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Cinema Display to gain Thunderbolt port?

designs216

designs216

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I'm thinking the refresh of the Cinema display could include the addition of a Thunderbolt port to allow daisy-chaining. Apple would otherwise have to add another port to the MBP to allow one to connect the external plus a display (not as clean) or offer some kind of adapter. Thoughts?
 
designs216 said:
I'm thinking the refresh of the Cinema display could include the addition of a Thunderbolt port to allow daisy-chaining. Apple would otherwise have to add another port to the MBP to allow one to connect the external plus a display (not as clean) or offer some kind of adapter. Thoughts?
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im thinking they will also. hoping for an audio and ethernet port also.
and in my dreams they would add an FW800. but wouldn't count on that to happen :)

1 cable to connect your speakers, cabled internet and an USB hub + a screen. is win.

only 2 cables to connect to your portable :) (TB and MagSafe)

and most peripherals will have 2 TB ports for daisychaining. so you can go laptop > HDD > cinema display
 
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Since the display has nothing going on the inside they could do 3 tb ports.

It would be pretty advantageous to go tb route you can get video, audio, and data through a single port.
 
I want them to go back to the none glossy screen, or at least give the opinion. A none glossy cinema display would be so good.
 
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Id buy glossy either way but it would be a nice addition for everyone asking for it :)

They wont add hdmi. Get a minidp to hdmi converter
 
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Id buy glossy either way but it would be a nice addition for everyone asking for it :)

They wont add hdmi. Get a minidp to hdmi converter
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even with a minidp to hdmi converter, you cant connect a ps3 to the ACD.
 
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You can hope, but i dont think they will. Because AFAIK hdmi does not support 2560x1440.
 
I hope they add hdmi too

Nearly every other higher end display I've seen supports HDMI and copy protection so you can connect a bluray player to watch movies. I just googled the hd620 and while it may work, it showed the price as nearly $200 which is a lot to ask considering the cinema displays are expensive to begin with.

Maybe not a use professionals would have for the display but as someone hoping to buy one to use in a college apartment I could use it as both a monitor and as a TV replacement in one
 
The existing Cinema Display will be able to be placed a the end of Thunderbolt chain anyway!
 
Yes for sure new monitors with support daisy-chain-video-passthrough. The image on the R-6 box shows it.
 

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Yes for sure new monitors with support daisy-chain-video-passthrough. The image on the R-6 box shows it.
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Think setup on the R6 Box would suit me fine and will work with current Cinema Display
However I think others might want the Cinema Display in the middle as such.
For that a re-designed Cinema Display with Thunderbolt Port/s would have to be released.
 
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