Vive Pro, don' t have displayport help!

[Shionji]

So i purchased the htc vive pro but didn't realise i needed a displayport, my laptop doesn't have a displayport or a mini displayport so i was wondering if it would work with a Minidisplayport to Hdmi cable or anything else like a minidisplayport to D-sub or minidisplayport to USB 3.1 type C?

[vr_JL]

Hi

I run a Vive pro from an imac pro with an Aerofara USB C (Thunderbolt 3) - mini displayport cable.

I read somewhere that a quality cable is prefereable to an adaptor.

JL

 

[Shionji]

Hi JL,
i was planning on getting a cable but as my cable is usb3.1 type C and not hunderbolt 3, iw as wondering itf it'd still work :s

[HackPerception]

, please see https://community.viveport.com/t5/Technical-Support/VIve-Pro-not-working-when-connected-to-laptop-through-miniDP-to/m-p/19194/highlight/true#M7087 

 

You must insure that your USB-C supports displayport 1.2 and if you have an Nvidia card, you may need to adjust the following setting to "high-performance Nvidia processor". 

[Jackevolution]

Hey I just got the acer predator helios 300 with a usb-c 3.1 portwith an nvidia GeForce GTX 1060.

I bought this adaptater:

 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018AX3HJO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_H80.AbR8VKXJ1

and it doesn't work. 

Is there a way to check if the usb-c port can support display port 1.2?

[HackPerception]

, Normally it's listed in the tech specs for most OEMs but Acer's specs on this laptop are not very detailed. 

 

According to this KB article, the port is data-only and not connected to the GPU. I would recommend sending a note to Acer to confirm. https://us.answers.acer.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/51533/~/usb-c-port-does-not-support-video-output-on-predator-helios-300-models-%28g3-571%2C 

 

[Jackevolution]

I checked the model number and the port is not connected to the GPU.

So does that mean I can’t use the vive Pro with this laptop?

Thank you.

[HackPerception]

, Sorry for the delayed response, it seems my response didn't actually post. Unless you have a DP1.2+ compatible output, you will not be able to use the Pro unfortunately.  I would always refer to the OEM of your hardware to verify what hardware capabilities it has - from afar, it does seem like this specific model is not Pro compatible. 

[Jackevolution]

Ok so i bought this laptop with a mdp 1.2

I will receive it tonight with a mdp to mdp cable.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7TWAYC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_PAWyBb4F2F0C4

I will tell you if it works. Thank you for the details.

 

[HackPerception]

, oh dang - that's one way to solve that issue @_@.... I think that this one should be good (and overall be much more suitable due to its 1080). 

 

Which MDP cable did you buy? We're recommending the 3 foot variation of this cable in case you have troubles with the one you ordered.