30" Cinema Display P/S Extension Cable

Has anyone here heard of an extension cable to allow the power supply ( 'brick' ) to be located anywhere else besides the end of the cable that comes out of the back of the Display itself?
It has a magical connector that nobody I've talked to seems to know anything about... trying to run two monitors and get the clutter off the desk...
jeff

Looking for the same thing. My power brick has to sit on the desk next to the powerbook. Not optimal.
Christian

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<http://www.apple.com/displays/specs.html>
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Call Gefen and see if they have that solution. If they don't, then I doubt one exists.
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I went to a local Mac store (Not Apple) where I was shown a supposedly 23" HD cinema display (clear enclosure) with a DVI CONNECTOR directly built in. I was under the impression that all clear enclosure versions natively came with the ADC connector and that if DVI was warranted, a converted was necessary. To my surprise, Apple apparently made two clear enclosure versions, both ADC and DVI. I've verified under the spec. area of this site. But, there were no 23" clear enclosure with DVI, except of course, the current 23 version which is the aluminum. So, was the more likely scenario that this rep. had shown me a 22 with DVI or is there really a 23 version with DVI. I was convinced at the time myself that it was a 23 clear enclosure version with a DVI connector. I saw with my own eyes that this display did not have a converter connected and it looked like the 23 as opposed to a 22. The 22 & 23 looks so similar and can be mistaken for each other. One of the ways of identifying readily is that the 22 has the power/brightness controls near the bottom right of the casing. Could someone confirm either way. Thanks!

Hi-
I agree that the rep probably showed you a 22" DVI model. See page 8 of the 22" Cinema Display Manual for the cabling of the display.
You will see the DVI version of the Cinema Display listed in this article. The article was put out prior to the Aluminum housed ACD release.

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I have just ordered a brand new iMac with 5K retina display & would like to link up my old 23" Cinema display to it so I can continue to have my dual screen workstation as I have done since 2005.
I could do with a little advice before it arrives as to what adaptor I will need in order to connect the two.
I am currently connected to an old 17" MacBook Pro so am unsure of how it will work with the new iMac?
The old cinema display has a 3-cable configuration (USB / Firewire / DVI cable) connecting from the power adaptor over to my MacBook Pro.

Hi John
Thanks for replying,
My current setup is this, my non apple router is accessed wirelessly by all my computers, ie imac, mac mini and macbook pro, ipad & iphones for internet.
My printer is in another room so therefore I cannot connect the AEBS (airport extreme base station) with an ethernet cable (I have intially in order to update the firmware and other updates) so in following the attached guidelines are you saying that I have to have the AEBS connected with the ethernet cable to the router?
I was hoping to wirelessly connect.
The wish is that all my devices can print wirelessly
What has happened though is that I can access the AEBS wirelessly, but it has disabled me from my router so I cannot connect to the internet neither to that network
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I have an Apple 24" LED Cinema Display and thought it would work with the new Radeon 5850 since it has DisplayPort. I'm using a female Mini DisplayPort to male DisplayPort cable.
http://estore.circuitassembly.com/pr...ter-Cable.html
When hooked to the PC, the Apple display doesn't have a picture. If I hook up a DVI display I get the following error in Windows.
"The system has detected a link failure and cannot set the requested resolution and refresh rate on your DisplayPort display. Your display might not support the requested resolution or there may be an issue with the cable connecting the display to your computer."
The Apple display shows up in the Catalyst Control Center, I am just unable to use it without getting that error. The display itself works fine on my MBP, and I have tested the cable using the Apple Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter to hook up a DVI display to the PC's DisplayPort, and that works, so I know the cable is good and the DisplayPort connector on the card works too. XFX technical support doesn't have the Apple display to be able to test it in their lab, and ATI is on holiday break until next Tuesday. So, in the meantime I thought I'd check here and see if anyone else has tried this same setup or one similar.
I've heard from others who have connected the Apple Cinema Display using the same cable to other PC video cards with DisplayPort, and it works, so it seems like a compatibility issue with either the 5850 series or the XFX card in particular. It is a very strange issue because technically there is no reason the Apple Cinema Display shouldn't work on a DisplayPort equipped PC.

