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High speed multifunction port (interface) designed by Intel and first manufactured on a shipping product by Apple. Thunderbolt was developed under the name Light Peak and combines PCI Express with Display Port over one serial connection.

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Thunderbolt Port + External Display + Other Devices

As it is right now, you would daisy-chain 6 or 7 Thunderbolt devices and hook your display on the end of the chain. The mini-DisplayPort compatibility is available down the whole chain. … (And yes, there will probably be Thunderbolt hubs, eventually. I propose we call them "Thunderhubs" to save on some typing.) …
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Will a 120Hz monitor work with Thunderbolt?

If the monitor works with whatever adapter you want to use (Mini DisplayPort to DVI, etc.), then it should work fine on the Thunderbolt port. … When it comes to monitors, Thunderbolt isn't special: it's just like DisplayPort. …
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Can I use a rotatable DVI monitor with a Thunderbolt port?

Yes to both questions: you can plug in a mini DisplayPort adapter at the end, and mini DisplayPort doesn't care about rotation: OS X handles that.
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Can an Xbox 360 be hooked up to a Thunderbolt display?

The Thunderbolt display expects a full Thunderbolt signal (that is, muxed PCI-Express and DisplayPort). It will not work with DisplayPort-only sources. … To date, I've not heard of any announced (let alone released) adapters that could drive a Thunderbolt display from a non-Thunderbolt source. …
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Where can I get a Thunderbolt hub or splitter?

At the very least, you can get one Thunderbolt display and daisy-chain one of your 24" monitors off of that. I don't know about splitters; I haven't seen any. …
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Is there a way to Split one 42 Inch TV into Multiple Displays or Virtual Displays?

You wouldn't necessarily get "sharper" resolution - splitting a 1080p HDTV into two monitors side-by-side would result in two 960x1080 displays: +----------------+ +--------+--------+ | …
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MBA 13" 2011 (with TB) as a display for PS3

The best one for your situation would seem to be these Blackmagic products, specifically the Thunderbolt one (it says "shipping in January"). …
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What is the max resolution output by the HDMI port of the MacBook Pro Retina?

Given that the new (late-2013) Mac Pro supports 4k over HDMI, this is wrong. I believe HDMI is limited to full HD resolution, i.e., 1080p (1920x1080), so nothing can drive a larger screen through th …
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Is there a currently available way to connect firewire to a 2011 MacBook Air besides the App...

Apple announced a Thunderbolt to FireWire 800 cable at WWDC 2012. It seems that this cable will be shipping in July 2012. (The adapter is mentioned at the bottom of this page.) …
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Can two external displays be driven from one Thunderbolt port?

Further, there are no products that I know of that are shipping (as of when I answered this) that can "split" a Thunderbolt signal to connect two non-Thunderbolt displays. … The only way I know of to connect multiple displays to a Thunderbolt Mac via Thunderbolt is to use Apple's Thunderbolt Display. …
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Dual-Monitor Output from a new Macbook Pro

Does it have one or two Thunderbolt ports? … Additionally, two Thunderbolt ports allows you to use two Thunderbolt to DVI/DP/whatever adapters rather than buying a true Thunderbolt display that will allow a second non-Thunderbolt graphics adapter …
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What is the MAX pixel estate I can get from a MBAir 2011 with multiple displays?

The Thunderbolt port on the MacBook Airs supports one external display. You can use that with a Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter to run a 30" screen (2560x1600). …
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Is there a display screen with a Thunderbolt interface that is not made by Apple?

Most any 27" display has the same resolution as the Apple Thunderbolt Display. However, the Apple Thunderbolt display is the only Thunderbolt display currently on sale. …
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Connect both Cinema Display and Thunderbolt Display to a 15" Macbook Pro?

From what I've read, the inability to connect a mini DisplayPort device to an Apple Thunderbolt Display is because of a bug in the Apple Thunderbolt Display. … If you connect another device in between the Thunderbolt Display and the Cinema Display, they both should work along with your MacBook Pro's internal screen. …
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Can a Thunderbolt iMac use Target Display Mode on a Thunderbolt MacBook running Windows?

The iMac is taking Thunderbolt input, so, assuming the MacBook is putting out a full Thunderbolt signal (which I assume the Thunderbolt chipset can't not do), it ought to work. … Does Boot Camp come with Thunderbolt drivers for Windows? …
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