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The Guide to Network Cabling Standards for Business
5 Oct, 2025







£21.29 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
For £17.71 ex-VAT, this is a sensible buy if you’ve got a Mini DisplayPort output and you want reliable DisplayPort 1.4-level performance without paying “brand premium” prices. The fact it’s aimed at modern high refresh / high resolution workloads (and not just basic 1080p) means it’s a good fit for office setups, docking stations, or anyone driving a newer monitor from a laptop that still has MiniDP. In day-to-day use you mostly care about stability—no flicker, no handshake weirdness, no random dropouts—and short, reputable-cable options from StarTech tend to behave well.
That said, I’d only buy it if your source is genuinely Mini DisplayPort (not USB‑C/Thunderbolt unless it supports DP Alt Mode) and your monitor’s input is DisplayPort 1.4. If you’re using older monitors or you’re just doing standard 60Hz office work, you’re paying a bit for headroom you won’t notice. Also, 10ft is usually fine, but if you’re running lots of extra cable length in a noisy environment, shorter is still king for worst-case signal integrity. Overall: good value for the right ports; unnecessary spend if your use case is basic.

STARTECH
StarTech.com 3ft (1m) USB C to DisplayPort 1.2 Cable 4K 60Hz, Bidirectional DP to USB-C or USB-C to DP Reversible Video Adapter Cable, HBR2/HDR, USB Type C/Thunderbolt 3 Monitor Cable - 4K USB-C to DP Cable - DisplayPort cable - USB-C (M) to DisplayPort (F) - USB 3.1 / Thunderbolt 3 / DisplayPort 1.2 - 1 m - 4K support, active - black

STARTECH
StarTech.com USB C to DisplayPort Adapter, 8K/5K/4K USB Type C to DP 1.4 Alt Mode Video Converter, HBR3/DSC/HDR, 8K 60Hz, Thunderbolt 3 Compatible DisplayPort 1.4 Monitor Display Adapter - 8K USB-C to DP Adapter (CDP2DP14B) - DisplayPort adapter - USB-C (M) to DisplayPort (F) - Thunderbolt 3 / DisplayPort 1.4 - 1080p support, 4K120Hz support, 8K60Hz (7680 x 4320) support, 5K60Hz support - black - for P/N: TB4CDOCK

STARTECH
StarTech.com 9.8ft/3m USB C to DisplayPort 1.2 Cable 4K 60Hz, USB-C to DisplayPort Adapter Cable HBR2, USB Type-C DP Alt Mode to DP Monitor Video Cable, Compatible w/ Thunderbolt 3, White - USB-C Male to DP Male (CDP2DPMM3MW) - External video adapter - STM32F072CBU6 - USB-C - DisplayPort - white

STARTECH
StarTech.com 15 ft Long DisplayPort 1.2 Cable with Latches - DisplayPort 4k - DisplayPort cable - DisplayPort (M) to DisplayPort (M) - 4.6 m - latched - black - for P/N: CDP2DPHD, CDP2DPVGA, KITBXAVHDPNA, MOD4AVHD, MOD4AVHDBT, MST14DP123DP, SV211DPUA4K