16 Jan 2011 at 08:40 #1 Iceman Iceman Soldato Joined 6 Mar 2004 Posts 2,784 Location North Wales (Flintshire) Im going to order a display port cable. I have seen both mini and micro ones. How do i know which is on my macbook? Has anyone got any dimensions? Thanks.
Im going to order a display port cable. I have seen both mini and micro ones. How do i know which is on my macbook? Has anyone got any dimensions? Thanks.
16 Jan 2011 at 09:35 #3 Iceman Iceman Soldato OP Joined 6 Mar 2004 Posts 2,784 Location North Wales (Flintshire) What are the micro ones for then? I just want to make certain as i dont want to buy the wrong one..
16 Jan 2011 at 09:37 #4 cheef cheef Associate Joined 18 Aug 2009 Posts 195 I've not heard of micro displayport. Care to share the link you're trying to buy from? Would also help if you explained what you wish to connect your MB mini displayport cable to.
I've not heard of micro displayport. Care to share the link you're trying to buy from? Would also help if you explained what you wish to connect your MB mini displayport cable to.
16 Jan 2011 at 09:50 #5 Iceman Iceman Soldato OP Joined 6 Mar 2004 Posts 2,784 Location North Wales (Flintshire) Just so i can either connect my macbook to the tv using VGA or HDMI. Is micro just for the air??
16 Jan 2011 at 10:13 #6 cheef cheef Associate Joined 18 Aug 2009 Posts 195 No, MacBook's use mini displayport. If you want to connect your Air to a TV you'll need this: http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MB572Z/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY Or this: http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MB570Z/A?fnode=MTY1NDA4Mw&mco=MTczNzE1NzQ ...plus your VGA (or DVI) cable. You can get mini displayport to HDMI adapters too, I believe, but they're third party and not Apple. Last edited: 16 Jan 2011
No, MacBook's use mini displayport. If you want to connect your Air to a TV you'll need this: http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MB572Z/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY Or this: http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MB570Z/A?fnode=MTY1NDA4Mw&mco=MTczNzE1NzQ ...plus your VGA (or DVI) cable. You can get mini displayport to HDMI adapters too, I believe, but they're third party and not Apple.
16 Jan 2011 at 15:09 #7 Iceman Iceman Soldato OP Joined 6 Mar 2004 Posts 2,784 Location North Wales (Flintshire) Surely both of those will work with a macbook too?? Not just the air. I was looking on the apple store and they said the micro was for the air..
Surely both of those will work with a macbook too?? Not just the air. I was looking on the apple store and they said the micro was for the air..
16 Jan 2011 at 19:01 #8 MacRS4 MacRS4 Soldato Joined 15 Dec 2008 Posts 2,752 Location London Iceman said: Surely both of those will work with a macbook too?? Not just the air. I was looking on the apple store and they said the micro was for the air.. Click to expand... Tosh. I use the same connectors on my MBP and on my MBA 2010 model. They're both mini-displayports.
Iceman said: Surely both of those will work with a macbook too?? Not just the air. I was looking on the apple store and they said the micro was for the air.. Click to expand... Tosh. I use the same connectors on my MBP and on my MBA 2010 model. They're both mini-displayports.
16 Jan 2011 at 19:15 #9 PardonTheWait PardonTheWait Soldato Joined 26 Aug 2003 Posts 24,289 There's Micro-DVI, but that's only for the older Macbook Airs.
16 Jan 2011 at 21:06 #10 Blackhawk47 Blackhawk47 Soldato Joined 17 Sep 2007 Posts 11,117 Location West Yorkshire / Market Bosworth PardonTheWait said: There's Micro-DVI, but that's only for the older Macbook Airs. Click to expand... Correct. There's also normal display port for the older macbook's.
PardonTheWait said: There's Micro-DVI, but that's only for the older Macbook Airs. Click to expand... Correct. There's also normal display port for the older macbook's.