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azngamer101
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So I just purchased the dell 4k monitor http://www1.la.dell.com/bz/en/corp/peripherals/dell-up2414q/pd.aspx?refid=dell-up2414q&s=corp but I was wondering do I have to buy a specific displayport cable for it or can I use a random old one i have?

You can probably use the random old one you have. I doubt there's a difference between the standards so large that a new cable is necessary. Look at HDMI or SATA. Same cables. Different standards over the years.

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Planning on reviewing it when you get it? :)

Not that I'd even bother getting one. I just want to see it.

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Planning on reviewing it when you get it? :)

Not that I'd even bother getting one. I just want to see it.

Yea Ill toss a review up when I get it. It comes in on the 28th. The only reason i ask is because alot of cables say 1.1 and i believe you need 1.2 to do 4k? not sure?

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Yea Ill toss a review up when I get it. It comes in on the 28th. The only reason i ask is because alot of cables say 1.1 and i believe you need 1.2 to do 4k? not sure?

1.2 is the same as 1.1 unless your cable is 15m long or more.

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Yea Ill toss a review up when I get it. It comes in on the 28th. The only reason i ask is because alot of cables say 1.1 and i believe you need 1.2 to do 4k? not sure?

 

http://www.displayport.org/faq/

 

"Q: Where can I buy a DP 1.2 cable? Most of the cables are certified to DP 1.1a.

A: The DisplayPort version 1.2 standard was designed to utilize the Standard Display cable. We did this intentionally to avoid customer confusion. A DisplayPort cable is a DisplayPort cable; EXCEPT if it a “reduced bit rate” (or RBR) cable, which is typically a 15m cable designed for projector applications, and they only support up to 1080P; OR if it is an active cable, which will not support the new HBR2 rate introduced in the DP 1.2 standard.

So a cable that was tested to meet the DP 1.1a requirments also meets the DP 1.2 requirements."

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