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Is it possible that this adapter:

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CAN'T transfer the video from HDMI port on my laptop to DisplayPort on the monitor like this?

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https://www.amazon.de/Icy-Box-IB-AC508-DisplayPort-3840x2160/dp/B00KIRY8GC/ref=sr_1_9?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1494767338&sr=1-9&keywords=icy+box+dp+adapter

lewis4u
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Setup = Laptop HDMI out --> HDMI to HDMI cable --> HDMI to DP adapter --> Monitor DP in = Doesn't Work!

The computer HDMI cannot send a signal to a monitor DP. Computer DP can always send a signal to a monitor HDMI. That is why you see so many DP to HDMI cables. To do computer HDMI to monitor DP, you would have to invest in one of these converters: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815158264

lewis4u
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Probably it is a displayport-hdmi conversion cable. It works only in one direction so not from your laptop/computer to the external screen, although the connections do fit. The problem is that the converter works not to the other direction. Then you need another cable whitch is a lot more expensive (about 50-60 Euro).

Willem
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