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Connecting 2018 Mac Mini to 23" Apple Cinema Display (DVI)

Doc69

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Does anyone know the best way to connect a 2018 Mac Mini to a old 23" Apple Cinema Display (DVI)? Should I connect to HDMI or Thunderbolt 3? My first thought was to buy Apple's HDMI to DVI adapter, but then I read that people were having problems with Catalina and HDMI. So perhaps a Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to DVI is better? A link to a working adapter would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
 
Great! Looking at the connector of my 23" ACD, it looks like it's actually DVI-D (although the connector on my old ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics card in my Mac Pro looks like it's DVD-I). I'll try your cable if no one else says anything different. Thanks!
 
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I still use my ancient 23" Cinema Display HD on my 2012 quad Mini with the HDMI adapter that came with the Mini. I think it is DVI-D, I recall that it didn't work when I tried it on a machine with analog long ago.

Anyway, be sure to let us know what you find out with the new Mini, I was also wondering if mine would work if I decide to upgrade. 🙂
 
Boyd01 said:
I still use my ancient 23" Cinema Display HD on my 2012 quad Mini with the HDMI adapter that came with the Mini. I think it is DVI-D, I recall that it didn't work when I tried it on a machine with analog long ago.

Anyway, be sure to let us know what you find out with the new Mini, I was also wondering if mine would work if I decide to upgrade. 🙂
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I bought this adapter after a recommendation in another thread as well as after reading the reviews. I'll report back here once I get it. But it should work fine.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0768RFQ83/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 
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Tozovac said:
Hi, How did it work out?
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It works fine. However, once or twice a day, the Apple Cinema Display flickers for a second. Not a big deal but a bit annoying.

I also bought the HDMI to DVI cable below, but it did not work at all. The image was completely washed out and ghosty, which is a pity since I would have preferred to connect via HDMI in order to not have to waste one of the Thunderbolt 3 port for video.
www.amazon.com

Cables Unlimited PCM-2296-06 HDMI to DVI D Cable, 6 feet

Cables Unlimiteds high quality HDMI to DVI cables provide the interface need to connect HDMI and DVI components to each other will delivering highest level of signal quality. These shielded cables feature gold plated connectors to insure a high-quality HDTV picture.
www.amazon.com

If anyone has found a HDMI to DVI adapter/cable that works, please let me know.
 
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Doc69 said:
It works fine. However, once or twice a day, the Apple Cinema Display flickers for a second. Not a big deal but a bit annoying.

I also bought the HDMI to DVI cable below, but it did not work at all. The image was completely washed out and ghosty, which is a pity since I would have preferred to connect via HDMI in order to not have to waste one of the Thunderbolt 3 port for video.
www.amazon.com

Cables Unlimited PCM-2296-06 HDMI to DVI D Cable, 6 feet

Cables Unlimiteds high quality HDMI to DVI cables provide the interface need to connect HDMI and DVI components to each other will delivering highest level of signal quality. These shielded cables feature gold plated connectors to insure a high-quality HDTV picture.
www.amazon.com

If anyone has found a HDMI to DVI adapter/cable that works, please let me know.
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Thanks. I’m going to try this with my ACD 30 inch once my 2020 mbp arrives.

Club 3D CAC-1510 USB Type C to... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QKM856C?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
 
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HopefullSisyfus said:
Did this adapter work for you?
I am having heavy flickering on my hd cinema display 23” with The club 3d usb-c to dvi-d single link, on mac mini 2018. Also slight problems with the hdmi To dvi-d adapter .
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Hi, I didn't follow thru with an intel 2020 MBP so I never got to try it!

I did buy another adapter from learning from

I think I recall seeing some review comments @amazon and in another thread that some have had similar issues with some of their adapters, and they tried another one to find that it worked ok.

I also went with the following adapter mentioned in this thread, for my ACD 30", anticipating that it will work for my (eventual) M1 MBA since I need a dual-link DVI:

forums.macrumors.com

Apple Cinema Display 30 inch to MacBook pro 16 inch with one cable

Thank you. Ordered it last night.
forums.macrumors.com forums.macrumors.com
 
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