Question Cant get displays to work

[HockeyLiam]

Hello,

I have an old monitor that I am trying to connect to my laptop. I have a DVI cable that I have a converter to go to Displayport. Just bought a converter to go to Displayport to USB-C. The USB-C is plugged into my laptop.

I know its connecting though because I hear a noise and its showing "Billboard" in the connected device list.

I have also tried this cable combination with 3 separate monitors with no luck so I am assuming that this is due to the converters I am using.


Any help would be appreciated!

 

[rgd1101]

what the laptop? not all usbc can display output

 

[HockeyLiam]

I have a gigabyte aero 15. On the website it says it has a thunderbolt 3 type c usb 3.1.

https://www.gigabyte.com/Laptop/AERO-15--i7-7700HQ#kf

 

[Inthrutheoutdoor]

That's too many converters in the chain....

Just get either a cable with the right connectors on each end...

And as rgd1101 stated above, only newer laptops with USB-C/TB 4 AND support for the DisplayPort 1.4 spec can do video output to a monitor

 

[HockeyLiam]

That's too many converters in the chain....

Just get either a cable with the right connectors on each end, or a convertor that does...

And as rgd1101 stated above, only newer laptops with USB-C/TB 4 and support for the DisplayPort 1.4 spec can do video output to a monitor

Ah gotcha. So my laptop isn't compatible.

Would it be advisable then to just get a USB to displayport converter?