Reddit reviews Cable Matters 4K DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter (4K DP to HDMI Adapter)

Hi, it's best to have the Rift plugged directly into your GPU's HDMI port and to use the adapter with your display instead, because many adapters can cause display issues with the Rift. If you still need to use an adapter, we recommend the Cable Matters 4K DisplayPort to HDMI 4K Adapter, as it known to work with the Rift, which can be found on https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Gold-Plated-DisplayPort-Adapter/dp/B00K0UDYLM/. Thanks!

Sounds like an adapter issue - which is very normal for trying to get anything major working with it.

I somehow doubt you will manage to get 4K FreeSync working through an adapter, as it will probably not relay frame synchronization signals or the handshake will fail, so I'd focus on getting the Oculus working. You will almost certainly just need to try other adapters until you find one that works.


Reviews seem to suggest this one works with Oculus Rift perfectly. And it's cheap.

I've been using the following HDMI to DisplayPort adapter with my rift:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K0UDYLM/

It seems not all dvi to hdmi adapters will work, the cable matters works for some people at least. There is also the cable matter display port to hdmi adapter https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K0UDYLM

You can also try use a HDMI repeater instead of extension https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GHL72XS/

I personally just use the AmazonBasics hdmi on gtx780ti and usb extension connect to the Inateck Superspeed 4 Ports
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B6ZCNGM

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D5H91KE
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NH12O5I

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K0UDYLM

I use that one on my Rift with zero issues.

I have never had that issue. I have 3 outputs. TV, 1440p144hz monitor, and Rift. I use the converter for the TV and everything else is connected to the native inputs. I'm using this converter for reference

planning on using the adapter for my monitor and the raw HDMI connection for the rift, this is the one i bought, but i have no idea when it's getting here:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00K0UDYLM

Yes. I'm using this adapter currently. Works with both the Rift and Vive.

I have been using this to run two 4K@60hz displays off of a 960.

Cable Matters Gold-Plated DisplayPort to HDMI Male to Female Adapter - 4K Resolution Ready

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K0UDYLM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_ex1KwbHT9WXSM

Can't tell for sure on latency since they go to TVs, but there's not a lot of room in there for much circuitry, so it can't be much. I'm pretty sure it actually just tells the graphics card to output HDMI over the pins and then routes them to the right places on the HDMI connector. Could be wrong though.

I'm using this one with my Rift fine. http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Gold-Plated-DisplayPort-Adapter/dp/B00K0UDYLM?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00

I had tried to use http://www.amazon.com/Club3D-Displayport-1-2-HDMI-CAC-1070/dp/B0194F1MY4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00 but that was resulting in noise with the Rift (couldn't get it to work correctly with my TV at 4k and 60 Hz)

This adapter is working fine for me

I actually couldn't find any info on if my 980 TI supported dual-mode DisplayPort, but I figured it might since it was top-of-the-line when I bought it, so I just bought a passive adapter and tried it, and it worked. Since it can be hard to search for them, here's the passive adapter I'm using.

I thought maybe something like that might be going on. I've read the same thing, and even in laptop cases where there's some level of hardware switching going on, that kind of setup (if it works at all) will add extra latency regardless of other performance penalties.

Thankfully there's a relatively cheap and easy solution. I use this to connect to my monitor: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K0UDYLM and leave the headset in the graphics card HDMI slot. Other brands will likely work, these are just the specific ones I use.

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Do you know what adapter you have? I had trouble with 2 supposed 4k adapters before getting this one which has been working perfectly.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K0UDYLM/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I don't know about getting your audio from your displayport though. I'm not sure if Rift has anything to do with that. Have you tried unplugging the rift and JUST pluggin in your 4k TV through the adapter?

hey man my vive had problems too using the hdmi port on my 980 ti. I ended up fixing it by buying a hdmi to displayport adaptor and plugging the displayport into my graphics card instead. It may or may not help you, only $13 from amazon though.
Amazon Link

This one works if you need one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K0UDYLM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have the same problem with my Rift. It only worked for a couple hours connected to my HDMI right after I got it. The only way I can get it to work is by using a DisplayPort to HDMI or DVI to HDMI adapter.

I see you tried a DVI to HDMI adapter already, but some of the adapters I tried didn't work so it might be worth trying a different one.. I'm currently using this adapter.

Im using a display port to HDMI adapter, going to my TV. Works fine no issues at all. Passes sound and everything

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K0UDYLM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The one im using

This is the exact cable i'm using on my EVGA GTX 970 SSC

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K0UDYLM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have 3 monitors plugged in (2 dvi, 1 hdmi) and my vive plugged in via displayport using the cable I linked. works perfectly.

Yeah the repeater is so cheap it is worth it to add it just to have it. Another possible solution is this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K0UDYLM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

or this:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0035B4LJM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Because we are finding out the HDMI signal is weaker than the DVI and Display ports on a lot of graphics cards.

But like I said the repeater has made my extremely long cables work well I have consistently played for 2 hours now with no issues of any kind. Before the repeater the cable I linked to just didn't work at all... I had a black screen and my other cable I bought would work for a while then would drop the signal momentarily and come back on.

