Need more HDMI Connectors?

[TheThumper]

Hello All,

Just ordered a Samsung Odyssey and see where it connects via 1 HDMI and 1 USB port. My GX-980TI only has one HDMI port and I have my LCD Monitor connected to that. It also has 1 DVI and 3 DisplayPort connectors.

Do I need to buy an adaptor? HDMI -> DVI or DisplayPort?

 

I wanted to ask here to see what others, who have taken the plunge, have done when facing this problem.

 

thanks in advance,

[Soma888]

I ended up going the HDMI to Dispaly cable as same issue. Works well, next time I’ll prob get a card with 2 HDMI.

Edited July 4, 2018 by Soma888

[Rudel_chw]

I wanted to ask here to see what others, who have taken the plunge, have done when facing this problem.

 

I have a GTX970 with a single HDMI .. connected the Oculus Rift to it and for the monitor I've got an adapter HDMI to DVI-D, like this:

 

https://www.pcfactory.cl/producto/1274-cable-video-hdmi-dvi-d-1-8m

 

(chilean store, but its a generic part available everywhere)

[TheThumper]

Thanks for the input, I guess I will have to hunt down an adapter! Going from HDMI to DVI means that if I am not using the VR headset I won't have sound :(

Edited July 2, 2018 by TheThumper

[Rudel_chw]

Thanks for the input, I guess I will have to hunt down an adapter! Going from HDMI to DVI means that if I am not using the VR headset I won't have sound :(

 

 

I hadnt even thought of it ... my PC uses a good set of external speakers, the Logitech X-5500 ... I suggest you get something like them :)

[FragBum]

Most mother boards have optical audio i/F does your monitor have optical input?

 

If so you should be able to assign optical to the DVI source on the monitor as it'a audio.

[BlacleyCole]

If you plan on going with the rift iirc reading that no other hdmi monitors ts may be used. I read it somewhere don’t know if it’s true and what happens if you do use more.

[DayGlow]

My gpu has 2 HDMI ports and it works fine with my rift and 4k monitor.

 

My previous you only had a single HDMI port. I used a active displayport to HDMI 2.0 doggle worked with my rift fine. This Audi means you get audio as DP has audio as well.

[dburne]

I run a Rift and have two monitors. My 1080 Ti only has one HDMI.

I used the HDMI for the Rift and used Display Port for the two monitors.

[Soma888]

Hello All,

Just ordered a Samsung Odyssey and see where it connects via 1 HDMI and 1 USB port. My GX-980TI only has one HDMI port and I have my LCD Monitor connected to that. It also has 1 DVI and 3 DisplayPort connectors.

Do I need to buy an adaptor? HDMI -> DVI or DisplayPort?

 

I wanted to ask here to see what others, who have taken the plunge, have done when facing this problem.

 

thanks in advance,

 

I’m using this which is for hdmi to display port and the sound works on my tv or through my rift headset. Just change where you want the sound to come through via the little speaker icon on the windows taskbar.

 

https://www.umart.com.au/Skymaster-Display-Port-to-HDMI-Cable-1-8m-M-M_29675G.html

 

In my original post I put the wrong cable type e.g. DVI, sorry about that.

[TheThumper]

Thanks so much for the great input. I ended up purchasing a HDMI to DisplayPort adapter and it works perfectly, just like Soma888 suggested. I now have my external monitor driven by the displayport (with sound!) and the HDMI port is driving the HMD.

Really loving the VR, I actually experience some VR sickness, so working through that at the moment!

As has been sad a 100 times before, never going back!

 

thanks again!