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[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 hours ago

I had a FUCK of a time a couple weeks ago, oh my GAWD. I wanted a less insanely heavy-duty cable to connect my portable monitor to a temporary computer setup because the monitor was light, making it awkward. I looked through my Everyday Cable Drawer with no success. I’ve got a few routed around my displays in my house, but those are all bundled up and cable-managed.

So I go to my backup drawer, with assorted cables.

DisplayPort…

DisplayPort…

VGA…

DVI-D…

DVI-D…

DisplayPort…

HDMI… EXTENDER. Thick as shit.

It took me going to the Old Console Drawer and finding my bag of Switch accessories to find a Switch HDMI cable! I am completely out of HDMI backup cables that aren’t insanely heavy duty.