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Connect New MacBook (USB-C) to Apple Cinema Display 30" (Dual-Link DVI)
After weeks of trial and error, I have finally achieved 2560x1600 resolution on my Apple 30-inch Cinema Display connected to my MacBook Pro,15-inch, 2016 laptop.
The trick is to go from USB-C to Mini ...
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Getting Apple Cinema HD Display working in Windows 7 x64
This question is old, but in case anyone is still looking, a driver that works is here:
http://www.holstschumacher.dk/p/brightness-controller.html
Look for the link to Beta Versions and Old ...
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Connect New MacBook (USB-C) to Apple Cinema Display 30" (Dual-Link DVI)
There IS a solution to this problem, I searched and purchased quite a few adapters but finally I got it to work:
1) Purchase this USB-C to Display Port adapter:
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/...
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Connect New MacBook (USB-C) to Apple Cinema Display 30" (Dual-Link DVI)
Here's a single adapter solution (USB-C to dual-link DVI) that IS working on my 16" MacBook Pro and my 30" Apple Cinema Display:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QKM856C
Club 3D CAC-1510 USB ...
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Best way to use LED Cinema Display & Thunderbolt Display with Macbook Pro 2016
Thunderbolt is a multiplexing of several signals - PCIe bus, USB 3.1, power and DisplayPort. On the 2017 MBP you have at least 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports. This means you don't need to convert from TB to ...
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Can I calibrate 2 screens to match, without buying expensive gear?
Personally, I'd go with the expensive option - you have a grand's-worth of screens there; why not have them both accurately profiled?
The first downside of manual calibration is not knowing which of ...
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Dual 27" Cinema displays...can I play both sets of speakers?
Yes! You can create an aggregate device in Audio MIDI setup and play through that, which will play both sets of speakers.
From the Finder, choose Utilities from the Go menu. Open the Audio MIDI Setup ...
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Disabling sound output devices (e.g. Internal Speakers) in OS X
I don't know of any way to disable internal speakers. However, you might look into a solution like ControlPlane, which can automatically set your default audio output (and many other system settings) ...
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Connect Apple 30" Cinema Display to new MacBook USB-C
The Apple Cinema Display uses a DVI-Dual Link interface which is becoming very long in the tooth so adapters are going to be few and far between. It wasn't a widely accepted standard so even when it ...
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Connect Apple 30" Cinema Display to new MacBook USB-C
Same here - MacPro 6 Core 2013 and Cinema Display 30"
Worked well in low resolution while installing OSX, after switching to 2560x1600 all OK until restart.
Shows three states coincidentally:
a grey ...
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Apple Cinema Display 27" with early 2015 MacBook Pro
You won't need any separate cable to connect the display to your 2015 MacBook Pro.
A Mini DisplayPort cable is attached to the display which can be plugged into one of 2 Thunderbolt 2 ports present ...
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Connect New MacBook (USB-C) to Apple Cinema Display 30" (Dual-Link DVI)
After trying at least 9 different adapters, I finally found one that worked! USB-C to MiniDisplayPort: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CJHHTR8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
You'...
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MacBook 2017 (USB-C) to Apple Cinema Display 30"
When selecting an adapter, you have to know what sources you are going from to what you are going to. One important thing to keep in mind is that you want to limit the number of conversions/...
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Connect Apple 30" Cinema Display to new MacBook USB-C
I found one of these displays locally in good condition for only 200 bucks, so I had to solve exactly this problem.
First, specs - it's this exact model:
https://everymac.com/monitors/apple/...
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Dual screen setup Apple Cinema Displays Mac mini
With the two monitors you have listed, it's not feasible (most definately, not economically).
The 27" Apple Cinema Display requires miniDisplay Port
The 27" Apple Thunderbolt Display can only support ...
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27" Apple Cinema Display (video and power) to one USB-C
Is there a way to connect the "power pins" to the TB2-3-adapter and
solve my problem?
No. This can't be done.
This is not a matter of just dumping in some power on some of the pins. Thunderbolt ...
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Can I use the built-in camera of my Apple Cinema Display on Windows 10
I was facing the same issue. The problem was that although I had connected the monitor to my laptop using the mini display port, I had not plugged in the USB cable. The camera on the Apple cinema ...
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Can my Early 2013 15" MacBook Pro connect to a 30" Apple Cinema Display... or two?
Theoretically, yes.
From https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-i7-2.4-15-early-2013-retina-display-specs.html:
This model supports a simultaneous maximum resolution ...
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Fixing an LED Home Cinema display caused whistling and a spark, is it salvageable?
caused whistling and a spark, is it salvageable? Does the whistling and the spark mean that one of the two boards is fried?
This sounds like you shorted something to ground. The whistling is most ...
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is there any way to adjust the brightness of the Apple Cinema Display in 10.11 (El Capitan)?
Just found a simple way to do this that I already had available to me (simple for me, maybe or maybe not for others). My mac mini is set up as a triple boot (Windows, 10.6, 10.11 [was 10.8 until last ...
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Vertical stripes on 30" Cinema Display
I had a similar experience with an ACD30 (circa 2006, refurb) connected to a MacBook Pro via Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter. Fought display anomalies for about 18 months with Apple unable ...
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Best way to use LED Cinema Display & Thunderbolt Display with Macbook Pro 2016
So Apple's TB3 adapter is only for data... only real use I found is when using the old computer in Target Disk Mode to transfer all data to the new computer. (Time Machine is not very good at computer ...
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Connect New MacBook (USB-C) to Apple Cinema Display 30" (Dual-Link DVI)
I found a single adapter that worked.
The Club 3D CAC-1510-A drives my 30-inch Cinema Display from my 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch.
Note that there is a very similar model, the CAC-1510 that does NOT work....
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2017 MacBook Pro 13" with Touchbar (USB-C) can't connect to LED Cinema Display 27" (Mini DisplayPort)
I have the exact same problem and after much search, came to this solution:
Dual-Link DIV to DisplayPort using Apple's connector
DisplayPort to USB-C using this connector Which is a USB-C to Mini-...
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Connect New MacBook 2017 (USB-C) to Apple Cinema Display 30" (DVI)
I found one of these displays locally in good condition for only 200 bucks, so I had to solve exactly this problem.
First, specs - it's this exact model:
https://everymac.com/monitors/apple/...
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Connect New MacBook 2017 (USB-C) to Apple Cinema Display 30" (DVI)
Just wanted to pass on that today (Dec. 16, 2017) I successfully ran my 30" Cinema Display from my 2017 MacBook Pro at full 2560 resolution using a combination of these two adapters:
https://www....
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Mac Mini Thunderbolt ports to 2 Mini Display Ports
Yes.
According to Apple's own Tech Spec page for the Mac Mini it has
Support for up to two displays at 2560 by 1600 pixels, both at
millions of colors
Specifically with the Thunderbolt Port:
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Early 2011 MacBook Pro 17" to 30" cinema display
Your particular model of MacBook Pro was equipped with an AMD Radeon HD 6750M dedicated graphics card and on-board Intel HD 3000 graphics card. In terms of VRAM you have 1 GB available on the AMD and ...
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Can I use 2 Thunderbolt Displays and 1 Cinema Display on my 2015 Macbook pro 15"?
No. The Thunderbolt 2 controller will only support two displays max, no matter how to you connect them to the TB2 ports. If you want a third display and HDMI is not an option, you are going to have to ...
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Connect New MacBook (USB-C) to Apple Cinema Display 30" (Dual-Link DVI)
Note that the small/cheap Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter will NOT work to convert a Mini DisplayPort signal to USB-C, despite using the same port design.
It is incompatible with ...
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