DTech DTECH HDMI Dummy Plug 4K Display Emulator Compatible with Windows Mac OSX Linux (fit-Headless, 3 pack)

After setting up my first mini PC with an Intel iGPU as a headless server, I ran into what is apparently a common issue: the PC would not boot into the GUI without a connected monitor. In addition to that, the Intel video driver would not load properly, meaning I couldn't use the GPU for Plex hardware transcoding. And finally, I couldn't RDP/VNC into the machine. It seems like this little dummy plug fixed all of my issues. Linux recognized it as a connected monitor, and now the machine boots properly, the Intel video driver loads as expected and I can remotely connect to the PC. An interesting solution to an interesting problem.

Perfect for what I needed, which was to act as a display emulator plug on a server, for the HDMI port. Decent quality and worked as expected.

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I host a couple servers that are sitting in a utility closet. I mostly RDP into them, and I was annoyed that the RDP session would mimick the resolution of the cheap, old monitor I had hooked into the servers in that closet, and that they had to have a display connected into them to get any kind of visual out, even through RDP. I bought these so I could have the full 4k that my home office computer uses, and without having to have a physical display connected into them all the time. and for that it works great. If I put the RDP in full screen, it looks and behaves like my monitor is connected directly to the target machine. I understand a lot of people use these for Crypto Mining, and to those people I wish your profit margin tanks and you lose everything you've invested. You deserve it. Sincerely, everyone who actually cares about computers and can't afford parts anymore.

all good