First DisplayPort Dual-Link DVI Adapter in the wild?

[rmjrumors]

I just got my crazy new DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter in the mail today, 2 months late. I must be one of the first.

It's a pretty crazy adapter. 5 feet long with a sizable box on the end, requiring power via a vestigial USB connector. It works fine visually on my 30 inch Cinema HD display, but now my mouse cursor is jumpy. Every few seconds as I drag my mouse, the cursor jumps 5-10 inches, making it hard and frustrating to use.

DisplayPort is cute, but it is not my friend.

 

[dmcbride]

Glad they are finally showing up...

Interesting. Have you found a solution for this yet?

I put my order in yesterday for the DL DVI adapter as I am just not going to have the time to wait for a proper MDP to DP cable. I'll get it eventually and sell the Dual Link DVI off.

When I put the order in, it said 4-5 weeks. Now the store is saying 2-3 weeks. Odd...Makes sense though considering people are finally starting to receive the original orders.

I would assume not since I havent heard otherwise, but is there some sort of usable usb port on the adapter itself (or even an uplink to connect to the monitor)? I'm not crazy about losing a perfectly good usb port just for the sake of powering the adapter.

 

[rmjrumors]

Re: Glad they are finally showing up...

Yes, the box has a USB port, so it does act as an extender for USB while powering itself.

 

[jrsade]

I just got my crazy new DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter in the mail today, 2 months late. I must be one of the first.

It's a pretty crazy adapter. 5 feet long with a sizable box on the end, requiring power via a vestigial USB connector. It works fine visually on my 30 inch Cinema HD display, but now my mouse cursor is jumpy. Every few seconds as I drag my mouse, the cursor jumps 5-10 inches, making it hard and frustrating to use.

DisplayPort is cute, but it is not my friend.

Would you tell us what product it exactly is and where to get it?

 

[rhyx]

Would you tell us what product it exactly is and where to get it?

Sounds like he got the Apple MDP to DL-DVI adapter. It can be found on http://store.apple.com for $99.