30" inch Cinema Display Connected to DVD Player

I've read a bunch of stuff about using a cinema display for other uses but can't find a conclusive comment. I have a new 30" display. I'd like to hook it up to a DVD player via DVI to HDMI (using a female DVI to male HDMI conversion cable). No computer involved. Is this possible? Can the display be used with a straight DVD player at all? If so what kind?

Absolutely it cannot be done. Gefen might sell some kind of box that would allow this type of interface, but a simple cable adapter, no.

Similar Messages

  • My 30-inch cinema display often doesn't come on at startup and I have to disconnect it and reconnect to work.

    I have a 30-inch cinema display connected to a Mac Mini.  When I first boot up the computer after having it shut down for a couple of days, the display screen does not illuminate about half the time.  If I disconnect the display from the power brick and then reconnect it usually comes on, although sometimes I have to do that more than once.  It works fine once it on and displaying.  Anyone else seeing this?
    Rocketman

    Hi Rocky Rakoon,
    Thank you for your post, and welcome to the Apple Support Communities.
    I understand that your Apple Cinema Display is not turning on upon startup. I'd like to reset the following, as it may resolve your issue:
    Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
    You may also want to reset your computer's PRAM:
    OS X Mountain Lion: Reset your computer’s PRAM
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11243
    Note: Resetting PRAM may change some system settings and preferences. Use System Preferences to restore your settings.
    For more troubleshooting directly related to the Cinema Display, see this resource:
    Apple Cinema Display: Troubleshooting steps
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2810
    Thanks,
    Matt M.

  • Is it possible to attach Samsung Monitor to the 27 inch Cinema Display?

    Hello,
    I have an Apple 27 inch Cinema Display and I also have a Samsung 27 inch monitor.
    I would like to know if it's possible to create a dual monitor setup by connecting the Samsung monitor (dvi or hdmi) with an adapter to the Cinema Display's mini display port on the back?
    Does anyone know if this is possible? Or does it only work with another Cinema Display?
    I'd appreciate any help received.
    Thanks,

    Is it possible to connect the PC to the Samsung monitor via Dual link DVI and to the Apple Cinema Display via mini display port and work as a dual monitor setup?
    That should work if the PC has both DisplayPort and dual-link DVI (or two DisplayPorts).
    I'm thinking the best solution for MacBook Air is to purchase a Thundebolt display and hook that up to the Cinema Display and I think then I would have a dual screen setup at full resolution.
    That will work if you connect a Thunderbolt disk drive (with two Thunderbolt ports) between the Thunderbolt display and the Mini DisplayPort display.
    But currently I don't think there is a way to connect a PC to a Thunderbolt Display.
    Not unless the PC has Thunderbolt.

  • Random screen blackout 2009 24 inch Cinema Display... HELP.

    Random screen blackouts with 24 inch Cinema Display (purchased 2009). Never used with anything but same Macbook Pro (2009). No hardware changes on MBP. Just started June 6, 2012. Super annoying. Anyone else having this issue? Recommendations?

    Hello, Ertjie.
    The link titled Download the 24-inch LED Cinema Display Update from the kb/TS4045 article worked for me when I tried it today.  Click the "Download" link I post here or try the one in the kb article again.  Perhaps it will work for you now?
    However, I note that the kb article expressly states that this firmware update: 
    ...is only intended for use with and will only install on the Apple 24-inch LED Cinema Display while the display is connected to a Thunderbolt-enabled Mac. (EZ Jim emphasis added)
    If your Mac is really using Mac OS X (10.6.8)  as shown in your initial topic posting, your Mac may not be Thunderbolt-enabled.   If so, contact Apple or your Apple-Authorized Service Provider for help.
    Message was edited by: EZ Jim
    Mac OSX 10.8.3

  • 32 inch Cinema Display turns off repeatedly?

    32 inch Cinema Display has taken to turning itself off afer 30 minutes operation.
    Can this fault be repaired or should I be looking at buying a new display?

    I have a 20" Cinema Display connected to an early 2008 MacPro. After years of service the monitor suddenly started going black, quite randomly. It would even happen part way through playing an edit from FCP. Strangely audio would be maintained though picture was lost. If I switched monitor power off and on again I would usually restore video image. Sometimes I had to do this power cycling repeatedly.
    Looking through other posts it seemed a failure of the internal power unit was the most likely cause of the problem. But replacement seemed risky and not guaranteed. I considered buying a new monitor (probably a Dell UltraSharp since the Apple monitors are now so expensive).
    Then I tried something else. In System Preferences and then Energy Saver I set the Computer Sleep slider to 25 minutes (I had always previously kept it on 15 minutes). Bingo! Problem solved.
    Maybe this won't work for everyone but it certainly saved me some cash outlay. For now.

