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What Adaptor Is This?

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kevb8ll

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Apr 11, 2014
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Hi guys

Which adaptor do I need to buy to allow me to run a projector?

I have attached an image of the display port, but there seems to be a couple of different types and I want to ensure I get the right one.

Thanks

Kev

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Sorry that its a bit blurry!
 
That is the a mini-display port, which is mechanically identical to the Thunderbolt port (as used in later Mac - I see you have an older one there).

The adapter you need will depend on what the projector accepts, but it is going to be mini-displayport to (HDMI/DVI/VGA)

For example, the mDP > VGA is here: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_s...displayport+to+vga&sprefix=minidispla,aps,180

But you'll want to get the adapter that matches your projector. It will always be mini-displayport on the Mac side though.
 
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Ahh thanks Joe that's great.

Just recently moved to MAC after getting a re-con Macbook Pro. Still getting my head around it all lol.
 
I've had good luck with Monoprice's adapters - they're cheap and I grabbed one of everything I'd come across just to have on hand (HDMI, DVI, VGA) - about a year ago, the VGA one caused problems with the 2012 13" MacBook Pros (would cause a blue tint over the screen and a hard freeze), but it seems that Apple fixed things on their end (I just tried it a few seconds ago).

http://www.monoprice.com/Category?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042802
 
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