Mini Displayport to D-Sub (15 pin male needed)

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Mini Displayport to D-Sub (15 pin male needed)

I would like to connect my MBP to an older monitor that has a 15 pin female D-Sub connection. I've been told by Samsung that it's not VGA or DVI. I've been searching but cannot find such a cable. Does such a cable exist, or adapters?
Thanks.

G5 20 imac 2.0 gHz, Mac OS X (10.5.6), 1.5 GB RAM

Posted on May 16, 2010 2:08 PM

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iVmichael

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May 16, 2010 3:52 PM in response to generdude

15-pin D-sub is VGA as far as I know (but will stand corrected if somebody here knows better)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VGA_connector

I think if you have a mini-display port to VGA adapter then a cable like this it would work
http://www1.shopping.com/xPO-Belkin-Display-cable-15-pin-HD-D-Sub-male-15-pin-HD -D-Sub-female-10-ft

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Rod Hagen

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May 16, 2010 4:57 PM in response to generdude

As Michael says , "D-Sub" 15 pin ports are almost always simply VGA ports when found on monitors. It is possible that Samsung may have configured things differently, but this would mean, for example, that the monitor wouldn't have been useable with the vast numbers of PCs out there that relied on VGA output. THis seems highly unlikely.

The minidisplay port to VGA adaptor, coupled with a regular VGA cable, should do the job for you.

Cheers

Rod

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generdude Author

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May 16, 2010 5:57 PM in response to Rod Hagen

Well iVMichael and Rod, I wanted to mark you both as Solved, but I guess I only get to check one.
Thank you both very much. I had called Apple support and Samsung and neither of them knew anything about this!

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