I just drove down to CA and bought one of those cables. It worked with my XFX 5870 to connect an Apple MDP to Dual-Link adapter....to get the "DP" part of Eyefinity covered. Oddly, I also found the same Femal MDP to Male DP adapter from another company called CPUSTuff. They happened to be in THE SAME BUILDING. 2 different guys came out with each of the cables. The white one from CA works...the black one from CPUStuff...DOESN'T.
The Eyefinity connection is touch and go, at best. I am able to make it work....but it drops out everytime I end a game or let monitors go to sleep.
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Cable extension for 24" Apple Cinema Display

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It is around two feet long. I would not have a problem with this if I could extend it or Apple had adopted the standard cable with female connector on the display so I could purchase a longer cable. Apple has a long history of slipping into proprietary solutions that are often good (e.g., magsafe on MacBook) but tend to cramp ones ability to come up with solutions they have not thought of.
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Hi, I have a 24" LED Cinema Display. Unfortunately the display's cable is too short which means I have to have the cable in front of the desk in order to reach my Mac Pro. I don't like having it in front of the desk as it's an eyesore.
I've had it like this since I purchased the display in March 2009. I was thinking of purchasing an extension cable for my Display so I can finally put the displays cable behind the desk.
I have some questions, Are there any issues with having an extension cable attached to the 24" LED Cinema Display? Is there a loss in picture quality with an extension cable? What extension cables do you guys recommend?
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Hi,
Check this <http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa;jsessionid=27B9AEB46A905A978B5FCBED90 90F02F.node0?messageID=10942969&#10942969>, it might help you.
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Extension cables for 30" cinema display

Like many others, having trouble with the absurd shortness of the cable on the cinema displays. Short of having my G5 parked almost on the table next to it, doesn't leave you with many options!
After a bit of 'research' have discovered this...
Geffen Apple Combo Dual Link !0' exentension
http://www.gefen.com/kvm/dcable.jsp?prod_id=5839
Anyone tried this or know of any other solutions???
Thx

There's always good ol' monoprice cables...

Extension cable for Apple 24" LED Cinema Display

Purchased the newly refreshed Mac Pro (Intel Xeon “Nehalem” processor) and an Apple 24" LED Cinema Display. (The new graphics cards support the mini displayport.) They work well together and I am happy with the results.
There is a snag. The cable on the monitor is too short to reach my computer, which needs to go under the desk. The cable on the display is hard wired. I would prefer not to drill a new hole in the desk if I can avoid it.
The obvious solution would be an extender cable. I find a number of cables that support the displayport standard, but all are M to M. In fact, Belkin notes that their cables are NOT for Apple's mini displayport. The Apple store has nothing on its site, call to the Apple store yielded no solution, and I live four hours from the nearest Apple store. Apple after moving to standard solutions appears to have gone back to a proprietary one again.
I cannot be the only one having this problem. Anybody found a way to extend this cable?

It is around two feet long. I would not have a problem with this if I could extend it or Apple had adopted the standard cable with female connector on the display so I could purchase a longer cable. Apple has a long history of slipping into proprietary solutions that are often good (e.g., magsafe on MacBook) but tend to cramp ones ability to come up with solutions they have not thought of.
There are a growing number of m-m cables that would work from various vendors like Belkin, but I have found no extenders from Apple or any other vendor.
As to the monitor itself, I LOVE it. I am sure there will be a solution eventually. I have the new Mac Pro and monitor on the kitchen counter. Not sure how long my wife's patience will last.

Thunderbolt extension cable for apple display?

