HT1349 27 inch Thunderbolt Display is dead ... 3 days old

$999. 27 inch Thunderbolt Display is dead! It was purchased on December 16, 2012 ... opened on Christmas day ... and died on December 27, 2012.

I have my Thunderbolt display connected to my MacBook Pro and have been experiencing the same issue, getting worse over time. The folks at my local Apple store did not know what to do about it. So, I looked around and tried different thing.
The one thing that seems to be working is to System Preferences > Build-in Display > uncheck “Automatically adjust brightness.”
I hope this helps.

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Their are some display adaptors you can get. I have an older Mac Pro with DVI but my monitor is a Thunderbolt Display. This used to be around $250. It is way cheaper now.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=810627&Q=&is=REG&A=detail s

27 inch thunderbolt display blacks out after Thunderbolt Firmware Update 1.2

Bought 2 new 27 inch TB displays for two different machines and after a couple of days the Thunderbolt Firmware Update 1.2 appears on my Mac Pro with one of the displays installed. So I install the firmware update. Now my display blacks out periodically and I keep getting Graphic Display Errors with a request to sent the errors to Apple. Running a 32 GB Mac Pro (late 2013 circular style) I have three monitors connected (two 20 inch cinema displays and the new 27 inch display). This machine is supposed to be able to handle three 4k monitors or 6 standard TB displays. I've seen the posts about the blacking out with this monitor but I didn't have any problems before the firmware update and now I've got them pretty regularly. I had the blacking out problem on an earlier monitor and took one of the monitors back and Apple gave me another one and this is the replacement. Same problem, but this one only started after the update. I'm hoping someone from Apple reads these messages and can let me know what's up.
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I have my Thunderbolt display connected to my MacBook Pro and have been experiencing the same issue, getting worse over time. The folks at my local Apple store did not know what to do about it. So, I looked around and tried different thing.
The one thing that seems to be working is to System Preferences > Build-in Display > uncheck “Automatically adjust brightness.”
I hope this helps.

Apple should make a 32 inch thunderbolt display.

Since macs can hold hd media I would like to enjoy it on an apple thunderbolt display. I don't have cable since I'm a hulu plus subscriber and I don't wish to buy a flat screen tv. It would be cool if apple make a 32 inch model so i can enjoy my media better instead of watching it on my macbook pro. Personally I think the 27 inch is a tad to small.

Is there some problem connecting your MBP to your TV? Or don't you realize you can do that?
Use a mini-displayport to hdmi adapter adapter and a hdmi cable or a mini-diplayport to hdmi cable to connect the MBP to the TV.

Does Safari ever fill up the entire 27 inch thunderbolt display

I just connected a thunderbolt display (27 inche) to my Macbook Pro Retina, but I am trying to get safari to fill out the entire display... it just fills out a center column. Is this possible? Please see attached image for my problem

No, the way HTML is structured doesn't allow for text or images to flow outside the 'boundaries', so to speak. So you just get a background color (if one is programmed) or tiled image as the background. All of the 'content' stays within a predefined area that makes it look the same on multiple browsers (I'm just now getting into HTML and CSS coding now - pretty interesting stuff).
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I want to daisy chain my 15 inch mid 2012 non retina macbook pro to a 2012 27inch imac and then to a 27 inch thunderbolt display

I have a mid 2012 non retina 15inch macbook pro, and a 27inch 2012 imac, and a 27inch thunderbolt dsplay and I want to use the imac and the thunderbolt display as dual monitors for my macbook pro and daisy chain them together. I have an extra thunderbolt cable, How would I go about doing this, every time I try to connect it via Target Display mode it only shows up on the imac and the thunderbolt diplay shows the imac screen but I cannot access anything on it. I would love some help, I am probably just missing something simple.