Personally I ordered all three of the options I presented and plan to test them all. Currently I am using what I presented to you first and want to use it for at least a couple days or until I have an issue if I find an issue I will move on to the next option and rinse and repeat. But as of now I am very confident the repeater is the way to go.

I see !

Actually what I meant to say was I bought something similar from where I live (japan), this one

Am unsure exactly if it will work from HDMI to DP. Guess I will find out later today. Seems very difficult to find one that goes from HDMI out to DP in on amazon.jp, I have found this one
on amazon.com but it will take 2 weeks to get to me.

I tried with an expensive active adapter (Club 3D) and I also had problems. I think your graphics card needs DisplayPort++ and you need a 4K passive DP->HDMI adapter.

There are a lot of reports (also on the Oculus Forums) that this one should work:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K0UDYLM/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I ordered it myself just yesterday but it will take up to somewhere next week to arrive.

This DP-HDMI adapter is support only up to 1080p.
What you will need is a 4K adapter , something like this
https://www.amazon.co.uk/CableCreation-DisplayPort-Adapter-Support-Converter/dp/B013G4EXMM/ref=sr_1_20?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1479891333&sr=1-20&keywords=hdmi+dp+adapter
or
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cable-Matters-Gold-Plated-DisplayPort-Adapter/dp/B00K0UDYLM/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1479891466&sr=1-6&keywords=hdmi+dp+adapter+cable+matters

Cancel and buy the one in this link lol.

Rift has a total resolution of 2160 x 1200, each panel being 1080×1200.

So it's less than 4k, a little higher than 2k which is 2048×1080, but at the same time it's running at 90hz instead of the typical 60. It's that 90hz that is the main issue.

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Just wanted to chime in to say that I'm in the exact same situation as OP (can't pass Freesync through receiver to TV, can't pass 5.1 sound through TV to receiver).

I use the same solution as u/TheBigTimeOperator: connect to the receiver as a "second monitor" via DP-to-HDMI adapter (passive is fine for sound; I use this one), and connect directly to the TV via HDMI. The main issue is where to hide the desktop space for the "second monitor" so my mouse doesn't get lost offscreen -- I've set the resolution as small as possible and set it to the lower-left of my actual desktop. It definitely feels like a hack, but it works.

http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Gold-Plated-DisplayPort-Adapter/dp/B00K0UDYLM?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

Are you using this cable?
https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Gold-Plated-DisplayPort-Adapter/dp/B00K0UDYLM/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
I'm looking at buying one and it seems this is the one everyones using to hook up to their Rifts and even Vives?

So then just a regular adapter and not a 4k one?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005H3I38Q?ref=emc_b_5_t vs https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K0UDYLM?ref=emc_b_5_t

Wow, thanks so much for all your input. I really appreciate it. I wanted to have this thing set up by the weekend and decided to buy an adapter myself.

I hope it works just as well as the one you linked. I got it here: Cable Matters Gold-Plated DisplayPort to HDMI Male to Female Adapter - 4K Resolution Ready https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K0UDYLM/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_XZmuxbBK3BNP5

Why are you using an adapter if you have a free hdmi port?

Also, why not get a male to male displayport cable and use displayport instead of hdmi if you lack hdmi?

On top of that, what adapter did you have? Why post this without posting the adapter you confirmed doesn't work?

For instance, in theory this adapter should work.

You can try and change brightness (lower it a bit) setting in video card options.
Connect HDMI cable from TV into HDMI port used by Rift then change those settings. It helped me with some problems I had with Rift.
You can also try and delete C:\Users\"User"\AppData\Locals\Oculus and do again whole setup.
There is also a method with Display Port 1.2 to hdmi 4k30hz passive adapter (it has more bandwitch to transwer image)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cable-Matters-DisplayPort-Adapter-Resolution-Noir-4K/dp/B00K0UDYLM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1510778942&sr=1-1&keywords=Cable+Matters%C2%AE+Gold+Plated+DisplayPort+to+HDMI
Hope it helps. I did a lot of research into those problems.

They claim this passive adapter supports up to 4k.

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Gold-Plated-DisplayPort-Adapter/dp/B00K0UDYLM/ref=sr_1_25?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1511848642&sr=1-25&keywords=displayport+to+hdmi

edit: don't forget that the hdmi cable after the adapter must support atleast 1440p too, not the version 1 cables.

This adapter is garaunteed to work for VR headsets and your monitor. https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-DisplayPort-HDMI-Adapter/dp/B00K0UDYLM

I just bought this and it works with my Rift CV1 and Acer AH101 WMR headset.

If you buy a cheaper DP to HDMI adapter, it most likely will only work for your monitor as the cheap ones can't handle the bandwidth for high resolutions at high refresh rates needed for VR.

Oculus have recommended these adapters:

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Gold-Plated-DisplayPort-Adapter/dp/B00K0UDYLM/

https://www.amazon.com/Accell-B086B-005B-2-UltraAV-DisplayPort-Passive/dp/B00DUTIYMY/

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Gold-Plated-Female-Adapter/dp/B007NLEF3W