Comments on: 24" Cinema Display + old Macbook

Question: 24" Cinema Display + old Macbook

ig — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:47:47 -0800

Is there any way to use a 24" Cinema Display with an older Macbook that does not have a Mini DisplayPort?

By: cgomez

cgomez — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:22:51 -0800

No. There are adapters that will do the reverse (change a mini-DisplayPort equipped notebook to DVI or VGA) but from a male mini-DisplayPort to DVI or mini-DVI.

By: smackfu

smackfu — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:22:57 -0800

AFAIK, the adapter you need, from DVI to Mini DisplayPort, does not exist. The signals aren't the same so it would be a pricey item anyways.

(The opposite adapter does exist.)

By: ig

ig — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:41:39 -0800

Thank you smackfu and cgomez, just what I needed to know.