A1081 Cinema Display LCD Monitor compatibility

I am about to buy a reconditioned A1081 Cinema Display LCD Monitor 20"? But i need to know if it will work with my MacBook Pro 10.5.8 and my ipad 2? As i am buying it to use at an exhibition. iIf so what adaptor will i need to hook both of these up? Thank you in advance.

Are you sure the monitor is set to receive input over the VGA input? Have you tried the DVI input on the monitor? You may have better luck with DVI.

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Somehow, the Apple Cinema Display (LCD) of 20" isn't working when I plug it to the MBP (late 2011). The monitor remains black after pluging it. Sometimes is detected by the MBP, and sometimes it isn't. Quite random thing. Same hapens when I'm in Windows, through Bootcamp. The weird thing is that I've never had this problem before and it was like being each time more often that the monitor isn't detected. Nowadays, it seems that it won't work. However, the minidisplay port is okay, as well, the monitor.
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I started with one line and now I have 3. You should expect the same. The fact that Apple have refused to address or even a acknowledge this product fault is a disgrace.
I'm sorry BSteely but your suggestion that we should simply replace our monitors because its out of warranty is ********. A product fault is a product fault pure and simple...Its not like Apple monitors are inexpensive, I have several other non-apple monitors and have never had this issue with them. It is the manufacturers responsibility to insure that a product leaves the assembly free of fault.
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It comes down to know whether your Apple 27" Display is either the LED Cinema Display model or the newer Thunderbolt Display model. Does your Cinema Display come with a Thunderbolt port on the backside.?
http://www.apple.com/displays/
You can indeed use the LED Cinema Display as monitor for your PS3 with the help of this adapter:
http://www.kanexlive.com/xd
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As stated at the kanex website, you can not use the 27" Thunderbolt Display as monitor for your PS3 with such adapter.

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I would love to have your help on this situation.... My Apple Cinema Display is not reading or seeing my ipod adapter or my printer adapter at the back of the display. it is weird to see this happening now because it was working great until yesterday. I was like huh? how did this happen?
I tried to fix the mac with OS disc as well as Pro Tech Tool. they did not see anything wrong with it. think that the plug holes are worn out or burnt? thanks for your help... can email me with directions or explanations [email protected] (i rarely come in this boards unless I come up with a problem and i come here to check for information in this board...
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I just purchased a new 27-inch iMac, and I explained to the Apple folks that I had a 17-inch cinema display (silver clad model) that I wanted to connect, for a dual monitor set up. They told me just to get the Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter, but I was surprised to realize that's not going to work.
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GeForce GTX 675MX
VRAM Type:
GDDR5
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It shows in the ABOUT Displays, but seems to not get a signal from the mini,,,
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I have a G4 Tower with the original AGP ATI Radeon 9000B video card. My friend gave me this unit just recently but not the original monitor. Well after he got his new 30" Cinema Display he gave me the original 17"LCD Cinema Display. I was so happy, plugged it into the card and fired up the CPU but nothing! just blank! It is not getting any power for the USB ports or anything. My buddy says the monitor was checked before I picked it up. I yanked the Video card out and put it back in, inside the CPU was clean as was the card, put it back together and still nothing. The VGA monitor I have is connected via adapter to the other input and works fine. I tried doing display settings and the Cinema is not even detected. Is the Video card fried on the digital side?
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Hi MFG,
Welcome to the discussions.
The G4 AGP Graphics model originally shipped with an ATY Rage 128 graphics card. The ATI Radeon 9000 graphics card that is installed in your G4 is not the original card.
The ATI Radeon 9000 comes with a native ADC port (which you are trying to use). This port is only fully functional if the computer is ADC enabled. Your model of G4 is, unfortunately, not ADC enabled.
You can confirm this by opening the computer and having a look at the AGP slot (where the graphics card is installed). In ADC enabled Macs, there is an extra slot at one end of the AGP slot to accomodate an "extra leg" that the ADC graphics cards (such as the ATI 9000) have. This extra leg supplies the power and USB feed. You'll probably find this extra leg with no slot for it to go into.
What this means is that you are not getting power and USB feed through the ADC port to your display.
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http://www.drbott.com/prod/db.lasso?code=0111-DVAD
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http://www.drbott.com/prod/db.lasso?code=0117-ADCV
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I have been trying unsuccessful to output the DVI of my mini to my 23" Apple Cinema and my Samsung 4669F (native resolution of 1920x 1080p). I have tried various methods including using the Gefen 1:2 DVI Splitter (Ext-DVI-144) and a DVI-HDMI cable to the samsung in conjunction with SwitchResX, all to no avail.
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What about an external USB video card for the Mini- that should work too?- any tips?
I used SwitchResX because I determine that because the 23" ACD was 1920 x1200, the Samsung was not displaying because the Gefen splitter box was sending the same signal in 1920 x1200 to the Samsung, which was not accepted by the Samsung whose native resolution is 1920 x 1080p. However, once I switched the resolution to 1920 x 1080 to force an out of the mini to that resolution, there was no display at all on the 23" ACD and I had to do a safe mode reboot to recover the display on the 23" ACD?-
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How to solve the monitor shuffle? G4, G5, Cinema Display and 2 ViewSonics

