Adapter Cables

Adapter cables — the in-between leads that bridge two different connector standards. USB-C to HDMI, Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort, and friends.

Composite AV to HDMI Converter (RCA to HDMI)
Composite Video (RCA) → HDMI 1.4 (Type A – Standard) · Composite (CVBS) to HDMI 1.4 · active
Modern televisions have dropped composite inputs, and this fifteen-euro box is the reason that is survivable. Feed it the yellow, white and red plugs and it hands the TV a clean 720p or 1080p HDMI signal. For video sources — a VCR, a camcorder, a DVD player — it is genuinely all you need. For…
DisplayPort to HDMI Cable (Passive, DP++)
DisplayPort 1.4 → HDMI 1.4 (Type A – Standard) · DP Dual-Mode (DP++) to HDMI · 3m
The DisplayPort to HDMI Cable (Passive, DP++) converts a DisplayPort output to HDMI using DP Dual-Mode (DP++) — a passive conversion that requires DP++ support on the source device. Limited to HDMI 1.4 spec: 4K@30Hz maximum, no HDR, no 4K@60Hz. For higher specs, use an active USB-C to HDMI or DP to HDMI adapter instead.
Lightning to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter
Lightning (Apple 8-pin) → 3.5mm TRRS (Headset with Mic) · Lightning Digital to Analog Audio · active
Lightning carries digital audio only, so this adapter is not a wire — it is a complete DAC and headphone amplifier in a plug. Apple’s version outputs 24-bit/48 kHz through a 4-pole TRRS socket, which means a headset’s microphone and inline remote work, not just the earpieces. It is honest, clean and quiet with normal…
Lightning to HDMI Adapter (Digital AV Adapter)
Lightning (Apple 8-pin) → HDMI 1.4 (Type A – Standard) · Lightning to HDMI 1.4 (re-encoded) · active
Apple’s Lightning Digital AV Adapter is the only sanctioned way to get an iPad 7, 8 or 9 onto an HDMI display, and it works — up to 1080p, with a spare Lightning port so the tablet charges while it mirrors. It is worth knowing what it actually does, though. Lightning carries no video lanes,…
Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Cable (Passive, DP++)
Mini DisplayPort 1.4 → HDMI 1.4 (Type A – Standard) · DP Dual-Mode (DP++) to HDMI · 3m
The Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Cable (Passive, DP++) converts a DisplayPort output to HDMI using DP Dual-Mode (DP++) — a passive conversion that requires DP++ support on the source device. Limited to HDMI 1.4 spec: 4K@30Hz maximum, no HDR, no 4K@60Hz. For higher specs, use an active USB-C to HDMI or DP to HDMI adapter…
Nintendo AV Multi Out to HDMI Converter
Nintendo AV Multi Out → HDMI 1.4 (Type A – Standard) · Nintendo AV Multi Out to HDMI 1.4 · active
The convenient answer. A POUND HD Link or Hyperkin cable plugs into the Multi Out port at one end and an HDMI socket at the other, with the conversion electronics hidden in the moulding, so a SNES, N64 or GameCube reaches a modern television with nothing else in the chain. Most draw their power from…
Nintendo GameCube Digital AV Out to HDMI Adapter
Nintendo Digital AV Out → HDMI 1.4 (Type A – Standard) · GameCube Digital AV Out to HDMI 1.4 · active
This is the best picture a GameCube can give, and it is not close. The Digital AV Out on the DOL-001 carries video before it has ever been converted to analogue, so a Carby or an EON GCHD MK-II is not upscaling a degraded signal — it is reading the original digital one and packaging…
RF Coaxial to HDMI Converter (Analogue Tuner)
RF Antenna Input (Coaxial) → HDMI 1.4 (Type A – Standard) · Analog RF Demodulation to HDMI 1.4 · active
This is the box you need if your console only speaks RF and your television no longer does. It is also the single easiest purchase to get wrong on this entire site. Search RF to HDMI and most results are DVB-T or ATSC digital tuners: they receive broadcast television over the same cable and will…
RGB SCART to HDMI Converter (Line Doubler)
RGB SCART (21-pin Euroconnector) → HDMI 1.4 (Type A – Standard) · RGBS to HDMI (Line Doubling / Scaling) · active
This is the good end of the retro-to-modern chain, and the reason all those RGB SCART cables are worth buying. A RetroTINK-2X takes 240p or 480i RGB and line-doubles it to 480p or 720p over HDMI with essentially no added lag, preserving the sharp, stable image the console is actually producing. An OSSC does the…
Sega Dreamcast VGA Box
Sega Dreamcast AV (12-pin) → VGA (D-Sub 15) · Analog RGBHV (VGA, 480p progressive) · active
The Dreamcast’s party trick, and still a reason people keep them. In 1998 every other console output 240p or 480i to a television; the Dreamcast could drive a computer monitor at a genuine 640×480 progressive, and it looks it — rock steady, no interlace flicker, no analogue mush. A VGA box is how you get…
USB-C to DisplayPort 1.4 Cable
USB Type-C (USB 3.2 Gen 2) → DisplayPort 1.4 · DisplayPort 1.4 via DP Alt Mode · 2m
The USB-C to DisplayPort 1.4 Cable passes native DisplayPort signal from a USB-C port to a DP monitor at 32.4Gbps for 8K@30Hz or 4K@120Hz with DSC. Not a protocol conversion — just a physical adapter since USB-C DP Alt Mode carries native DisplayPort natively. Your USB-C port must support DP Alt Mode. Passive cable, available…
USB-C to HDMI Cable (HDMI 2.0, 4K@60Hz)
USB Type-C (USB 3.2 Gen 2) → HDMI 2.0b (Type A – Standard) · DP Alt Mode to HDMI 2.0 · active
The USB-C to HDMI Cable (HDMI 2.0, 4K@60Hz) converts USB-C DP Alt Mode to HDMI 2.0 at 18Gbps for 4K@60Hz. The most popular adapter cable for connecting laptops to TVs and monitors. Your USB-C port must support DP Alt Mode (not all do — check your device specs). Active conversion handles the protocol change automatically.
USB-C to HDMI Cable (HDMI 2.1, 4K@120Hz)
USB Type-C (USB4 40Gbps) → HDMI 2.1 (Type A – Standard) · DP Alt Mode to HDMI 2.1 FRL · active
The USB-C to HDMI Cable (HDMI 2.1, 4K@120Hz) converts USB-C DP Alt Mode to HDMI 2.1 at 48Gbps for 8K@60Hz or 4K@120Hz. Active conversion cable — your laptop must support DP Alt Mode output. The premium option for connecting modern laptops to gaming TVs and 4K@120Hz displays. Typically limited to 2-3m length due to active…