DVI-D to Displayport?

I'm considering purchasing a HP ZR24W monitor which has a DVI-D and DisplayPort connections. Now, I know that I can easily connect my MBP to the DVI-D connection as that's what I'm doing with my current monitor but can I connect via the DisplayPort (just because I might want to connect another Machine to the DVI-D connector. I don't envisage any issues but just wanted to check first.

Alan Green wrote:
Thanks, but it's DVI to Displayport that I require and not Mini-Displayport. I'm presuming it'll be a similar situation?
Correct. MiniDP to DP is a much more common, simple, cheaper adapter. One example: http://estore.circuitassembly.com/products/Mini-Displayport-to-Displayport-Adapt er-Cable.html
And another: http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&q=minidisplayport+to+displayportadapter&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=8051477258328060080&ei=eewYTIyEHIrANvOcgakE&sa=X&oi=pr oductcatalogresult&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCEQ8wIwAA#ps-sellers
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I bought this awesome device recently:
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It takes the TOSLINK audio output and the minidisplayport output and combines it into HDMI to use in a home theater. However, I just found out that older iMacs (2008) have mini-DVI out, NOT mini-displayport. I've searched high and low and I cannot find a cable/adapter combination that will convert this for me so I can use it on my 2008 iMac. Any suggestions?
IDEALLY it would be a male mini-dvi to female mini-displayport. This doesn't seem to exist.

Well, there is this one
http://www.atlona.com/Atlona-DVI-to-Mini-DisplayPort-Converter-p-17859.html
but it is expensive. Going from DVI to DisplayPort is not simply a matter of changing the shape of the connector. And you would need a Mini-DVI to DVI adapter to connect to this device.

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Hello,
I'm a Windows user but getting a rMBP 15". I was wondering which would be the best way to hookup an external monitor to the MacBook?
I have a high-end 27" monitor with 2560x1440 resolution (LG 27EA83) that has dual-link DVI, HDMI, and DisplayPort connectors. Since I can get a Thunderbolt DVI connector for the rMBP, but the laptop also has HDMI and DisplayPort connectors as well, which one of these would suited the best to connect the monitor to the rMBP?
Since I have no speakers, at this point I'm only focusing on display quality and don't care for audio.
Thanks.
PS: In case if I were also concerned about audio, would you recommend HDMI or DisplayPort?

Conveniently, I did order a DVD-D cable by sheer luck. I just picked the first one that had male connectors at both ends.
Now that I've got that in place, I seem to only be able to get a max resolution of 19290 x 1080 according to the options I see in the Display control panel. I've got the DVI-D cable out from the monitor and into a DVI to mini-display port adapter that connects to a Thunderbolt port on the rMPB.
I think the display is now a little sharper than when I was using the HDMI connector, but that could just be my imagination.
Time to start Googling this to see if I can sort out higher resolutions.
I had no idea there was so much variation in cable type when it came to this stuff.
Thanks for your help!
UPDATED: I finally did what should have in the first place and looked up the specs on the monitor I purchased. 1920 x 1080 is the highest resolution the monitor offers. I can live with that. It's still nearly 2x as large as my rMPB's 15" screen. [http://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-27EA33V-led-monitor]
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Mini DVI to Mini DisplayPort

So... I'm about to freak out here.
I've been trying to find a way to get my OLD MacBook to play nice with my NEW TV.
The old Macbook has the Mini DVI connector for displays. The new TV has HDMI.
The old Mini DVI doesn't support audio. So I managed to find the only adapter on the market to cover Apple's lack of support and foresight, but as it turns out, it's for the Mini DisplayPort. Nothing I can find will get me from the MacBook to HDMI with audio.
Am I SOL? The MacBook is old, and has a non-functioning trackpad, and thus is not useful for much, nor is it valuable for resale.
Do I let go? If I do, I won't likely replace it with an Apple product.
Or, am I missing something that will make this work? [For less than $80 in adapteration]
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When you connect the MacBook using a Mini-DVI to HDMI adapter you will probably need to use external speakers or a 3.5mm stereo headphone jack to RCA sound plugs connected to a stereo system for audio if your TV doesn't have separate RCA input plugs or a 3.5mm stereo input plug for audio with the HDMI plug. You attach it from the headphone jack of your MacBook to the appropriate audio input plugs.
The Mini-DVI to HDMI doesn't carry audio and there're no audio plugs on most TVs to work with HDMI since it's expecting audio with the HDMI. Check your TV manual though to see if it might have audio plugs that work with one of the HDMI ports. You attach it from the headphone jack of your MacBook to the appropriate audio input plugs on your TV.

