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Nov 29, 2011 2:08 PM in response to simpson309by Csound1,simpson309 wrote:
Csound1,
The adapter is useless from the start because you can't even plug the apple display into it..
You said about the monitor It will be for the regular cinema display (mini displayport)
And you also said that the PC: has both HDMI and DVI inputs.
If those 2 statements are true then the adaptor will work, but please go your own way if you disapprove of this choice.
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Nov 29, 2011 2:09 PM in response to X423424Xby simpson309,x4,
those are all pricey and not worth it to me just to solve the lack of compatibility between the apple dispaly and dvi/hdmi.
i'm looking at some AMD 6xxx video cards with displayports.. some are around $100 which is good.
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Nov 29, 2011 2:13 PM in response to Csound1by simpson309,csound,
I think you are confused. the apple dispaly has a mini displayport as you said. That means the adapter needs to have a mini displayport female on one end and a dvi/hdmi MALE on the other end (so it will plug into my computer)
the adapter you listed has neither a mini displayport female nor an dvi/hdmi MALE.
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Nov 29, 2011 2:19 PM in response to simpson309by Csound1,Ah, you're right, no socket just a flying cable, get an ATI 5970 display card.
The flying cable is an inconvenient way of doing it seeing as Female MDP connectors are very rare.
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Apr 22, 2012 8:09 PM in response to X423424Xby appleadvice,This mini displayport to hdmi works well and its not expensive.
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Apr 22, 2012 8:36 PM in response to simpson309by X423424X,simpson309 wrote:
csound,
I think you are confused. the apple dispaly has a mini displayport as you said. That means the adapter needs to have a mini displayport female on one end and a dvi/hdmi MALE on the other end (so it will plug into my computer)
the adapter you listed has neither a mini displayport female nor an dvi/hdmi MALE.
The only devices that I know that fit that criteria are the Atlona products:
Atlona DVI to Mini DisplayPort Converter
Atlona (Dual Link) DVI to Mini DisplayPort Converter
Sorry, not that cheap either.
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Sep 4, 2013 5:27 PM in response to Csound1by sheppkvn,you can't plug anything into the cinema display except usb. He needs something where you can plug the minidisplay cable from the display into something that converts it into an hdmi or dvi
MiniDisplay Cable from the Cinema Display -----> MiniDisplay (Female) to HDMI/DVI (Male) -----> Computer
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Feb 27, 2014 5:24 PM in response to simpson309by kiwiandy,So any resolution on this question?
I also need a Female Mini DVI to HDMI male adaptor/lead to connect my Apple Cinema display to the HDMI ouput on my Sony laptop.
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Feb 28, 2014 5:37 AM in response to simpson309by simpson309,FYI, I ended up using this for about 2 years and it worked flawless:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812200691
Of course, I had to get a video card with a displayport input.
Recenetly I transitioned over to a macbookpro and am using the ACD natively with the macbookpro via mini displayport
If anyone needs the cord linked above and is in the DC area, come and get it for free.
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Jun 9, 2014 6:16 AM in response to simpson309by Ishai Silencio,As I am looking to use my ps3 with an apple cinema display I just ordered three () components from http://www.dx.com:
1. a mini display port female to display port male adapter
2. a female to female display port adapter3. a displayport to hdmi adapter
The sum of all three comes to around 20 us$ including shipping
I wonder if the usb from the cinema display will give sound as I connect it to the ps3.
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Jan 13, 2016 6:16 AM in response to Ishai Silencioby michael_papado,After almost 2 years I am returning to this post.
I am wondering if the solution that you described worked for you and if you can give link from the items you purchased from DX.
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Jan 24, 2016 12:59 PM in response to michael_papadoby CNB 3,Same question. I need a female mini displayport to HDMI to connect a older LED cinema display to a PC. Haven't been able to find anything on line - everything is male mini display port, not female. Any suggestions?