Here's a monitor puzzle I'm hoping to get some help with.
I have two computers- a G4 and a G5.
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G4- 1 VGA port, 1 ADC port - video card is ATI rage 128 pro.
http://everymac.com/systems/apple/powermacg4/stats/powermac_g4450.html
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http://everymac.com/systems/apple/powermacg5/stats/powermac_g5_2.7dp.html
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Question 1: Would this work if I bought a DVI to ADC adapter?
I've seen this: http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=T27 74G/A
... But I don't want to buy it if it won't work either.
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I hook the Cinema Display up to the G5 (flawless) and try to put the 2 ViewSonics on the G4. One will hook up to the VGA just fine, but then I'm left trying to convert either a DVI or a VGA to the G4's ADC.
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http://www.mycableshop.com/sku/ADCHD1506.htm
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Here's my set up, please tell me where I am going wrong:
I have 2 22" LCD Monitors that I use for my main work. I added a second card to my MacPro so that I could add an additional monitor. Now I have a DVI to HDMI cable going to my Plasma that I want to use as playback for clients and such. Here's where it gets weird... In After Effects, I can use the Plasma in Digital Cinema Preview for Playback and Previews...works great. Then, when I open up Final Cut I have problems. First, when I go to "Digital Cinema Desktop - Full Screen" it display one frame and stay on that one frame even during playback. So then I changed my Sequence settings thinking my TV couldn't handle that Sequence. No I get a White Screen with no playback at all, not even the one frame. Now the weird part is that if I change the TV to my "Main Screen" in Monitor Prefs, and set Digital Cinema to "Main" it plays back fine. So, if I can playback with it as my main, why can't I playback otherwise? And...if it works in After Effects, why is Final Cut Having Problems with it? It's set to "All Frames" and "Desktop Mirroring". Thoughts? I have seen this set up work before...what am I doing wrong?

I'm trying to find out much the same thing. I would assume that anyone knows the answers can help both of us.
I'm purchasing a new Mac Pro desktop. I also use final cut but not after effects.
I actually have 4 monitors to choose from. 2 Dell 19" - One 27" Apple cinema display and a spector High Def 1080i monitor that has a DVI input.
I would like to use one of the Dell's as my primary home desk top monitors with folders and all the usual dock and stuff. I would like to use the cinema display as my primary final cut work surface.
I would like to use the HD monitor to show HD footage and use it as a client monitor. Remember it has a DVI input.
I've talked with the folks at the Local Apple store and they are not sure if I will get a real HD signal on the HD monitor if I add a second radeon 2700 card to the computer and take on of those DVI outputs and attach it to the HD monitor.
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What would be a good monitor to go with my 24' display. I noticed a lot of them are not as bright as the Apple, does anyone know one that is good quality (doesn't have to be as good as the cinema display. My budget is around 300-450.

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