Mac Pro with minivdisplayport... possible with a new graphics card?

[anim8or]

Since video/graphics out is achieved through graphics cards with dvi ports...

surely a card with mini displayports would make exisiting mac pro's compatible with apple's new LCD displays?

Am i wrong?

Would this be difficult to do for a graphics manufacturer to do (forgetting that this obviously would be a card aimed mainly at Apple users and probably not worth the effort....)?

 

[Pressure]

No, it wouldn't be very hard to do technically.

The problem being if anyone wants to but the new Mac Pro will certainly feature graphic cards with DisplayPort connectors and the appropriate Mini-DisplayPort to DisplayPort connector.

 

[rockinrocker]

wouldn't it be easier to just use an adaptor?

 

[djjclark]

wouldn't it be easier to just use an adaptor?

An adapter to convert from dvi to displayport will probably cost what a low/midrange card would cost (~$99). It is significantly different technology.

 

[Lumpydog]

wouldn't it be easier to just use an adaptor?

I completely agree. In one front page news post here on Macrumors, Apple announced the display port license/specs were freely available to 3rd party manufacturers.

Here's to hoping that Macworld Expo brings a few 3rd party adapters....