When you miss all the nuance of a story, of course it doesn’t make any sense lol.

Paul having prescience is a central axiom of the entire novel. They’re his golden chains and the true antagonist of the entire story. Not having it means a very mundane Dune imo.

Have you seen this one? https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=44467

You won’t find a “simple adapter” with those specs, you’re solidly in dock territory and you’re going to pay a lot extra for something capable of HDMI 2.1.