Hi there,
I wonder whether it is possible to use the new 27" Thunderbolt Display with a "previous edition" MacBook Pro - which has a only a Mini DisplayPort?
(I only want to use the display as such, i. e. I am not fussed about the additional Thunderbolt functionality.)
Any ideas?
Kind regards from Berlin,
jan
MacBook Pro 13", Mac OS X (10.6.1), 4 GB RAM, 500 GB HD
Sorry for the late reply. Yes!!! It did work. It's a good $7 workaround.
Doesn't... And hasn't on any of the Macs I service. Went with the adaptor from mono price. Works great.
Thanks Adam, that sounds like great news!
The link you had in your previous post doesn't seem to take me to a specific page though, just a search results page with about 10 different ones. Can you do me a favour and link me up again? -Or just let me know the specs of the cable i'd need...
Thanks a load for your help.
Oh cool. So the new Thunderbolt display actually just has a DVI input on the back somewhere then?
I guess i just hook up a DVI cable to the Thunderbolt/DVI adapter you sent the link to and i'm away?
Let me clarify... I'm using an older Aluminum 20" Cinema Display which has a DVI connection. The new MacBook Pro only has a thunderbolt port. This adaptor will allow you to connect a DVI monitor to a thunderbolt Mac. This has nothing to do with a Thunderbolt display.
You're confusing people because this thread was, like its title, about connecting the other way around.
Just to be clear and sum things up. There is currently no adaptor that allows you to connect a Thunderbolt display to anything other then a Thunderbolt port on your mac.
Please keep the discussion on topic.
Oh good heavens.
Sorry for the confusion everyone... didn't realize until 0x80 pointed it out that I'm in the wrong topic. My solution is for a new MacBook Pro with a Thunderbolt port connecting to an older Aluminum Cinema Display. I'll disappear from this thread now.
Sorry!!!
Anybody found a solution? An adapter?
I'd really love a solution to this one!
Out of curiosity, those who tried (and failed) connect a TB display to a displayport mac, did you use the provided thunderbolt cable, or a proper display port cable. As far as I understand, they are not the same cables at all.
I don't think a TB cable can connect to a mini display port, but it could be possible for a MDP cable to connect to the TB entry on the screen.
I have not tried an MDP cable. Only the cable that comes with the display. I think it's attached to it though. The extra TB port is meant for connecting other devices, I'm not sure it'll work as a video input.
Interesting. You're probably right, I doubt you can use the extra port as input, and if the cable is TB, I am assuming it won't work. Weird decision by apple; not many people can buy their new display yet.
Check out this video if any of you have questions about the thunderbolt display will work with mini display-port, my advice if you have a mini display-port mac buy the 27-inch led cinema display don't waste your time trying to figure if it will work or not, there's a reason Apple is still selling the 27-inch led cinema display.
Connect Thunderbolt Display to Mini DisplayPort?
