Acer Display doesn't receive signal from Early 2011 MBP

The screen of my MBP 13 was shattered over the weekend, so I'm rigging up an external screen to tide me until I can fix the glass/LCD at the end of term. I have purchased an Acer P196HQL display and the MBP recognizes it, but the external display says 'No Signal'. I went to the shop in town where I was given a Thunderbolt/Mini to DVI-D convertor which then has a DVI-D to VGA convertor to connect to the external's VGA port. My MBP has Intel HD 3000 Graphics 384 MB graphics and is a GPU type, if that's relevant. Any help? I'd love to be able to revise for exams off of this laptop.

Well, the "shop in town" took you for a ride. Just get the plain old Mini-DisplayPort to VGA adapter, which will better be able to both detect the display as well as sense an adequate resolution and refresh rate. That long chain of adapters is probably sending a signal that goes way beyond the external display's capabilities.

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