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While attempting to look for a device that allows me to drive multiple monitors from my single Displayport (1.2), I noticed that most search results were splitters that merely duplicate the input signal to produce 2 identical output signals, instead of allowing independent signals. Often these aren't even clearly marked as such. Essentially I want a device that allows me to connect 2 monitors that don't support daisychaining, as if they would support daisychaining.
I find it hard to search for what I want because I don't know the correct terminology. My question is, which are the correct keywords that describe the device I'm looking for?
Peter
Posted 2014-07-08T13:52:59.640
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"Daisy-chain" and "hub" are actually competing ideas. A daisy-chain is one device chained from the last with no central "hub". – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2014-07-08T14:47:20.593
possible duplicate of Looking for a real DisplayPort hub/splitter, http://superuser.com/questions/282232/multiple-monitors-with-one-displayport?rq=1
– Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2014-07-08T14:47:37.540@techie007 This question is about the correct technical terms to refer to these devices. That question (from 2011) is about specific devices/buying choices, which is actually not a supported type of question on superuser. That question also doesn't seem to use the correct term (I now think it's probably "Multi-Stream Transport Hub"), so it doesn't answer my question. – Peter – 2014-07-08T15:07:44.010
while I see what you're driving at, I'm not sure "What is this thing called" is a valid question for SU either. But hey, takes more than just my vote to close things. :) – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2014-07-08T15:13:25.270