My Dell P2310H monitor has a displayport (but no HDMI port). What is the best way to connect the HDMI port on the UD-3900 to this displayport?
Will a simple DP to HDMI converter or cable work? I am confused because I could only find ones that say they are not bidirectional and only convert DP from PC to HDMI on the display - whereas I need it to do the opposite. For example would a simple cable like this https://www.amazon.com/Rankie-Plated-… or adapter like this work?https://www.amazon.com/gofanco%C2%AE-…
We worked with Jason via our email ticketing system on this issue. Posting the relevant details below for the benefit of others searching for similar solutions.
“Flexible Connectivity: Analog (VGA) and digital (DVI/HDCP) cables both come standard. Add an optional DisplayPort cable for excellent digital connectivity.”
If this is the case, then DVI from the dock to DVI from the monitor is the best approach.
If the spec page is wrong and the monitor only has DisplayPort, unfortunately there aren’t really any options for making our dock work. As you mention, DisplayPort (source) -> HDMI (display) generally works (because DisplayPort outputs carry an embedded HDMI signal - a neat engineering decision), but HDMI (source) -> DP (display) does not work.
So if it only has DP input, the only option will be to return our dock and purchase a model which has DisplayPort output. (I believe Dell makes one.)
Hope the above helps, and let me know if any other questions.