12/9/2023 0 Comments Apple cinema display connectorA not-terribly-messy-looking, serviceable way to connect at 2010 27” Apple Cinema Display to a modern MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt 3. Tip: If you have an HDTV connected to an Apple TV, you can use. Choose Apple menu > About This Mac, click Resources, click Specifications, then locate Video Support (scroll to see it). In the end, I figured it out - hopefully this will help you. If you’re not sure how many external displays your Mac Studio supports or have other questions about video support, check the Resources tab in About This Mac. In the process I learned a lot about the difference between Thunderbolt 3 & USB-C, which use the same connector but don’t provide the same functionality. My only complaint about this adapter is that it gets very hot. Display colors (maximum) 16. Syntech USB C to USB Adapter, Thunderbolt 3 to USB 3.0 AdapterĮLECJET Anywatt, USB C Magsafe Adapter, Type C I eventually found the right combination of adapters: UPTab USB-C Type C to Mini DisplayPort Adapter has the important feature of the extra pass-through power port. Unfortunately the 13” MacBook Pro only has 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports, so I also needed some way to daisy chain or collapse two of these functions into one port. A USB-C to USB-A adapter for everything else.A Thunderbolt 3 to Mini DisplayPort for video.A MagSafe to USB-C adapter for power delivery.To get all three functions on my MacBook Pro, I needed: The Apple Cinema Display provides 3 ports in its cable - MagSafe power delivery USB-A for the included USB hub, webcam, and speakers and Mini DisplayPort for video. I went through 4 different orders on Amazon before I found a third-party combination that works, but now it’s working great. It turns out that Apple doesn’t even offer a first-party solution to connect the new Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C shaped port) MacBook Pro to the Cinema Display. Should be easy, right? They’re both Apple products? I wanted to fit my new MacBook into my existing 27” Apple Cinema Display from 2010, which I’ve been using with my personal 2013 MacBook Air for 5 years. I can live without the USB hub and the mag safe charging. When I started my new job, I was provided a new MacBook Pro to use as my work computer. Can I remove the all in one cable from a 27inch LED cinema display ( usb, mini display port, mag safe laptop charging ) and replace just the mini display port cable ( thunderbolt cable ) with a male to male mini DP cable The aim is to get the monitor working as a monitor. Connecting an Apple Cinema Display to a 2017+ MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt 3 The 27-Inch Apple LED Cinema Display features a 27-inch glossy LED-backlit TFT active-matrix LCD display with IPS technology and an optimum resolution of 2560x1440.
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