  • MBP3.1 can't run 30-inch cinema display

    I used my 30-inch Cinema Display on a G5 for quite awhile, but had to switch to my MacBook Pro when key apps like FC Pro required an Intel Mac. Since running it on my MBP 2.2 (Model A1226, introduced in 2007)/4 GB Ram/upgraded to 500GB drive I've had on-going problems with screen flickering, freezes and automatic rebooting.
    I've had  Apple replace the graphic display and the mother board twice, and the problem continues. Apple claims that the MBP can drive the display, but it doesn't look as if they're right. My laptop has none of the problems when disconnected from the display.
    Has anyone else had this problem?

    You don't say what connection adaptor you are using. See this Apple support post to see if it applies to you. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3571

  • 20 Inch Cinema Display Went Black

    i just rebooted my mac mini that is connected to a 20 inch Cinema Display and the monitor never came back to life. The screen is totally black and the firewire, USB and video cables are plugged into the computer fine. When I look at the computer on Remote Desktop from my laptop i can see that the mac mini is fine. i can also see that when i hit the on/off button on the display that it prompts the shutdown/restart popup on the mac mini so it is communicating with the mac mini. i have also plugged the display into my PB and again I get the shutdown popup when i hit the display's on/off button. is there anything to do to bring it back to life or is it dead? its not even a year old.

    Hey,
    Same problem happening here, You described it exactly. Even the magenta box. Mine also happens most in the open windows, not when the desktop. I am trying to figure out when exactly it is happening. The third item I have issues with is that blocks of data are 'stuck' in a genie expansion like motion so it is blurred and dot displaying in that 3x3 inch square section. Could have something to do with refreshing? Sometimes I notice the window will fix if I manually resize the window.
    Hope this helps any one who is trying to help us out.
    J

  • Analogue input for 30 inch Cinema Display?

    Hi there,
    I'm looking at getting a 30 inch Cinema Display and just wondered if there was a way to connect analogue sources (such as an xbox 360 for example) to the display. I guess what would be needed is a female DVI -> female AUX adaptor but I'm not sure if such a thing exists or if it would work the way I think?
    If not, do you have any recommendations for good 30 inch displays that do have analogue inputs?
    Thanks very much
    Sam

    The Apple display requires digital input. Dell has a 30" with analog and digital inputs
    <http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Monitors/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l= en&s=bsd&cs=04&sku=223-4890>

  • Best performance dual 30 inch cinema displays   dual x1900 card(s) ?

    I am trying to get the maximum performance out of my system. I have a Mac Pro with two 30 inch cinema displays. I have them both connected to one X1900 card.
    I use LightRoom as my photo work flow manager. I spread the library across both monitors as I sort thru photos.
    Performance is good but sorting thru several thousand RAW files I need every bit of speed I can get.
    Would I get better performance if I used two x1900 cards, one for each monitor? how about the 7300 or the FX4500? would those improve speed or better just for gaming?
    thanks in advance for any help.

    Two Quad-core with 8-16GB RAM, and your media fles on RAID.
    I'd configure with 4 x 750GB WD RE2s. Can't easily swap or upgrade cpu so that is a given until you know and Apple has something that would make sense to buy/swap to newer faster systems (maybe in a year or next summer).
    There is no support for two 16x lane slots. Maybe in the future but not now.
    I doubt your performance is limited or factor of the twin 30s on the Radeon. It might. Try running with just one monitor for a few hours.

  • Can my G5 support upgrade to the 30-inch Cinema Display?

    I'm a book designer working in Adobe's Creative Suite and would LOVE to purchase a 30-inch Cinema Display, especially now that Apple has dropped the price. My G5 is 3 years old and currently connected to a 5-year-old 22-inch Apple cinema display. If I were able to upgrade to the 30-inch display what would I need in addition, other than the NVIDIA GForce 6800 Ultra Graphics Card (which I'm having difficulty finding online)?

    I recently went through this, and ended up having to return the 30" for 2 23".
    You have to determine whether you have a PCI bay for graphics and other cards( there are many PCI graphics cards that will run the 30") or the older ADP configuration (for which there is one Radeon card, which is currently unavailable, and according to ATI's own customer service, not certain if they are actually in production!).
    If you've got PCI bays, you're in business. But I have ADP and my 30 inch was running at 1024x768 resolution and it was a nightmare. Fortunately, the store swapped out for two smaller ones, which run fine with my current card.
    It took me over a month to find this out, so I hope you can save some aggravation! Bob Krist
    G5 Tower   Mac OS X (10.4.3)  

  • How to connect JVC DVd player and video cassette recorder to QIP 7100 and Panasonic TC-32lx44

    What cables do I need to connect my DVD/VCR recorder through my QIP 7100 to see on my TV? I would appreciate any assistance with this since I am a novice.
    Thanks
    Solved!
    Go to Solution.

