Does anyone know of a way to extend the mini displayport cable on the 24" monitor? I'm using it with a 2009 mac mini and want to put the mini in a cabinet which is too far for the standard connection. The USB easy, but I can't seem to find a solution for the displayport. Any suggestions?
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24" LED Monitor - How do you extend the Mini displayport cable?
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I doubt you will find anything right now since you cant even buy an adpater that goes from Mini Display Port to Mini DVI.
I think the cord is 6ft which is way to short. I have a cabinet next to the desk in which 10 to 12 feet is needed.
From what I understand and maybe you guys will know better, even if you could go from mini displayport to mini DVI, it wouldn't work. But who knows.
The frustration is that this monitor has been out for a few months and now all of apple's computers use mini displayport. Every single buyer of a recent computer MUST have the desktop very close to this monitor. It's sooo stupid.
From what I understand and maybe you guys will know better, even if you could go from mini displayport to mini DVI, it wouldn't work. But who knows.
The frustration is that this monitor has been out for a few months and now all of apple's computers use mini displayport. Every single buyer of a recent computer MUST have the desktop very close to this monitor. It's sooo stupid.
Umm there's a reason for that. If you need to use the optical drive, it's nearby and not in some cabinet.
snowleopard - yeah, thank god apple decided on the best course of ergonomics for us... we couldn't have figured it out on our own...http://images.macrumors.com/vb/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif
i'll have the led monitor today or tomorrow and will confirm the cord length.
i'll have the led monitor today or tomorrow and will confirm the cord length.
That's ridiculous... Almost impossible to use it with a Mac Pro and certainly impossible to use dual monitors with cables that short unless you put the damn computer right behind the monitors. Hopefully they have another cable option up their sleeve shortly.
Longer displayport cables ...... inexpensive, too
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10246
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10246
While google is wonderous, you have to bear in mind that this thread was posted over a year ago, probably before any such cables existed. I doubt google has perfected time travel to pull results from the future
Thank you, FSG1948, for posting your find. At least anybody coming across this thread now will be able to find what they're looking for.