I have a new Macbook (12 inch, Retina—love it), with a single USB-C socket. I also have an (old) Apple Cinema HD Display which would like a dual-link DVI connector.
How can I connect these two together? There doesn't seem to be a combination of Apple adapters/connectors that will do the job for me.
MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016), OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)
I have the Dell 3007WFP and had to go through many combinations of cables to find something that worked:
- Monoprice active Dual-DVI-to-mini DisplayPort 1.1 + USB adapter
- Amiroko USB3.1 Type C to mini DisplayPort adapter
I am typing on the Dell 3007WFP at 2560x1600 right now with that combination of adaptors.
What didn't work:
- USB3-to-HDMI, then HDMI-to-Dual-DVI
- Various other combos of adaptors
The active displayport adaptor seems to be the requirement.
I have tried the follow with my Dell3007WFPHC and none work
apple USB c to HDMI -> apple HDMI to DVI - scanned lines and colored noise
... changing the resolution has no effect
apple USB c to Thunderbolt -> apple dual DVI - nothing
apple USB c to DVI - nothing
apple USB c to Thunderbolt -> apple Thunderbolt to DVI - nothing
and I've WASTED a lot of money on useless adapters. 😟
Correction: My 2560x1600 dual link monitor is actually from HP not Dell.
So this solution (pointed to by Alex, then shown by me and davidshao) worked to connect to my HP LP3065 2560x1600 dual link monitor.
Again:
- the USB-C to mini-displayport adaptor from ASL brand
then
- mini-displayport to dual-link DVI adaptor from Apple (connected to the above and to a USB power source)
works perfectly to feed
- a 2560x1600 dual link monitor
Guy
Thank you! This did the trick for my setup (Macbook 2016 --> Monoprice Dual Link Monitor) and I get the maximum resolution (2560 x 1440) at 60Hz. I am going to send back all of the other cables that didn't work now.
Do they Raindog? GREAT news if they now do ... but I don't think so.
I've got a 23" 1920x1200 Cinema Display which works perfectly with my 2012 MacBook Pro via Thunderbolt>DVI.
But I'm still struggling to connect to my 2017 MacBook Pro -p despite the cr*p Apples sales told me [in writing!]
The Cable Creation one [from UK Amazon] didn't work - just flickered rapidly.
The Artek one does work but [as Artek clearly warned me] at a lower resolution, too fuzzy to work on spreadsheets.
Anyone now have a simple answer?
You'll need the USB-C to HDMI digital av multiport adapter first.
http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ1K2AM/A/usb-c-digital-av-multiport-adapter
Then an HDMI to DVI adapter
http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJVU2AM/A/apple-hdmi-to-dvi-adapter
Plug the adapters together and into the USB-C port. Then Plug a DVI cable from the HDMI to DVI adapter to the Cinema Display, and the USB cable from the Cinema display to the USB-C av multi port's USB port.
This most likely will only work in single link DVI mode: or up to 1920x1200
As far as I know there aren't any HDMI to dual-link DVI adapters.
There do exist active HDMI to DisplayPort adapters that support up to 2560x1600@60Hz and there are active DisplayPort to Dual-link-DVI adapters that support 2560x1600@60Hz.
Sadly external displays on my MacBook 2016 isn't very stable in general, so that makes testing these adapters is difficult on the 2016 model.
Phil0124 is incorrect. The HDMI to DVI adapter will only work for normal (not dual link) DVI.
There are very few adapters that handle dual-link DVI. You'll want Apple's dual-link adapter and then an adapter to convert to usb-c
I was looking for the same thing to use my Dell 3007WFP at 2560x1600 and found this:
https://www.startech.com/uk/AV/usb-c-video-adapters/usb-c-dvi-adapter~CDP2DVI
It's a far more reasonable price than Apple's Mini Display Port to Dual Link DVI so I think I'm gonna give this one a try.
I had the same question and found you through a Google search. I just found this from Startech and think I'll give it a whirl to connect to my Dell 3007WFP at 2560x1600.
Thank you for the suggestion. Although helpful, this solution suffers from the same problem as nearly every USB-C adapter solution: there isn't a multi-hub for USB-C connections: this means that either I connect my external display or I charge my Macbook, I can't do both at the same time.
For now I have a single-link DVA connection (via a HDMI multi-link adapter for the macbook USB-C), and it is acceptable. It isn't the best resolution, but I can keep my macbook connected to power, and, more importantly, keep my iPhone plugged in and charging as well.
Apple will eventually have to step up to the multi-hub USB-C problem as all these devices move to USB-C.
You could also use one of the few USB-C docking solutions that gives you a DisplayPort rather than HDMI, then use a DisplayPort-to-Dual Link DVI converter.
The CalDigit USB-C dock and HyperDrive USB Type-C are two that I know of. You can even buy the CalDigit one! 🙂 But, yeah, this is a tough problem...
I just bought the StarTech CDP2DVI adapter, and it does not work for the old Cinema Display because (quoting from their feedback page) it does not support a "true DVI-D Dual-Link signal".
I tried this Alex, using the SIIG USB-C to DP adapter, then daisy chained it to ACCEL Active DP to DVI-D Dongle... No luck.
Hi Camuel,
Did the star tech adapter work for you? I got one from CableMatters which doesn't work..
Apple sells a USC-C to DVI adapter, works fine. Might have to unplug and replug the DVI cable, but it will work.
Connect new Macbook (USB-C) to dual-link DVI display?
