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What kind of cable/connector is this? It looks like an HDMI connector, with very similar pins, but it has a slanted edge on only one side and the other side is square.
Chris_45
Posted 2013-05-21T12:09:52.577
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What kind of cable looks like HDMI but has only one slanted edge?
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This is a DisplayPort — it's pretty common on desktops and quite a few laptops.
Journeyman Geek
Posted 2013-05-21T12:09:52.577
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Worth noting that you can use this kind of port to connect to HDMI cables if you just get a DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter. They have the same basic job. – Noumenon – 2016-03-27T21:29:48.033
6@slhck Why was this question closed as "too localized"? There must be millions of these ports and cables out there, and I found this question by searching for "HDMI one side square" -- this was the top Google result and it answered my question immediately. – Johnny – 2015-05-21T04:53:56.023
1@Johnny The rationale behind closing questions like "Here's an image — what's this?" is that they're not easily searchable and therefore will not help people in the future. In that case, with a little more context and description, it's probably worth keeping it. Thanks for your comment; I reopened the question. – slhck – 2015-05-21T07:09:50.900
5FWIW, I found this searching for "connector looks like HDMI". So this one is definitely pretty easily searchable. – Brooks Moses – 2016-08-06T06:43:20.770
1HDMI has two slanted corners, not just one. – Daniel Beck – 2013-05-23T22:06:47.897