Plugable Mini DisplayPort/Thunderbolt 2 to HDMI 2.0 Adapter for Older Macs and Surface PCs with MDP Ports - Driverless

After purchasing a couple of adapters that didn't work with my PC, this one which is "active" works perfectly with Windows 10.

I recently bought an ultrawide (3840x1200) monitor and it works great with Windows and Chromebook but my old Mac Mini is limited to 1920x1080 on HDMI.This adapter allows me to drive the monitor to the full 3840x1200 resolution via HDMI, the only problem I've had is during boot, where the Mac seems to be operating with different monitor timings.This results in either a corrupt screen or a vague fuzzy screen which is just about sufficient to log on. The latter is present after resetting PRAM, but a reboot usually results in a severely corrupt out of sync screen. I've not yet found a resolution for this, but it seems to be a Mac issue, not an issue with the adapter.For the moment, the solution is just to sleep the Mac, rather than shut down.Edit: update- turning off disk encryption (Apple Filevault) helped with this. Initial screen is still corrupt, but login screen is now at correct resolution.

After being cheap on eBay (since that usually works for me), I caved and bought this adapter for my 2560x1920 LG Ultrawide Monitor and the resolution output is correct with good picture quality.

As a lot of modern laptops/NUCs don't seem to have HDMI2 support for 4K (2160p/60Hz+) I have been looking for an active adapter to use the mini-DP/thunderbolt output in order to use 4K/60Hz.I can report this does work on Skylake NUC and laptop (gen6) to both a 4k TV (Samsung) and 4k monitor (LG) with 2160p/60Hz support. The HDMI output on both was only able to do 2160p/30Hz so this is a big improvement. Some older mini-DP to HDMI adapters I had did not work higher than 1080p. Converter mini-DP to HDMI cables did not work either at 4k so an active adapter was needed.It uses a Parade PS176 chip with firmware x26 - this is newer than what Intel provides for their NUC6i7KYK (firmware x20 update) so look online for specs. It's supposed to do up to 4096 x 2160 at 60Hz, and up to 4:4:4 colour sampling and naturally HDMI 2.0a. Though it seems you cannot have 2160p/60Hz + 4:4:4 at the same time. Unclear if a future firmware could bring HDMI 2.1 capability - you may need to risk a firmware obtained elsewhere e.g. as above for Intel NUCs.But it does not come cheap, 20 quid for adapter + HDMI2 compliant cable does add up, but I guess this is the price of using new tech.Note that KabyLake NUCs seem to rely on the same tech so don't expect miracles there but at least you don't need to buy this.Note that I have experienced audio drop-outs similar to reported on Intel NUC6i7KYK forum - which Intel has been unable to fix (or even understand what the problem is) - so perhaps it is down to Intel and not Parade so will give adapter the benefit of the doubt. What it does show is try not to use/rely on adapters and always use the native port unless you want to debug strange edge issues...

Bought this adapter after trying unsuccessfully with several others claiming to be able to carry up to 4k resolution over HDMI, but every time was only getting at most 2048x1152 from my Mid 2012 Macbook Pro to my new Dell S2719DM monitor.Based on some of the internet comments I was reading, other than confirming that the Macbook is indeed capable of pushing out WQHD video from its Thunderbolt port, I was beginning to think I would never get it with this particular monitor which only has HDMI inputs - all previous reviews were stating that a Mini DP to Display Port lead was the only way to get the full WQHD resolution.False - this adapter works a treat with the HDMI cable that comes in the box with the Dell monitor. I can happily report that I'm running 2560x1440 resolution at 60Hz (with an option to put that up to 75Hz) using this adapter - crystal clear and working fine. I'm not an expert when it comes to this stuff, but I believe based I what I have read that this setup is working where others have failed because this is an 'active' adapter - the description of the product itself on Amazon gives some good info on what this means.Thank you Plugable! You have just given my 7 year old laptop a new lease of life! A little bit pricier than other cables and adapters out there, but you pays your money you takes your chances, and in this case well worth it in my opinion.

I have been frustrated for months trying to get my work Lenovo T450 laptop to drive my LG 29UB67B 21:9 aspect ratio monitor via a KVM switch at home. The KVM switch only has HDMI and the T450 only has VGA and Mini Display Port (MDP) outputs. So I have been using a MDP to HDMI adapter between the T450 and the KVM, but the monitor would only work to 1920x1080, with the option for 2560x1080 not appearing in the Windows 10 display settings.I could achieve 2560x1080 by using a MDP to DP cable direct to the LG monitor, but this meant having to change the monitor input on the display when KVM'ing between work and home machines, negating the whole point of a KVM!I tried updating the display drivers on the T450 but no joy. I then discovered this 'active' MDP to HDMI adapter which has done the trick! Thank you Plugable. So my existing adapter being 'passive' was not up to the job.There may be cheaper active adapters available but I am pleased with the build quality of this Plugable one, and would recommend it.

Doesn’t run at 4k or even 2k, my Samsung odyssey g7 28’ just go blacks

Bought this after a lot of research trying to get a Mac mini 2011 to work with a LG ultra widescreen monitor, the key thing here this a genuine active adapter there’s lots cheaper on here that claim to be that are not. Works perfectly and can get full 2560x1080 res