    You cannot run ANY signal through a Set top box to a Television. The only input on the boxes that is actually functional is the coaxial cable. The only way your are going to connect your DVD player to the TV is via one of the AV inputs on the Television itself.
    Hopefully your Television has at least 2 sets of AV inputs, because you are going to need them. 1 for the VCR and 1 for the DVD player.
    Depending upon the TV, VCR and DVD player, the connections possible are:
    1). HDMI cable from TV to DVD if the DVD player has HDMI and the TV has a 2nd HDMI input. It is very unlikely your VCR supports HDMI.
    2). Component Video (RGB) plus Audio AV cables from audio and component outputs on the DVD player to a set of component and coresponding audio inputs on the Television. It is unlikely that your VCR supports component video.
    3). S-VHS cable from DVD player or VCR  to S-VHS input on the TV (if there is one), and audio AV cables from the audio outputs on the DVD/VCR player to the corresponding audio input on the TV for the S-VHS cable. If S-VHS is not available, you can use composite video instead. HDMI and Component video will give you the best picture and composite video will give you the lowest quality picture, but depending upon the equipment, your VCR may not have an S-VHS output available.

  • Can i use Apple 2005 20-inche cinema display on Mac pro ?

    can i use Apple 2005 20-inche cinema display on Mac pro ?

    If the display has a DVI connector it will plug into the Mac Pro directly.  If it uses ADC (Apple Display Connector)
    <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/AppleDisplayConnector.jpg>
    you will need a DVI to ADC adapter
    <http://www.amazon.com/Apple-M8661LL-Display-Adapter-4038234011420/dp/B00011KHT2>

  • What happened to the 30 inch Cinema display?

    What happened to the 30 inch Cinema display?
    I went into the Apple store to purchase one, all they had was the (too small) 27 inch with the ugly black border.
    I did find a few used 30 inch Cinema displays on ebay, they are over $1100 USED.
    Any suggestions, for a 30 inch display?

    No suggestions, apart from changing to a non-Apple display such as a LaCie one.
    I think Apple really makes a mistake with the new displays - they are nifty, granted, if you want to watch TV or the like, but they'll loose the professionals, working all day long with their displays.
    1. the new displays have an excellent resolution, no trouble there, but they are like mirrors, reflecting lamps, etc. and very tiring for the eyes. That's already a problem with my MacBook Pro but I've got to accept it - what else is there to do - and fortunately it's only my secondary system.
    2. we have gotten used to 30" and do not want to downgrade.
    I am a translator and need to work with technical plants and several open files, so 30" really helped facilitate work. And now that's all gone as the 27" display definitely is not up to scratch for day-long work...
    I ordered a 30" display right when it became available, so it's quite old now. I worry what I'll do when it breaks down ...
    Suzanne

  • MacBook Pro W/30-inch Cinema Display

    Is there a working solution for this yet? is it possible to use the 30 inch or even a 23 inch?
    If so how?

    Let me better word the question.
    Can Windows XP Support the 30 inch cinema display at full resolution like in can in leopard via boot camp? Or a 23 Inch?
    Thanks

  • 27 inch cinema display windows 7 problems....

    my 27 inch cinema display will only display a resolution of 1920x1200 on my bootcamp partion (3.2) of my 2009 macbook pro with a 9600M GT graphics card?
    it displays the full resolution on the lion partition..
    i have installed the trackpad and the display update but still no luck?

    Did you install the latest driver from Nvidia though? sounds like you need to.

Maybe you are looking for

  • IPhoto 6 - Date Display Bug?

    I've gone ahead and upgraded to iPhoto 6. Upon first launch, it asked to update the files which I did. The new file hierarchy issues aside (Original/Year/Roll drives me nuts), I've noticed that while the calendar shows the correct pictures of the day

  • ITunes.cab file corrupt??

    I've previously upgraded my iTunes to the latest version, and after I booted my computer to complete the installation, my iTunes won't open. It says "the cabinet file 'iTunes.cab' is corrupt and cannot be used" and it won't open. If I go back to appl

  • Bank details on vendor master record

    Experts, Im trying to enter the same bank account on one vendor upto four times, this is required to enable multiple reference details are used on the BACS. But i cannot enter the same bank account details more than once.... is there a way todo this?

  • How to select records which are added during last week

    I have a scenerio in which I have a person dimension, which includes all the information about the person. I want to take two extracts out of it. One is monthly and one is on weekly basis. In the monthly I am just taking data for that particular mont

  • Is there a way to send a calendar to mail?

    I do my time sheet iCal and was wondering if there is a way to send the calendar to mail to be emailed. When I'm on a specific calendar and try going into edit, the program won't let me access the cut, copy or paste function. Is there a specific way