Monoprice has a whole DisplayPort aisle now

[J the Ninja]

http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10246


Stuff there includes MDP extensions, DP > MDP cables (seems male-to-male only, so no good for ACD + PC video card, but should be nice for the Mac owners with the Dell 3008 to avoid the Apple dual-link thing), and MDP > DVI, HDMI, or VGA cables. Not adapters, full cables, so you don't have the huge weight of a DVI connector 2 inches from your laptop pulling the connector out slowly and make the external monitor go sparkly. (I'm bitter, and will be buying this :P)

Most of the stuff isn't in stock yet, so it might be a month or two, but they will be selling it all. Thought some folks would like to know.

[Eidorian]

So the Dell 3008WFP does have DisplayPort. Now if someone would try it out.

[emt377]

So the Dell 3008WFP does have DisplayPort. Now if someone would try it out.

I have this setup with a 4870 in a Mac Pro. Works great with a 6ft DP-to-MDP M/M cable.

[Eidorian]

I have this setup with a 4870 in a Mac Pro. Works great with a 6ft DP-to-MDP M/M cable.It's good to know that you can skip out on Apple's Mini-DP to dual link DVI nonsense.

[CortexRock]

Now I just need to get someone like HD Cable (http://www.hdcable.co.uk) in the UK to start buying from Monoprice and I'll be very happy... :D

[dyn]

Most of the stuff isn't in stock yet, so it might be a month or two, but they will be selling it all. Thought some folks would like to know.
It's been there for 3 to 4 months already and it still isn't in stock. Circuit Assembly on the other hand does have stuff in stock (people even reviewed it) but th mDP-DP cable costs 14,95$ instead of something around 4~5$ which is a biiiiiig difference.

EDIT: I ordered one and got mine. Works great and it seems to be a bit more speedy compared to the mDP -> dual link DVI adapter from Apple (which would be due to the fact there is no need to convert the signal anywhere, not even in the Dell 3008WFP!).

[kasakka]

I have this setup with a 4870 in a Mac Pro. Works great with a 6ft DP-to-MDP M/M cable.

Great news! I've got a 3008WFP and I'm going to get a Macbook Pro soon. Where did you get the cable?

[BrSchultz]

Any recommendations for cables to solve the ACD + PC video card (with DisplayPort) issue (male DP to female MDP cable)?


http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10246


Stuff there includes MDP extensions, DP > MDP cables (seems male-to-male only, so no good for ACD + PC video card, but should be nice for the Mac owners with the Dell 3008 to avoid the Apple dual-link thing), and MDP > DVI, HDMI, or VGA cables. Not adapters, full cables, so you don't have the huge weight of a DVI connector 2 inches from your laptop pulling the connector out slowly and make the external monitor go sparkly. (I'm bitter, and will be buying this :P)

Most of the stuff isn't in stock yet, so it might be a month or two, but they will be selling it all. Thought some folks would like to know.

[emt377]

Great news! I've got a 3008WFP and I'm going to get a Macbook Pro soon. Where did you get the cable?
I use this:
http://estore.circuitassembly.com/products/Mini-Displayport-to-Displayport-Adapter-Cable.html

[emt377]

Over the last month or so that I've used the combo I've had one glitch where the monitor didn't sync correctly after waking. Not sure why this happened, but I put the computer to sleep and woke it again and that fixed it. I doubt it's due to the cable though...

[BrSchultz]

Found and ordered this option:

http://estore.circuitassembly.com/products/Mini-Displayport-Female-to-Displayport-Male-Adapter-Cable.html


Any recommendations for cables to solve the ACD + PC video card (with DisplayPort) issue (male DP to female MDP cable)?

[xraydoc]

I also have a Dell 3008WFP and it runs great off my unibody MacBook and the Circuit Assembly adapter cable. I've got the monitor connected via dual-link DVI to my desktop Mac Pro and I can easily pop on my MacBook via the display port adapter. No need for the flakey Apple $99 adapter.