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Using an Apple Cinem Display (the acrylic one) with a 2013 MBP

UncleheFTy

UncleheFTy

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I apologise if this may have been covered elsewhere, but I looked at some of the responses and got utterly confused. I would like to be able to connect my older acrylic display to a new(ish) MPB and believe that there is an adaptor available but can't find one on the Apple UK site. Can anyone assist here please. I believe what I am looking for is a DVI to ADC adaptor - but I could be wrong.

Ta
Uncle heFTy
 
I too have a 23" ACD with the Adc connection. Before 2012 macs you could use with aforementioned adapter but it is no longer supported and will not work. I looked long and hard for a way to use it with 2012 Mac-mini, no go.
 
Thanks for the response - looks like it will have to a bog standard SVGA screen then - I have all the adaptors for that and a 30m cable too - I want to use it in stage as a prompt tool.
 
We have one of those ADC to DVI connectors and I have it hooked up to my wife's rMBP through a DVI to Thunderbolt adapter. It's working like a champ.
 
okkam said:
We have one of those ADC to DVI connectors and I have it hooked up to my wife's rMBP through a DVI to Thunderbolt adapter. It's working like a champ.
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Do you have the model number and where did you get it from?

Thanks for responding
 
jwjsr said:
What year is wife's rMBP?
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Its mine and it was purchased in April this year. Its got 8gb memory, running OSX 10.8.4 and 750 Gb storage (running OSX and Parallels)

I want this so I can use the monitor as an on stage prompt.
 
UncleheFTy said:
Its mine and it was purchased in April this year. Its got 8gb memory, running OSX 10.8.4 and 750 Gb storage (running OSX and Parallels)

I want this so I can use the monitor as an on stage prompt.
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No, I was Asking unclehefty

EDit:Sorry, No i was asking okkam
 
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It was called the "DVI to ADC Adapter"
The Apple part number was: M8661LL/B

I'm currently using one with the Thunderbolt to DVI adapter on a 2012 Macbook Air. Works fine.

For what it's worth, I'm using the 23" Apple Cinema Display.

A.
 
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Alrescha said:
It was called the "DVI to ADC Adapter"
The Apple part number was: M8661LL/B

I'm currently using one with the Thunderbolt to DVI adapter on a 2012 Macbook Air. Works fine.

For what it's worth, I'm using the 23" Apple Cinema Display.

A.
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Are they still available - I can't find it on the Apple UK store?
 
Alrescha said:
It was called the "DVI to ADC Adapter"
The Apple part number was: M8661LL/B

I'm currently using one with the Thunderbolt to DVI adapter on a 2012 Macbook Air. Works fine.

For what it's worth, I'm using the 23" Apple Cinema Display.

A.
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2012 MacBook Air was released in June 2012, which was when the adapter still worked with the acrylic acd's

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okkam said:
We have one of those ADC to DVI connectors and I have it hooked up to my wife's rMBP through a DVI to Thunderbolt adapter. It's working like a champ.
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What's year and model rMBP?
 
UncleheFTy said:
Are they still available - I can't find it on the Apple UK store?
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They haven't been sold by Apple for many years - remember we are talking about a display that was discontinued in 2004. I see that there are some used ones for sale on Amazon.com.

A.
 
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