5

I want to buy a 30" monitor to go with my new MacBook pro, but the 30" monitor in the Apple store seems to use a dual link DVI connection (which requires a $100 adapter).

Are there any 30" monitors that use mini DisplayPort?

Troggy
  • 10,221
  • 7
  • 48
  • 71
Tom Lehman
  • 523
  • 2
  • 9
  • 12
  • If you find any that do you may find that you can't get over 1920x1200 resolution from the internal video card. A friend bought a specific Dell laptop that Dell support told him would be able to handle a 30" external via display port but it wouldn't. He ended up getting an external video card. – Zooks64 Apr 21 '10 at 23:07

4 Answers4

2

No, currently Apple's 24 inch monitor is the only mini-displayport monitor. I haven't even found any monitors that have mini-display port connection, let alone be in the 30 inch size/resolution.

Everything I have seen so far alternatively uses the full size display port. Dell's 3008/3007 and hp's 30 inch monitors are great alternatives if you are looking to save a few dollars.

EDIT: Oo, I just found a mini-display port monitor. Not available in a 30inch though.

petert
  • 117
  • 5
Troggy
  • 10,221
  • 7
  • 48
  • 71
  • "Everything I have seen so far alternatively uses the full size display port." -- is there a mini-Displayport -> full-Displayport adapter? (This sucks!) – Tom Lehman Aug 29 '09 at 16:03
  • Yes, Circuit Assembly sells a mini displayport to displayport cable. I'm using it to go from my Macbook to an HP display with a displayport connection. http://estore.circuitassembly.com/products/Mini-Displayport-to-Displayport-Adapter-Cable.html – Mark Kanof Mar 03 '10 at 20:38
1

The Dell 3008WFP supports displayport. http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Displays/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&sku=223-4890

Then all you'd need to pick up is a miniDisplayPort to DisplayPort adapter (These are pretty cheap).

user34875
  • 111
  • 2
1

(which requires a $100 adapter)

MonoPrice.com is selling sanely priced Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapters and Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapters for $9.75

  • Neither of these support resolutions higher than 1920x1200 (why have a 30" monitor) – Tom Lehman Aug 30 '09 at 16:36
  • actually, some of those under-10-dollar adapters do: http://superuser.com/questions/616369/can-a-mini-displayport-to-hdmi-cable-support-resolutions-above-1920x1200/616431#616431 – cnst Jul 07 '13 at 18:19
0

Just get a 30 inch with full DP plug, and buy one of those el-cheapo chinese miniDP-DP plugs on the internet. http://www.marktnet.nl/Mini-displayport-naar-displayport-adapter-4687692.htm

bert
  • 971
  • 8
  • 14