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Review on πŸ”Œ IEC 320 C14 to C13 Short Power Cord with On-Off Switch, 10A Switch, 30CM Length, Black by John Miranda

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Troubleshooting DP monitors

I hooked this up to a new Acer monitor that connects to the PC via the display port. Some monitors do not wake up when connected via DP. About half the time the screen is sleeping or the PC is rebooting, the monitor's LED will stay amber, telling me it's still sleeping. Since I have a VR setup I need to use a DP cable for the monitor. This small power switch is located just below the monitor for easy access. One click, count to 3 (enough time for the yellow LED to light up), one more click and the wake up problem is solved. I could probably buy a DP to HDMI adapter but it was the same price and I wanted to see if it would work. One of them will also work for other projects where there is no convenient power button.

Pros
  • Several competitors
Cons
  • unreliable