My Dell Precision 3510 has a full-size HDMI output, while my display setup uses a DisplayPort splitter connected to a monitor. I'm looking at an adapter with an HDMI male plug for the laptop and a DisplayPort female port for the splitter. Is the correct connection HDMI out from the laptop into the adapter, then DisplayPort out from the adapter to the splitter and monitor?
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Yes, that is the intended connection: plug the adapter’s HDMI male end into the laptop’s HDMI output, then connect a DisplayPort cable from the adapter’s DisplayPort socket to the splitter or monitor. Make sure the adapter specifically supports HDMI-to-DisplayPort conversion and is an active adapter, since the signal directions aren’t automatically interchangeable.
Be careful if you’re using the splitter to drive two separate monitors. HDMI-to-DisplayPort conversion may work for a single display, but many DisplayPort multi-monitor splitters require a genuine DisplayPort source and won’t provide independent screens from an HDMI output. If the splitter only duplicates one image, it should be less of an issue; otherwise, check that the adapter and splitter explicitly support the display setup you want.
Cheers! That clears up the connection direction.