Yes there is on Mac computers that do not come from the factory with "Built In", Note the Words Built In, DVD drive.
On all Mac computers that come with Built In DVD drive Apple has Restricted the installation of Windows from ONLY That Built In drive and Only when it is Physically installed inside the system.
Many people have tried what you want to do and to my knowledge None have been successful.
It is something that is Hard Wired, Written, into the Firmware of these Mac computers.
Some have tried installing Windows on the standard HDD and then moving that HDD to the optical bay or leaving it in the main bay and installing a SSD into either the main drive bay or optical bay and have been greeted with the system not booting to either OS or not booting to Windows.
Something about how boot camp sets up the drive and possibly makes changes to the Firmware or EFI partition on the drive that Windows is installed to or to both that restrict it. You can't even make another Mac OS X partition on that drive without screwing up the Windows install.
To your last post the Answer is NO as stated above.

IPad Air 2 and 27 inch Thunderbolt display

I picked up a new iPad Air 2 to replace my iPad Air. I keep a charging cable plugged into one of the USB ports on the back of the Thunderbolt Display. I use it for charging my iPhone 6, iPad Mini, and my previous Air. I use the TB Display when I plug in my Late 2013 Macbook Pro.
Yesterday when I had my Macbook hooked up to the TB Display I plugged the new iPad 2 Air into the cable coming off the back of the display and nothing happened. No charging or iTunes did not open on the MB Pro. Tried a different cable, different port and nothing. Removed the cable and plugged it into the USB MB Pro and all was good. Mind you my other iPad Air, Mini and iPhone all work when I connect to the cable when it is plugged into the back of the TB Display.
Any thoughts on this?
Thanks...

27" Display is must power ON, so USB port will have DC power . (5V)
27" Display is AUTO power OFF = if No display Video.
Solution = Connect MacBook the power ON 27" display
since 27" Display is ON ==> now USB have power to charged iPad Air 2

27 inch Thunderbolt Display

Constant flickering; screen goes black.
Anyone else suffering this incrediblely annoying experience with Apple's new $999.00 monitor ?

I have my Thunderbolt display connected to my MacBook Pro and have been experiencing the same issue, getting worse over time. The folks at my local Apple store did not know what to do about it. So, I looked around and tried different thing.
The one thing that seems to be working is to System Preferences > Build-in Display > uncheck “Automatically adjust brightness.”
I hope this helps.

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Thunderbolt Display with mini-displayport Sapphire HD 7550 video card

I have a Mac Pro 5,1, Model A1289, made in June 2012. It came with a Nvidia Quadro 400 graphics card, but I want to purchase a Sapphire HD 7550 3GB Mac Edition graphics card in order to use a 27 inch Thunderbolt Display. I know the Sapphire 7550 card will work in the Mac Pro version I have.
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Will a Thunderbolt Display work with a video card that has mini-display ports or does it have to specifically say it is a Thunderbolt port?
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see this post - you will not be able to run a tb monitor on the older silver tower mac pro's
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6210828?tstart=0
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Hello,
I have a new 2012 Macbook pro 17 and a 27 inch thunderbolt display.
The Macbook was working great. Then I connected it to the thunderbolt display and did clamshell mode. That worked well too. But.. then I powered down the macbook, disconnected the thunderbolt dislplay and tried to boot back up again. The mac book powers on, the back light comes on, I hear the chime then that is it. The back light stays on nothing else happens. Resetting the PRAM can not be done. Any of the boot options are ignored. It is like the keyboard is non resposive. I tried all the reset and boot combinations available but nothing works.
The light on the front of the macbook comes on then goes dim. The apple logo on the lid stays lit, and if I close the lid, the apple logo goes dim and the light on the front lights up. Weird, it is almost like it goes to sleep when it turns on. I tried conntecting the thunderbolt again but no joy. I am really disappointed. This is less than a month old and its already going in for repair. It should be replaced.
Me No Gusta!

Well, I tried the other reset method too. I removed the battery which was extremely easy. I found a tri tip screw driver I used to open Nintendo Wii's this was a perfect fit for the 3 tri screws that were used to hold in the battery.
Anyway, it still did not work. Wow, I gotta tell you, this apple ****, is complete junk. I just turned a Lenovo into a hackbook. It actually seems faster than the i7 macbook that is screwed up. Never again apple, never again.

