Can i use the 27" thunderbolt monitor on my HP windows 7 PC ?

If your computer has no Thunderbolt port, you can't use a Thunderbolt display. No adapters, cables, or converters will help.

Apple did make a similar display with Mini DisplayPort instead of Thunderbolt. It had Mini DisplayPort and USB plugs to go in the computer. That version of the display can connect to non-Thunderbolt computers (with the right adapters).

I tried to use the thunderbolt display on a windows desktop pc using a miniDP female to DP male adapter but the thunderbolt display won't turn on.

To bad. I cannot use the TB display on a windows PC apparently.

Any advice?

Tx

You need a Thunderbolt port and I doubt your PC has one.

I've got a Thunderbolt Display. Its a massive convenience.

It can be used with any graphics card that has a mini-displayport (some ATI cards have them, plus there are dongles to go from full-sized displayport to mini-displayport, but I'm not sure about HDMI/DVI-to-mDP adapters)

When you plug the Thunderbolt display into a mini-displayport of a PC, it acts just like every other screen that is on the market. But NONE of the usbs, mic, camera, ethernet or speakers will work, as they require a Thunderbolt connection.

Hope this helps...

BTW, the Thunderbolt display only has usb2 ports, this may not be an issue with older macs, like mine. But if I had usb3 on my mac, I'd want usb3 on the display too. Maybe sit tight for a couple of months and see what apple has in store for us (should get slimmer and get usb3 at some point, a là iMac)

This is exactly what I need know but I haven't found any positive answer on google or youtube, only this post. I don't care about camera, usb or speakers, at least not now.I just need the display function of the display.

Most people disagree that Thunderbolt Display will turn on, on mini DisplayPort source except you and a local Apple store employe.

So can anybody else confirm this? Will apple thunderbolt screen act as any other display port screen if plugged on a pc Gpu with mini display port or full size display port + dongle to mini dp?

I do not thnik it will work. Read through this thread:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3189887?start=45&tstart=0

In trying to connect the HDMI out of a PC laptop to drive an Apple cinema display (27") with a Thunderbolt connector input, I found this solution:

This takes the HDMI out from your PC (and also USB out) and converts it to a female "DisplayPort" connector

Then you also need a:

- StarTech.com DP2MDPMF6IN 6in DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort Video Cable Adapter - M/F

This takes the "DisplayPort" female connector (from the first adaptor) and provides a Mini-DisplayPort female plug that the monitor's Thunderbolt connector can plug into (the Thunderbolt connector and the Mini DisplayPort connector are physically the same, though the Thunderbolt standard has features the DisplayPort may not have, like sound, data and power switching)

One reviewer on amazon said this worked--including powering up the display at full max resolution of the Apple display--so I have mine on order. About $55 for the two adaptors. I suspect that depending on the graphics card in the PC, the HDMI out may or may not drive the the full capability of the Apple Display--but it seems this adaptor solution would not be the constraint as its spec'd to drive up to a 4K monitor.

I'm not a StarTech guy, but its the only solution I was able to find.

Any updates on how this worked for you? I have the parts in my shopping cart on Amazon, and would love to know how this worked out before I pull the trigger.

Are you sure about his?

Any updates?