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Old April 13th, 2009, 09:18 PM
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Thumbs down 24" Cinema LCD display hooks up to... nothing?

Just bought a 24" Cinema display with LED backlighting. It has a mini-Displayport connector that doesn't plug into anything? I have a video-card with DVI and Displayport outputs. Is there:

1. displayport to mini-displayport adapter cable?
2. DVI to mini-displayport converter?

This last 2nd part probably won't work due to DVI being a lower standard than Displayport. BUT NO... that didn't stop the Apple Store idiots from selling me a mini-Displayport to DVI adaptor. That's ONLY for hooking up the new MacBooks with mini-Displayport outputs to DVI monitors.


So, what I can do to use my new 24" Cinema display with mini-Displayport?
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Old April 14th, 2009, 04:21 AM
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Currently, there are no adapters to DVI or DisplayPort. You'll need a current

- MacBook (alu)
- MacBook Air
- MacBook Pro
- Mac mini
- iMac
- Mac Pro

in order to use the current display.
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Old April 14th, 2009, 01:18 PM
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Are there any PCIe cards with mini-DisplayPort outputs?
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