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30" cinema with 2019 mbp

alexandr

alexandr

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Apple Cinema Display 30” had no internal scaler. It would either operate in 1200x800 for single link DVi mode or 2560x1600 with a dual link dvi adapter.

This means you would need one of these active dual link dvi to mini display ports active adapter (takes 5v from usb):

This is the one I use

Note: Apple Dual link DVI was reported to go bad after a while or otherwise unreliable (at least I remembered as such)

Then you use this in conjunction to a USB-c to mini display port adapter.
 
mo5214 said:
Apple Cinema Display 30” had no internal scaler. It would either operate in 1200x800 for single link DVi mode or 2560x1600 with a dual link dvi adapter.

This means you would need one of these active dual link dvi to mini display ports active adapter (takes 5v from usb):

This is the one I use

Note: Apple Dual link DVI was reported to go bad after a while or otherwise unreliable (at least I remembered as such)

Then you use this in conjunction to a USB-c to mini display port adapter.
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thanks, unfortunately i'm not seeing a product following your link. is the one i got no good for this? tx!
 
alexandr said:
thanks, unfortunately i'm not seeing a product following your link. is the one i got no good for this? tx!
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Try this :

StarTech.com Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter - USB Powered - Dual Link Connectivity - Black - DVI Active Display Converter (MDP2DVID2) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PSW9KYT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_JY82VYBD78W6PVNTQB6G

Or just google “minidisplayport to dual link dvi”

From the detail of your adapter it seems that it is usb-c to dual link dvi. I don’t know why it wouldn’t work in this case (unless they lied in the product page)

Silly questikn, There is no option to change the resolution beyond 1200x800, right?
 
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mo5214 said:
Try this :

StarTech.com Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter - USB Powered - Dual Link Connectivity - Black - DVI Active Display Converter (MDP2DVID2) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PSW9KYT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_JY82VYBD78W6PVNTQB6G

Or just google “minidisplayport to dual link dvi”

From the detail of your adapter it seems that it is usb-c to dual link dvi. I don’t know why it wouldn’t work in this case (unless they lied in the product page)

Silly questikn, There is no option to change the resolution beyond 1200x800, right?
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hm, well that looks a lot like the apple one that i'm using for my mba... perhaps i should just try that. except it would only be the usb that would go in...

no, there wasn't unfortunately — i looked for it :)
 
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mo5214 said:
Try this :

StarTech.com Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter - USB Powered - Dual Link Connectivity - Black - DVI Active Display Converter (MDP2DVID2) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PSW9KYT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_JY82VYBD78W6PVNTQB6G

Or just google “minidisplayport to dual link dvi”

From the detail of your adapter it seems that it is usb-c to dual link dvi. I don’t know why it wouldn’t work in this case (unless they lied in the product page)

Silly questikn, There is no option to change the resolution beyond 1200x800, right?
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this is what i have: https://www.apple.com/sg_smb_5200/shop/product/MB571Z/A/mini-displayport-to-dual-link-dvi-adapter

i just tried it and it didn't work at all. is the one you sent different from it?.. sorry i'm not very fluent at this :)
 
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alexandr said:
hey... so i have a 30" apple cinema that i've been using no prob with my '15 macbook air. now i need to connect it to a '19 macbook pro.

i was recommended the following: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085HH1LQW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

however i can't seem to get the resolution to work properly. everything's huge and super pixilated. i can't imagine this is the expected result...
please help? :)
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Is it connected directly to the Mac Book Pro?

Did you hold the Option key down and click the "Scaled" radio button in the Displays preferences panel to get a list of resolutions?

Try SwitchResX?
 
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alexandr said:
this is what i have: https://www.apple.com/sg_smb_5200/shop/product/MB571Z/A/mini-displayport-to-dual-link-dvi-adapter

i just tried it and it didn't work at all. is the one you sent different from it?.. sorry i'm not very fluent at this :)
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Both parts of that adapter must be plugged into your MacBook Pro. Using a USB-C to MiniDisplay Port adapter should work with that adapter. And yes that is the correct adapter for running a 30" Cinema Display via Mini Display Port.
 
joevt said:
Is it connected directly to the Mac Book Pro?

Did you hold the Option key down and click the "Scaled" radio button in the Displays preferences panel to get a list of resolutions?

Try SwitchResX?
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omg i love you — the option key was the trick!! not sure how one was to guess that))) THANK YOU!
 
Quu said:
Both parts of that adapter must be plugged into your MacBook Pro. Using a USB-C to MiniDisplay Port adapter should work with that adapter. And yes that is the correct adapter for running a 30" Cinema Display via Mini Display Port.
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right — problem solved though — apparently it was the option key :)
 
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joevt said:
I wonder how it's possible to break a digital signal like that...
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i thought it was my monitor. i have another one, which doesn't have this, instead lines that aren't moving for a while burn into the screen. they fade later, but it's still quite annoying...
 
alexandr said:
i thought it was my monitor. i have another one, which doesn't have this, instead lines that aren't moving for a while burn into the screen. they fade later, but it's still quite annoying...
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By "another one", do you mean display or adapter? How is it connected? What is it connected to? Lines burning into the screen is a problem with the display, not the adapter.

I guess all these adapters are made by the same manufacturer - they have the same appearance so they probably use the same chips and have the same problem. Maybe the Apple adapter doesn't have the static problem?
 
joevt said:
By "another one", do you mean display or adapter? How is it connected? What is it connected to? Lines burning into the screen is a problem with the display, not the adapter.

I guess all these adapters are made by the same manufacturer - they have the same appearance so they probably use the same chips and have the same problem. Maybe the Apple adapter doesn't have the static problem?
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another display. i use the same adapter for it, but no static issue... so yea, i guess it could be the adapter. i should swap them when i have a chance(my second monitor is in europe) :)
 
alexandr said:
hey... so i have a 30" apple cinema that i've been using no prob with my '15 macbook air. now i need to connect it to a '19 macbook pro.

i was recommended the following: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085HH1LQW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

however i can't seem to get the resolution to work properly. everything's huge and super pixilated. i can't imagine this is the expected result...
please help? :)
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Check these
Post in thread 'Mac Mini M1 + Apple Cinema Display 30" - anyone got it working?'
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...0-anyone-got-it-working.2276122/post-30599122
 
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