Hi, I have two Apple Cinema A1082 23" Widescreen LCD Monitors, and I'm trying to figure out if they can be daisy-chained together to connect to my Macbook Pro via a Thunderport display. Is that possible? Thanks for any help. I appreciate it!
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)
You can connect a DVI display to a computer Thunderbolt port with a Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter.
<http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB570Z/B/mini-displayport-to-dvi-adapter>
It won't work with the port on the back of a Thunderbolt display, but will work if you connect a Thunderbolt disk drive (with two Thunderbolt ports) between the Thunderbolt display and the Mini DisplayPort adapter.
Thanks for the advice, but I'm still a little confused. Are you saying to use a Thunderbolt hub? All that I can find are Thunderbolt hubs with two inputs, which still would not allow me to conncet both to the computer. If I had a two-port hub, I could feed both monitors into the the port, but then how would I connect it to my computer? Thanks againf or your help.
To daisy-chain displays, at least one must be a Thunderbolt display.
To connect two non-Thunderbolt displays to one Thunderbolt port you need a Thunderbolt dock with one HDMI (or DVI) and two Thunderbolt ports, such as:
<http://www.caldigit.com/thunderboltstation>
<http://www.elgato.com/en/thunderbolt/thunderbolt-dock>
Connect one Thunderbolt port to the computer, one display to the other Thunderbolt port (with a Mini DisplayPort adapter), and the second display to the HDMI port (with a HDMI to DVI cable or adapter if needed).
Great! Thanks a lot for your help and clarification. I will try that set-up out and see if it works. Thanks again!
Just wondering if this worked for you. I am considering the same configuration. Thanks!
Bad news, CalDigit in their FAQ says their dock will work with two displays only if one is a Thunderbolt display. Elgato doesn't say, but may have a similar restriction.
I ended up plugging one monitor in through thunderbolt and plugging in the other monitor through the HDMI port. Hope the helps!
Apple Cinema A1082 23" Display daisy chain.
