“Is this an active or passive dongle? Needing an active adapter for a 3-monitor rig, but the packaging lacks clear documentation.”
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This unit is a passive adapter, it will only carry one display signal.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Not Active and yes you're right. The package or the website has no detailed information. You can buy an Active one online for the same price. I found out the hard way. Junk
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.this is a 1-1 adaptor that is passive, not powered for multiple monitors from the same adaptor. There are 2 types of multiple screen setups: "extended" (different video on each screen) or "cloned" (the exact same thing on each screen, like for a classroom display where all the screens show the same thing). For extended, you will need 3 separate video outputs from the computer. For cloned, you would only need 1 video output from the computer that would go into a video "splitter" that would have multiple outputs. If you want 3 monitors in the "extended" setup and do not have 3 video outputs, you would either need to use a different video card, or a USB to video adaptor... although the video output from them can be low quality and they are a little flaky sometimes.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This is passive for sure
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.From my use and looking at prices of some other adapters I'm gonna guess this is a passive unit.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Pretty sure it's passive.
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Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.As far as I can tell this is a passive adapter.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The adapter is plug and Play so it works as soon as you plug it in
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