Passive/active isn’t remotely “IC vs no IC” (and literally never is) it refers to where the signal is generated and where the conversion takes place. PrimeCables® 3Ft Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter Cable with Gold Plated. So again, it’s not semantic as the difference you regard here (IC vs no IC) isn’t actually a relevant difference to what’s actually being discussed here at all. In the case of the Mac Pro or MBP to get more than 2 HDMI outputs you needed active adapters - passive ones wouldn’t work. USB C HUB Multiport Adapter 4 in 1 USB C Adapters with 4K HDMI, 3 USB 3.0 for MacBook Type C Device. Input: 2x HDMI-in (v1.4a with 3D support) Output (loop-through): HDMI-out (v1.4a with 3D. cable, installation kit, quick start guide, user manual, IR repeater, remote control. Most GPUs (or at least when MiniDP was relevant) could only create 2 HDMI signals but 6 DisplayPort ones. Triple Display USB Type C HUB with to 2 HDMI, Multiport Adapter Docking Station Dongle for MacBook. USB mini-B power adapter, DC power adapter, 2x HDMI 6 ft. Belkin 4K Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Cable (4 m/13 ft. Belkin 4K Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Cable (4 m/13 ft.) - Previous Gallery Image. The M1-based Air supports only a single external monitor, unless you use something like DisplayLink (a third-party way of driving displays over USB that precedes USB-C). Belkin 4K Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter. But the laptop has a screen and I have only one 4K monitor. So this is my video response to my first part video 'Mini Display Port to HDMI Adapter for APPLE MAC Review + Walk Through.' I answer most of your questions. This doesn’t matter so much for VGA as there aren’t active adapters, or if there are, they’re very rare, but this matters MASSIVELY in the real world for HDMI. DisplayPort is better than HDMI at extending multiple displays, I believe.

Active adapters convert a DisplayPort signal inside the adapter. Passive adapters request the specific signal from the GPU. Except it’s not semantic, as Active and Passive DisplayPort adapters literally have defined meanings in the DP standard and literally have completely different meanings to the irrelevant one you’re applying.

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