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I have the new Mac Mini and the new Macbook Air plus the 27 inch thunderbolt display. The majority of the time, I will be using the thunderbolt display hooked up directly to the Mac Mini. I have already tested the theory that if I turn off the Mac mini, I can use a separate thunderbolt cable to hook to the port on the back of the display and to the port on the Air and have it show up on the screen. Many people said this was not possible as the port on the back of the display was only unidirectional and to be used for thunderbolt accessories like hard drives. It actually works quite well and so at the very least, I can leave the cable plugged into the back of the display and use it with the Mac Air if I turn off the Mac Mini. At least I don't have to remove the cable from the Mac Mini and move it over to the Mac Air. I actually looked at the Kanex switch which would do what I wanted it to do, but unfortunately it says it will NOT work with the thunderbolt display. Apparently it only works with the Cinema display. Does anyone know if there is a thunderbolt switch out there?
Thanks

Thanks, Clinton....that's what I was thinking too. On the upside, I don't have to remove the actual thunderbolt display cable going to the back of the Mini, I just have to keep a cable in the output port on the back of the display for my Macbook Air. Then I just turn off the Mini, plug the cable into the Air and I'm ready. What I find interesting though is that the Kanex "looks" like it will do exactly what I want it to, but apparently it will only work with Mini Display port like that found on the "cinema display". Maybe one day........
Thanks again!

Purchase Help: iMac 2011 vs Thunderbolt Display Mac Mini 2011

Hello,
I purchased Thunderbolt display with Mac mini 2011. I experienced a lot of graphic issues with Mac mini when I connected to Thunderbolt display. I exchanged Mac mini 3 times but the same result. The Thunderbolt display is working fine with MacBook Pro 2011.
I'm going to return both Thunderbolt display and Mac mini and interested to get iMac. Is there any differences between iMac and Thunderbolt display + Mac mini 2011? i.e., in technology, release update cycle, features etc? My main intention to buy Thunderbolt display is to use with both Mini and MacBook Pro.
Any further help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

I don't know why you are surprised at the similar sizes of the 27-inch iMac, the 27-inch Cinema Display, and the 27-inch Thunderbolt display. The 27-inch iMac came first, and the others are "monitor-only" products that seem to use the same LCD panel(s).
As to a current 27-inch iMac vs. a current 27-inch Thunderbolt display,
* The iMac serves as a standalone computer, and can also serve as a dumb monitor for an external computer that has a Thunderbolt port. When operating as a dumb monitor, the iMac only serves as a monitor; it does not offer breakout connections to USB 2.0, Firewire 800, or Gigabit Ethernet.
* The Thunderbolt display is a dumb monitor for an external computer that has a Thunderbolt port. It also serves as a breakout box for USB 2.0, Firewire, 800, and Gigabit Ethernet connections (which is convenient if your main machine is a laptop; you can do all of your docking with one Thunderbolt cable + one power cable).

Mac Mini (not Thunderbolt) to Thunderbolt display

Dear apple friends,
I jumped into the Apple world a few months ago now, with a lot of pleasure.
Still, I have some pending problems:
I have a Thunderbolt display and a Mac Mini (old generation, old square-ish display port) + a Windows PC (tower)
I have also an adapter to connect the Mac Mini to DVI or VGA which I used before with a "normal" screen.
I'm currently connecting solely my MBP Early 2011 to the Thunderbolt display, great!!!
I'd like to do the same with my old Mac Mini and my Windows PC (DVI or VGA)
Is there any easy way to connect each one to the display alternatively or EVEN better all of them to the display and switch between them.
I know, I must get rid of em all but I still need them for the moment.
Any help will be extremely appreciated.
Thanks a lot in advance.
Cheers
NRJ

The MacMini should be able to connect to it natively using the mini-display port.
The PS3 will need an HDMI to mini-display port adapter. Belkin and Kanex make such adapters.

HT1349 27 inch Thunderbolt Display is dead ... 3 days old

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