Vga to usb/thunderbolt

Can a vga feed be successfully converted & fed into a 2011 macbook pro via usb or thunderbolt?

You can't feed video into a MacBook Pro; it has no video inputs.

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HDMI is thje preferred digital replacemnt for older analog video standards, which your other choices use. It offers far higher signal and definition quality.
Apple has an adapter that is used with your Thunderbolt port/ Mini DisplayPort, if yours is equipped as such.
I've not had a problem with this. It is a Belkin.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/HA824ZM/A/belkin-mini-displayport-to-hdmi-adap ter?fnode=51

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Hello all,
I just bought a Video jockey to watch tv on my imac, and it uses vga cables. Is there an adaptor that converts vga to usb/firewire? What are my options, is this possible? Thanks,
Bob

Do you mean an adapter to plug the VGA connector into the iMac's DVI out? This would require this : http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/71007/wo/JM4NwyI pXj0d3Jp2zo82k7u5btU/1.0.19.1.0.8.25.7.11.0.3
Do you have the product page of the Video Jockey? So I can get a better idea of what you are trying to do.
I use Eye TV for watching tv on my iMac- it connects with a supplyed FW400 cable and has DVD quality video and DVR functions. (http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/71007/wo/JM4NwyI pXj0d3Jp2zo82k7u5btU/5.0.19.1.0.8.25.7.11.0.3)

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I have a late 09 Mac Book Pro and now have a Macbook Air late 2013. I have a LaCie 2TB Rugged 2.0 3.0 USB & Thunderbolt connection. The Air recognizes the external drive fine but the Mac Book Pro on 2.0 USB does not. It shows up in Disk Util on the Pro grayed out. Any thoughts on why the Pro will not recognize the drive? Thanks

You might want to consider pairing waaaay down on the User Login Items.
Having all of these apps launching at startup/login is probably slowing down your Mac's startup time AND having all of these apps running in the background is both eating yo CPU cycles and RAM.
Add or remove automatic items
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Users & Groups.
Select your user account, then click Login Items.
Do one of the following:
Click Add below the list on the right, select an app, document, folder, or disk, then click Add.If you don’t want an item’s windows to be visible after login, select Hide. (Hide does not apply to servers, which always appear in the Finder after login.)
Select the name of the item you want to prevent from opening automatically, then click Delete below the list on the right.
Google apps like Chrome and Drive may still not be playing well and are NOT 100% compatible/compliant with OS X Mavericks.
Until Google releases a proper fix or official update for OS X Mavericks, completely uninstall these Google apps.
If you do not like Apple's Safari Web browser, as an alternative, try using Mozilla FireFox.
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I currently use the mini-DisplayPort to VGA adapter so that I can work on a large external vga monitor.
Will this work if the adapter terminates the chain or will I need to connect the adapter directly to the laptop thus preventing me from using any thunderbolt devices?

I was just thinking.. It is possible that belkin is support the miniDisplay in that port as well.
Yeah, that was my thinking as well...
The matrox dock is going to have DVI on it, but it doesn't support chaining (i.e. it only has 1 TB port)
Does your external monitor support DVI - let me go look at the Matrox - ugh - don't like it compared to the Belkin.
They're BOTH expensive and, as I don't believe that either is shipping, I'd have to wait on someone else to do the beta testing.
I've never tried a USB>DVI adapter - here are a few from my favorite adapter/cable company, though.
Good luck,
Clinton

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I've been using my Macbook Air mid 2013 with a Samsung monitor connected via the Mini Display Port to VGA adapter. I've now bought a 27" Thunderbolt display, which I've connect to my Mac, and assumed I could now daisy chain my samsung monitor into the Thunderbolt port in the back of the monitor. This isn't working.
Is this expected behaviour? Some people have said online that it will work if there's some other Thunderbolt peripheral between the Thunbolt Display and the VGA adapter, but I don't know what kind of peripheral they mean.
Apple support says that my model Macbook air can power two external displays.
How can I get this to work?
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I've recently purchased a MacBook Pro, and have been considering external monitor options. Unfortunately, the only Thunderbolt monitors out there right now are made by Apple (not unfortunate in itself), are about the size of Colorado, and cost about $1000.
I have a recently-purchased (this past summer) Acer 17" flatscreen connected to my old MDD G4 minitower (which I'm slowly easing into retirement) and am curious to know if it's possible to adapt it to the Thunderbolt port on the MacBook Pro -- or if it's possible to adapt any similar VGA/DVI monitor? If so, what type of adapter hardware is necessary? I've done a bit of rummaging around on Google, and have found this adapter dongle: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812232039 -- which may or may not be the correct adapter.
As Captain Kirk was fond of asking: "Ideas, gentlemen?"
Thanks in advance, folks.

If your monitor has a DVI input port, you can get a Thunderbolt>DVI adapter at a reasonable price from Monoprice. Under $7 and it should work like a champ.
Good luck,
Clinton

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HI @all
anybody knows a possibility to connect my RGB cable to my Thunderbolt Display?
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No. The Thunderbolt display requires a computer with Thunderbolt.

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Thunderbolt is compatible with Mini DisplayPort, so you can use the Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter with the Thunderbolt port without any problem.
Note that Thunderbolt is just Mini DisplayPort but with the ability to transfer data. Both of them use the same port

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See > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5219?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US#22

I have a 27" IMac. I want to add additional monitors to it. There is a vga slot for the first monitor. I would like to add a second monitor but there is not another via slot. Is there an adapter I can get for via to usb?

I have a 27" IMac. I want to add additional monitors to it. There is a vga slot for the first monitor. I would like to add a second monitor but there is not another vga slot. Is there an adapter I can get for vga to usb?

Here's the problem I am trying to research for you...
There does exist a way to add a second monitor via USB:
USB 2.0 to HDMI Audio Video 1080P Adapter for Windows and Macbook
It's the only device I know of that can do that. The problem is that it wants a HDMI connection. So that means a HDMI-to-VGA adapter or converter needs to be found (not VGA-to-HDMI, those are easier to find).
Interesting article realted to this:
Hdmi to vga adapter
Maybe somthing like this converter will work.

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Stick with DVI.
Too many have reported issues with Windows 7 and VGA through Thunderbolt. Seems the Windows 7 driver only does digital, not analog.
If you must use VGA with Windows 7 on a Mac, the suggested paths are:
USB-VGA adapter, bypassing Thunderbolt
Run Windows in VM and let Mac OSX run it all since it can make analog (VGA) signals.

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I am haveing this exact same issue. I have plugging in 3 monitors and tried two different VGA to mini displayport and nothing is working. I recently bought a Acer monitor and it work for an hour and now it back to doing the same thing.
When I plug the VGA adapter in to the monitor the monitor think its not connected to a computer then when disconnecting the VGA adapter the monitor thinks it is connected to a computer.
NEED SOME HELP!!! at the point of all my hair is pulled out.
^^^
that is the same problem i am having! if anyone can help that would be great i'm losing my mind over here

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