StarTech.com DisplayPort to VGA Adapter, DP/DP++ Certified (DP2VGA2)

StarTech.com DisplayPort to VGA Adapter, DP/DP++ Certified (DP2VGA2) is one of the products in the database.

About

An active DisplayPort-certified DAC with a latching DP connector and screw-lock VGA — engineered for workstation GPUs that intentionally omit DP++ dual-mode passive compatibility for signal-path security reasons, requiring a true active converter instead.

DisplayPort version
1.2
Max resolution
1920x1200@60Hz

Ports: 1× VGA

Confirmed with

  • Notebook (generic)

    Negative evidence: "I currently have the startech dp2vga2 and it isn't working... with the dp2vgahd20 I am able" to drive 1600x1200@85Hz on a CRT — the internal RAMDAC fails to negotiate that demanding analog pixel rate. Works fine at lower/less demanding profiles.