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> Converting Thunderbolt to DisplayPort is technically possible, but completely pointless because both TB2 and TB3 are natively DisplayPort compatible, at both protocol and connector level.

One exception: it's useful for a Thunderbolt Dock to have a Thunderbolt connection to the host system, while offering another Thunderbolt port that can emit a standard, un-encapsulated DisplayPort signal. But for an adapter with none of the other ports offered by a dock, it is generally pointless.




Yes, I meant a straight adapter only; of course it is useful for a Thunderbolt dock to have a DisplayPort output, among other ports.




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