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how to go from dvi to Mini DisplayPort??

Atlona Technologies Releases the AT-DP200, DVI to Mini DisplayPort converter for Nearly Every Mac on the Market

Atlona Technologies releases DVI to Mini DisplayPort converter designed to allow use of new Mini-DisplayPort enabled monitors (such as Apple 24’’) on DVI machines

Apple users who purchased their computers before 2009 are running into a wall when considering purchasing an Apple Cinema 24’’ or any of the new Mini DisplayPort monitors. Mac forums all over the internet are buzzing with angry users all trying to verify if DVI is not compatible with Mini DisplayPort. DVI is not capable of putting out DisplayPort signal, making it impossible to use any of the new displays offered by manufacturers such as Apple, Dell, CinemaView with DVI computers. Going from Mini DisplayPort to DVI is simple, and many products are already on the market that allow this conversion, however there are no products on the market that allow the opposite conversion, until now.

Atlona Technologies has recently developed the first and only conversion box that will convert DVI to Mini DisplayPort while maintaining the displays optimal resolution and HDCP compatibility. Atlona’s new AT-DP200 inputs DVI and outputs Mini DisplayPort signal while passing along all EDID and HDCP information. This device converts while allowing your computer to scale to the optimal resolution offered by your display including 1920 by 1200 or 1280 by 800. The AT-DP200 was put through extensive testing in Apple’s compatibility lab, putting it up against every single Apple computer with a DVI port, and every monitor featuring Mini DisplayPort. Atlona Technologies also put this product through PC interoperability testing with all standard DVI video cards. This device will allow use of any Mini Display port product with and DVI graphics card, meaning the new 24” Cinema Displays from Apple can be used by users with legacy Macs.

Atlona Technologies manufactures solutions based connectivity products. They are among the leading manufacturers of audio video accessories and converters in the US. Atlona’s full product line covers almost every conceivable solution that one may face in any AV system. "This new product will boost Apple sales for their 24 inch monitors,” says Atlona Product Manager Michael Khain, “where users who purchased before the format change were previously unable to upgrade to the cinema display, now with this new converter their market just got that much bigger.”
The new AT-DP200 DVI to Mini DisplayPort falls right in line with the rest of the bleeding edge products designed to keep the AV world connected. The new AT-DP200 will start shipping mid of September with an MSRP of S179.00.
 
New converter from Atlona, AT-DP200, Problem Solved

So I have been dealing with this issue for a while. and if you are like me you've read every forum, and have seen the same wall. Today I read a press release on google news that gives me a little more than hope:

http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.p..._to_mini_displayport_converter_for_most_macs/)

So apparently Atlona has made a device to fix Apple's complete disregard for people like me who bought a MBP in late 2008 thinking that it would last them for a little while with out doing MAJOR upgrades. My only issue is that it does not go on sale for 6 weeks for today (7/30) I know, I called. but for 179 duckettes, I'm buying it. oh, and through my research i also found a company called CinemaView that is coming out with an almost identical monitor to the Apple Cinema Display, only for 1/3 the price. check it out:

http://www.cinemaview.com/models.html

Awesome!
 
cheap workaround.. maybe

So i was thinking.

i'd buy
2 mini display port extensions to have two female mini display ports.
apple mini display port to dvi
apple mini dvi to normal dvi
a dvi wire

I would like to know if it will be possible to transform the two mini display ports extensions into a female to female mini display port adapter cutting out the extensions and soldering the female ports.

If yes:
then i will attach them in this order:

LED cinema display male port to female to female mini display port (custom made adapter). From the other side of the adapter i will attach the mini display port to dvi adapter. To the apple adapter i will attach the dvi wire which will be attached on the other end to the apple mini dvi to dvi adapter, which is attached to the iMac.

Sorry if this is confusing. But it was a bit confusing thinking about it, so more and more writing it. So after all will this work for me?
 
mrklmac said:
So i was thinking.

i'd buy
2 mini display port extensions to have two female mini display ports.
apple mini display port to dvi
apple mini dvi to normal dvi
a dvi wire

I would like to know if it will be possible to transform the two mini display ports extensions into a female to female mini display port adapter cutting out the extensions and soldering the female ports.

If yes:
then i will attach them in this order:

LED cinema display male port to female to female mini display port (custom made adapter). From the other side of the adapter i will attach the mini display port to dvi adapter. To the apple adapter i will attach the dvi wire which will be attached on the other end to the apple mini dvi to dvi adapter, which is attached to the iMac.

Sorry if this is confusing. But it was a bit confusing thinking about it, so more and more writing it. So after all will this work for me?
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This won't work because the DVI port is not capable of outputting a display signal that will power the Mini Display Port Monitor.
 
Atlona Technologies

I have posted a thread about using a PS3 on the LED Cinema Display which requires using Atlona's DVI to Mini DisplayPort Converter.

[thread]801855[/thread]
 
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