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Can you connect the thunderbolt display to a pc with thunderbolt?

Just wondering, does it work?

Posted on Aug 22, 2012 3:22 AM

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Dec 2, 2012 8:41 AM in response to GazaTheAwesome

I HAD the same question about my beautiful new 27" TB Cinema Display. I went to the Apple Store and they said their is no way to hook up the monitor to anything other than a Mac with thudnderbolt display. If something happens to your Mac--your out of luck, and you have a $1,000 door-stop. Our home went 100% Apple last year, 2-iphones, 2-ipads, 27" TB Cinema Display, MBPro and an iMac. About $8,000 worth...over $10,000 when you add the Mac software purchased. After 12 months, we are going back to PC's, GalaxyS-III phones and android tablets.


I am MAD about Apple holding us hostage to their technology.....

Dec 3, 2012 9:52 AM in response to GazaTheAwesome

I can confirm thunderbolt display works on PC. I'm running Windows 8 on a Asus P8Z77-V-Pro Thunderbolt mobo.


HD facetime, USB and audio all work. The only problem is daisy chaining 2 TB displays for a dual monitor setup didn't work. Only 1 screen will work and the other wouldn't turn on. I assume it's a driver issue. In the meantime, I'm running 1 TB display off the TB port and a cinema display off my graphics card. Works great so far.

Jan 30, 2013 4:26 AM in response to Tomfrommequon

What a bizarre rant. In any event, there is no "27 TB Cinema Display", there is a Cinema Display, which is Mini Display Port only (but can take input from Macs with Thunderbolt because that can double as a Mini Display Port), and a Thunderbolt Display, which is Thumderbolt only. Who cares about how you feel about Apple and products you're going to buy? This is a thread about whether a Thunderbolt Display will work on a PC, and NYC1 replied to that question with actual facts.

Can you connect the thunderbolt display to a pc with thunderbolt?

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