Mac Mini(late 2018)HDMI or USB-C for connecting to an Apple Cinema Display?

[crowe-t]

I'll be getting a 2018(Intel) Mac Mini. For the time being I'll connect it to an old Apple Cinema Display. I have a 20" Apple Cinema Display(1680 x 1050) which is an ADC display. I already have an APPLE ADC to DVI adapter so I'll need an HDMI or USB-C to DVI cable.

Which output on the Mini should I use? HDMI or USB-C or is there another one?

Is there a particular adapter I need to support 1680 x 1050?

I was told that using the HDMI on the Mini is more reliable? Is this true?

 

[G5isAlive]

In the past when using and old Apple Cinema Display and the Apple ADC to DVI adapter I did it via HDMI which worked perfectly.

 

[crowe-t]

In the past when using and old Apple Cinema Display and the Apple ADC to DVI adapter I did it via HDMI which worked perfectly.

Which Mac did you have the Apple Cinema Display and the Apple ADC to DVI adapter connected to?

 

[Boyd01]

Lots of posts here about DVI adapters (including Apple's own) not working properly on the 2018 mini HDMI port, something about wrong voltage IIRC. I would go with USB-C.

 

[G5isAlive]

Which Mac did you have the Apple Cinema Display and the Apple ADC to DVI adapter connected to?

It was a 2018 MacBook Pro.

 

[crowe-t]

Lots of posts here about DVI adapters (including Apple's own) not working properly on the 2018 mini HDMI port, something about wrong voltage IIRC. I would go with USB-C.

Will this cable work?

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1608971-REG/rocstor_y10c135_b1_usb_type_c_male_to.html

 

[Oculus Mentis]

On my mini late 2018 I’m successfully using both a 30“ Cinema Display (via a usb-c to mini display port adaptor + a dvi adaptor) and a 23” display via an hdmi to dvi adaptor.

 

[EugW]

Will this cable work?

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1608971-REG/rocstor_y10c135_b1_usb_type_c_male_to.html

It should work for a 20". (That will not work for a 30" though. For that you need a dual-link DVI adapter.)

Also, just 20"? I would find that really restrictive, and bigger models are cheap. I bought a 23" ACD (DVI model) a couple years back for US$75 locally. My primary machine is a 30" though.

 

[crowe-t]

It should work for a 20". (That will not work for a 30" though. For that you need a dual-link DVI adapter.)

Also, just 20"? I would find that really restrictive, and bigger models are cheap. I bought a 23" ACD (DVI model) a couple years back for US$75 locally. My primary machine is a 30" though.

I have a 20" and will use it for a short time until I get new monitor.

 

[Judy Ma]

In the past when using and old Apple Cinema Display and the Apple ADC to DVI adapter I did it via HDMI which worked perfectly.

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