PC Monitor on MBP question?

[lucasblue]

Hey MR, I finally made the crossover from PC to Mac when I purchased the MBP with yesterday's update. For the last 4 years I've been using a Sony Vaio which has help up pretty well for a 4 y/o PC laptop. I also have an external Dell flatscreen monitor which I've used for photo editing etc...

I know that the MBP has a different external moniter input from PC. My question to you is, are there any converters so I can use my Dell monitor on my MBP? Or am I hopeless and should just goto eBay? Thanks

 

[scotty91]

You should just be able to connect it out of the box. My MBP (From last year) has the DVI port like they all do, but also came with a VGA adaptor. I use a "PC" monitor with no problems

 

[AliensAreFuzzy]

Hey MR, I finally made the crossover from PC to Mac when I purchased the MBP with yesterday's update. For the last 4 years I've been using a Sony Vaio which has help up pretty well for a 4 y/o PC laptop. I also have an external Dell flatscreen monitor which I've used for photo editing etc...

I know that the MBP has a different external moniter input from PC. My question to you is, are there any converters so I can use my Dell monitor on my MBP? Or am I hopeless and should just goto eBay? Thanks

Well, the MBP has a DVI-I connection and comes (or at least did when I bought mine) with a DVI to VGA adapter. So the Dell monitor should have one or both of those two inputs.

 

[Fuchal]

Your LCD probably also has a DVI input, which would provide higher quality than the VGA you are using now.

 

[lucasblue]

cool, thanks guys i'll let you know how it goes when it arrives next week.

 

[squeeks]

and from the unboxing pictures ive seen it looks like apple does still include the DVI-VGA adapter

 

[bamf]

I'm using a Dell 2407FP with no problems.

 

[Eidorian]

It's a shop. I'd pick DVI over VGA any day.