Nerjee

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Q: Can I use a thunderbolt cable instead of Mini DisplayPort cable?

My iMac has a mini displayport input, and my MacBook air has a thunderbolt port.

ideally, I would connect the two using a Mini DisplayPort cable to use target display mode. But Mini DisplayPort cables are hard to come by, so can I use a thunderbolt cable instead?

tthunderbolt is supposed to be backward compatible with DisplayPort, hence my question. I know the reverse cannot be done.

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Apr 16, 2015 5:08 PM

I have this question too

Q: Can I use a thunderbolt cable instead of Mini DisplayPort cable?

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by Malcolm J. Rayfield,

Malcolm J. Rayfield Apr 16, 2015 10:39 PM in response to Nerjee
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Apr 16, 2015 10:39 PM in response to Nerjee

A Thunderbolt plug won't work in a Mini DisplayPort.

<http://www.monoprice.com/Category?c_id=102&cp_id=10246&cs_id=1024602>
<http://www.startech.com/Cables/Audio-Video/DisplayPort/?fam_filter=Mini>
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