Apple 20" CD connects fine to MacBook Pro 2009 via DVI to Mini displayport (adapter) but not to Radeon 5770 (either MDP ports) on MacPro 2008?! Have Eizo CG223 on DVI to 5770. Any ideas?

Here's the setup:
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Apple Cinema Display 20" have the DVI connector. I have a Mini Displayport to DVI adapter on this, into one of the 5770's MDPs, neither of which seem to work.
Plug the same ACD via DVI (with DVI to MDP adpater) into my MacBook Pro 2009 MDP and it works fine as a second screen.
So what's up with the 5770 MDPs? I've seen online that the card should at least support two displays, either MDPs x2 or MDP and DVI. I've seen there may be an issue with three, not two.
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Y

Striped down to bare inputs - monitors and keyboard/mouse. Works! Dimerising must have interfered with it. Phew!

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My 2008 imac 7,1 has mini-dvi, a new monitor I got only have (regular size) display port, after failing to find a "mini-dvi to displayport" adapter.
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no joy, please advise.

Is this what you need: http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9321G/B/apple-mini-dvi-to-dvi-adaptor?fnode=5 1&p=1

Mini DVI and Mini DisplayPort are not the same thing!

I bought this "Mini DVI to DVI" adapter thinking it would hook up my Epson projector to the new MacBook Pro:
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I found the full sized DVI ♂ and ♀ ends of the adapter and projector cord I do have don't "mate" right either. The pins have a slightly different arrangement!
I just want to warn anyone who might stumble in the same place. I'm off to my local Apple Store to return the adapter for one that will fit one of my projector inputs with a Mini DisplayPort plug on the other end.

Good call!! Thanks a million. Glad I asked & thanks for the quick response. I was getting frustrated. Thanks again!!!!!

How can I set up a second monitor using the DVI, a mini Displayport to dvi?

Hey guys,
In my office I'm trying to set up a mac with two displays, Samsung screensync sa450s, using a Startech MDP2DVIW mini displayport to dvi, and the DVI port found on the ATI Radeon HD 5770.
However, whichever monitor is plugged in through the mini displayport never shows video, and instead will just flicker sometimes, no matter which monitor I use, or which of the mini displayports i use. The system profiler recognizes both monitors, and has all of the specs on both monitors, but only the monitor connected directly to the DVI displays anything, even if it is the secondary monitor.
The StarTech does still work with the macpro that used to be in this spot, and the only salient distinction I can find is that the old computer has Mountain Lion, while the new one is still running Snow Leopard. Is this a case where we should just update the OS? or is there another fix?
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A frequent solution to problems like the one you describe involves pushing in the Mini DisplayPort cable-end.
It should be inserted until essentially ALL of the metal end disappears inside the jack on the 5770 board.
Is this display wider than 1920 wide?
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Hello.
I have got a new Macbook Pro but the connection for external monitors on it does not fit with my DVI connections for my old macbook pro.
What connection do I need to connect to a DVI cable coming from my monitor?
Is there a cable that works for VGA too? like a splitter from mac port connection (dunno name) to both VGA and DVI?

Hi,
Apple has introduce the Mini DisplayPort connection to the MacBook Pro with the "Late 2008" models.
Here are the various technical specifications for the MBPs through the years http://support.apple.com/specs/#macbookpro
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<http://store.apple.com/us/product/M9321G/B?fnode=MTY1NDA5OQ&mco=MTA4MzU1NjQ>
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<http://www.gefen.com/kvm/dproduct.jsp?prod_id=8913>

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Is Mini DVI and Mini DisplayPort the same thing?

The icon that appears beside the port indicates "video out", not any particular kind of port that can be used for that purpose. Apple has used at least six different ports to provide video out on notebook Macs in the last several years: S-Video, VGA, mini-VGA, DVI (and dual-link DVI), mini-DVI, and mini-Displayport. I believe the same icon appears beside all of them, but the ports and plugs don't look alike.

How can I connect my 2009 Mac Mini to a TV that only has the Component inputs available? My Mac Mini has a Mini DisplayPort and Mini-DVI port. Thanks.

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Composite is analogue with one connector. That is why it is called composite
Component is analogue with three connections. I think one for each color
Here is the one for component. I misread composite for component
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Maybe you're right just try and see if I can return the stuff if it's not working.
I won't be using a higher resolution then 1920 x 1200 however I still would buy the adapter
Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
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for connecting macbookpro to KVM DVI switch.
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