Wanting to connect my old 17 inch studio display monitor to my MacBook Pro. Used to connect to a Powerbook G4 which had both needed connections (USB port and DVI). What adapters exist to connect to my MacBook Pro?

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Wanting to connect my old 17 inch studio display monitor to my MacBook Pro. Used to connect to a Powerbook G4 which had both needed connections (USB port and DVI). What adapters exist to connect to my MacBook Pro?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Dec 6, 2013 3:21 PM

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Dec 6, 2013 9:03 PM in response to jobrie

If the MacBook Pro has a Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt port, use a Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter.

<http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB570Z/B/mini-displayport-to-dvi-adapter>

If you have the Retina model, it also has a HDMI port, so you could use a HDMI to DVI adapter.

<http://ca.startech.com/Cables/Audio-Video/Video-Adapter/HDMI-to-DVI-D-Video-Cabl e-Adapter-M-F~HDMIDVIMF>

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