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Not Enough HDMI

Mah13190 Posted messages 16 Status Member -  
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Hello,
I treated myself to a graphic tablet with a screen, so I need to connect it via HDMI. However, here's the problem: I have a desktop PC with a monitor already connected via HDMI, and I only have one HDMI port on my PC.
What equipment do you recommend to solve this issue?
I've already scoured Amazon and purchased two products (HDMI splitter) that did not work, so if you even have direct links to products, that would be a big help.

Thank you,
Mah.

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    epango Posted messages 37195 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   Ambassadeur 4 270
     
    "I treated myself to a graphic tablet with a screen, so I need to connect it via HDMI."

    I suppose you want to connect your graphic tablet to display the image on the PC. It's important to know that HDMI ports have a direction. The connection can only be made in the direction from output to input. However, the HDMI ports on graphics cards are only outputs. Output to output doesn’t work with HDMI. Therefore, you cannot, in principle, connect your tablet to your PC via HDMI. In principle, this type of device is connected to a PC via USB ports, which work in both directions.

    What are the brand and model of your graphic tablet?

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    1. Mah13190 Posted messages 16 Status Member
       
      The tablet is connected via USB and HDMI; it's a tablet with a screen, so it works like any other display.
      It's a Gaomon PD1161.

      But the problem doesn't come from that; if I unplug my screen to connect the tablet, everything works. It's just that I would like to be able to use my PC screen and my tablet at the same time.
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    3. Mah13190 Posted messages 16 Status Member > epango Posted messages 37195 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
       
      But how do I connect it to my PC?
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    4. epango Posted messages 37195 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 270 > Mah13190 Posted messages 16 Status Member
       
      In the first link, scroll down further and you will see the connection diagram. Connect the side of the splitter that has only one connection to the HDMI output of the PC and connect one of the HDMI outputs of the splitter to your screen and the other output to the tablet. The PC will display the same image on the screen and the tablet.
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    5. Mah13190 Posted messages 16 Status Member > epango Posted messages 37195 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
       
      On the product image, there is only one connection on the side, which is a "female" side, so I can't connect it to my PC; I would need a cable.
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  2. Judge_DT Posted messages 27651 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   10 013
     
    Hi,

    If I ask you which wheel I should take for my vehicle... what are you going to answer with such little information?

    We would need more information about your PC to be able to answer...

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    1. Mah13190 Posted messages 16 Status Member
       
      No worries, what information do you need? It's my father-in-law who gave us this tower and honestly, I'm not sure I can provide all the possible information.
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      1. Judge_DT Posted messages 27651 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   10 013 > Mah13190 Posted messages 16 Status Member
         
        Brand and model, if it is branded...

        Otherwise, the configuration details, especially the graphics card... to know what ports it has and see if it could be used or not.

        Additionally, we would need information about your tablet as well.
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      2. Mah13190 Posted messages 16 Status Member > Judge_DT Posted messages 27651 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention  
         
        For the brand, I think it is Hélios. I can't find the model, but it's a gaming PC to begin with.
        In terms of processor, it's an Intel Core i5.
        For the graphics card, it's an NVidia GeForce GTX 960.

        My tablet is a Gaomon PD1161.

        The PC is not very young anymore; it must be between 3 and 5 years old (probably more than 5).
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