user32721: I would like to connect my computer to my HDMI-enabled monitor. The computer has a VGA out and one of these:

I don't know what that is called.

user1950: That's a DisplayPort socket. Display port to HDMI adaptors are available, almost always DisplayPort is set up as displayport dual-mode, meaning a simple, cheap cable adaptor—e.g. this randomly selected two dollar jobbie from ebay —will suffice for connecting it to HDMI equipment.


32721: <p>I would like to connect my computer to my HDMI-enabled monitor. The computer has a VGA out and one of these:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/LzPOm.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/LzPOm.jpg" alt="Image of computer video output port" /></a></p>
<p>I don't know what that is called.</p>
 1950: <p>That's a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort" rel="nofollow noreferrer">DisplayPort</a> socket. Display port to HDMI adaptors are available, almost always DisplayPort is set up as displayport dual-mode, meaning a simple, cheap cable adaptor—e.g. this randomly selected two dollar jobbie from ebay —will suffice for connecting it to HDMI equipment.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/FJ7ug.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/FJ7ug.png" alt="ebay ad for dp to hdmi adaptor" /></a></p>
