faster or more attractive to the opposite gender? Do pixels even have gender identities or am I qualified to judge? These and many other questions are completely irrelevant. Buy these to to connect your computers to your screens if your computers have a Displayport hole and yous screens HDMI these are the wires you want. Buy in bulk and save a few coins. Stock up for the Zombie apocalypse. Unless you only have one or two screens then just by them singly you don't need 10 packs like my work did. So use your best judgement. Or buy more and save. It's your decision and I support that. Amazon offered me a small `bribe' in exchange for this review otherwise I might have been too lazy to bother to write one. Most people probably are too. It's not the fault of these cables. The're still perfectly trustworth. I am sure there was never any collusuion between these cables and Amazon marketing executives. Cables are almost never brought on marketing junkets to Las vegas and marketing executives seem to favor Mac Books that don't need Display Port to HDMI cables to watch youtube vidoes about cats.

DisplayPort out to HDMI In

I purchased this cable because my new computer does not have an HDMI port rather it has DisplayPort. Therefore I needed a DisplayPort out to HDMI in cable or a DisplayPort to HDMI adapter as I wasn't sure which I needed. I took a chance and purchased this cable in the hopes that this would work for my setup. When I first plugged this cable into my HP mini computer and my Asus monitor, I encountered a very strange glitch and at first I thought this was the wrong cable. When I first plugged this cable in, I got nothing but static on my monitor when I first powered the computer on. I resolved this issue by changing the input source of the monitor then changing it back to the input that the computer was connected to. This issue still happens from time to time but since I am able to clear the static and get a picture but changing the input then changing it back to the input that the computer is connected to. I am not sure why this occurs but I am leaning towards the possibility that there is a very small incompatibility issue between my Asus monitor and my HP mini computer.

Great and useful cable

Bought a new computer that had 2 HDMI ports. I was excited because I figured it would make it easy to set up my 2 monitor rig. It was easy, and it worked great, until I ran into a glitch with Lightroom (photo editing). Turns out that one HDMI port was connected to my graphics card, and the other HDMI port was connected to my processor (integrated graphics). Lightroom needs both monitors to operate off of the same card, so I needed a new solution. Since my graphics card had multiple DisplayPorts, I just used these cable to connect to the HDMI ports on my 2 monitors. Works great! Recommend.

AmazonBasics DisplayPort to HDMI Cable Out Put Only Excellent Buy

I know my equipment I have a older model commercial HP laptop. I use as my tv set. I bought this to use with my projector. . OUT PUT ONLY ! I had been using VGA only with my laptop and the projector and the video is only one point from being poor; when surfing the web on giant screen I could not read the lettering under the icons on windows desk top. When I use this cable there is a 15 percent difference. The icon lettering are much more sharp and I can read it and not more blurry faces - BIG IMPROVEMENT !

It's Well-Made and It Works.

Long story short, this is a cable. It appears to be well-made and it works, which are all one can ask of a cable, hence the five stars. For purposes of context, I used this cable to replace the combination of an HDMI cable, and a DisplayPort to HDMI dongle, to connect the DisplayPort video output of my computer to the HDMI input of my LED monitor. I'd been having intermittent problems with the monitor blanking out or losing sync, as well as startup delays during which Windows seemed to be looking for something, both of which seemed to be related to the dongle; so I decided to try this cable instead. It seems to have solved both problems quite nicely. Yay! While reading through the reviews, however, I noticed that some people said this cable didn't fit, didn't work, or reduced the video resolution. I believe most of those folks simply bought the wrong cable. Let me try to simplify things a bit. 1. This cable is designed to connect a full-sized DisplayPort output (for example, on a computer) to a full-sized HDMI input (for example, on a monitor, television, or projector). If that is not what you are trying to do, then this is the wrong cable for you. 2. The source (for example, a computer) must be DisplayPort, and the destination (for example, a monitor) must be HDMI. It will NOT work in the opposite direction. In geekspeak, this is a unidirectional cable, not a bidirectional one. 3. If you're running your display at 4K/UHD (3840 x 2160), then this cable is NOT what you need. 4K requires an HDMI 1.4 cable. This cable is only rated to work at resolutions up to FHD (1920x1080). Finally, please note that you do NOT need a DisplayPort to HDMI dongle if you use this cable. This cable replaces both the dongle and the cable. So if you're currently using a dongle / cable combination, remove them both before installing this cable. Richard

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