I was so excited when I received my Promise Pagasus raid system. But there is a problem:
I have a macbook pro, an Apple thunderbolt display and now I would like to daisy chain the Pegasus between the display and the computer. The problem is that the cable coming from the display is extremely short after the point where it splits up. Unless I put the Pegasus (a large box) right next to my laptop on the desk (no room for that) I cannot daisy chain. A thunderbolt extension cable would do the trick, but they do not exist?
I am sure somebody else has run into this problem, please share your solution.
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Danielle Smit wrote:
I was so excited when I received my Promise Pagasus raid system. But there is a problem:
I have a macbook pro, an Apple thunderbolt display and now I would like to daisy chain the Pegasus between the display and the computer.
- Just to verify... your MacBook Pro "HAS" Thunderbolt, correct??
- You already have a "Thunderbolt Display"???? How did you manage that? I haven't seen any in any store yet or heard of anyone else getting them yet.
Danielle Smit wrote:
The display has 3 cables going into the mac:
1. thunderbolt (this is where the data goes through)
2. usb (provides the usb connection to the hub on the back of display)
3. power (provides power to computer)
Are you saying there is a "USB" cable/connector coming from the display?? If so, that is NOT a Thunderbolt display.
From everything documented, the Thunderbolt display looks like this: (the only cables built-in are the normal A/C power cable, then one main cable that has (2) plugs at the end... 1) the magnetic power adapter that connects to laptops... and 2) a Thunderbolt plug.
Is this what your display looks like?
*** OR **** Does Your display ACTUALLY look like this one (which is the older 24-inch LED Cinema Display): This one actually had a USB cable/plug as one of the "Built-In" cables. If this IS what you actually have, it is NOT a Thunderbolt display, although it WILL still work with laptops and the hard drives that DO have Thunderbolt.

Minimal extension cable for 30" display and macbook

I want to use the 30" Cinema display with my macbook, and my macbook wants to be in my lap. This is incompatible with the medussa's head of cords coming out of the video cable and the display's power brick. All I need is about 4 more feet of extension for video cable ONLY -- I don't need to connect the firewire and USB cords from the monitor to my macbook. So my question is this: what is the minimal cord I need to extend just the dual-link dvi output a little farther from the power brick? Do I really need to spend $300 for the fancy 10 meter cables I see when I search for "DVI extension cable" ??
Thoughts or advice, anyone?

You can get a 3' or 6' dual-link DVI cable here for $30 or $40.
<http://www.gefen.com/kvm/cables/hdmi_dvi.jsp#dvidl>
Unfortunately it is male to male so you will need an adapter such as
<http://www.worldofcables.com/oscatalog/CablesProduct/ADP-3770.htm>
There may be cheaper ones, but make sure you get dual-link.

Optimum extension cabling for 20-inch Cinema

I need to add up to 2 meters distance between my MacPro and my 20 inch cinema display.
Is there an extension cable on the market that combines the video/firewire/USB cables and thereby accomodate the original cable, or
Do I have to extend these cables separately?
I ran across a 3 meter extension for the video cable? Can I just connect this up and expect it to work or will some kind of booster or other active component be required?
Can firewire & USB be extended 2-3 meters without ill effects?
My ideal is a 2 meter extender cable that mates perfectly with the 3 functions in the original cable, and you just connect it up and go ... is this possible?

Thanks. Your reference puts me on the right trail.
The cited reference seems to imply there's a non-active version of the apple combo cable that would work for the 20 inch cinema ... but I'll be damned if I can find it. Hopefully I can get some direct feedback from Geffen about it.
Careful measurements show that I really only need to extend my original combo cable 3 feet. Are you proposing that I just use one of their 'copper' DVI extension cables, a gender adapter and separately buy extensions for the USB and Firewire.

Multiple 30" Cinema Displays, cable length too short

I have two 23" Cinema Displays, and they work great! Power adapters have long clean leads and can put them away from my G5 and place the displays where I want. Then I bought a 30" Cinema Display to try in prep for a "Nehalem" machine. I discovered that the power adapter has to be 6 inches away from the back of the computer and the monitor cable is SHORT. I want to use two 30" displays, but the cables are too SHORT and I don't want those two white bricks (power adapters) behind a new Nehalem. Apple says you can run up to eight 30" displays, with the necessary video cards, but no mention how to reach the second display let alone the 8th display!! Does Apple have cables in a male-female configuration? I have looked at Gefen.com and their extensions are Male-Male for the Apple Combo Extension Cables for dual link (30"). I could say demeaning things right now, but I won't.

Thank you for the quick reply, I can place the power adapter where I want with your solution. You would have posted if you knew about an extension with an "elegant breakout for connection to DVI, USB and FireWire ports" but I will still ask if you know of that kind also so that all monitors have USB and FireWire.

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