Can you use a apple monitor with a PC ?

chaparral · 15 Sep 2013 at 23:33

Is it possible to use a apple monitor with a normal PC system ??

EG: like this one http://www.apple.com/displays/specs.html

Or do apple monitors use a special connector that only fits macs... :confused:

BlackBat · 16 Sep 2013 at 00:26

That Apple monitor has a the Intel designed Thunderbolt port which while physically the same as a m-Dp is however electrically different. There are some motherboards available which have a Thunderbolt adapter, but as of yet AFAIK there are no PCI-E graphics cards available.
The non Thunderbolt Apple LED Cinema Display with m-Dp is still available and AFAIK should work okay with a "normal PC system".

randal · 16 Sep 2013 at 00:29

Yep, if you want to game then Lucid Virtue is worth investigating too. Looked into this a while back.

InfiniteNoise · 16 Sep 2013 at 01:53

Thunderbolt port also functions as a miniDP port, cable with miniDP port at one end or on both ends should work.