[OSX-Users] macbook usb-c and apple cinema display

[Jules Field]

Vladimiro,

I *think* it can be done.

You can get from USB-C to HDMI very easily (Apple will sell you a big 
expensive adapter to do this, there are cheaper non-Apple ones).
That gives you female HDMI.
 From there, you connect a HDMI-HDMI (male to male, standard) cable.

You then need to plug the far end of that into a HDMI female to 
mini-DisplayPort male adapter, which does exist:
http://www.mycablemart.com/store/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=5416
(Hopefully Shaun can track down one in the UK for you). It's **vital** 
that adapter takes the HDMI as the source, not the mini-DisplayPort.

You then connect that to a mini-DisplayPort female to female coupler, 
which also does exist:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mini-Display-Port-Female-Coupler/dp/B003KQ6BMC

to which you plug in the cable from your Apple Cinema Display.

Being an engineer, I'm *not* going to guarantee that will work, as it's 
an Apple display which might decide it's not going to put up with 
anything other than a Mac's mini-DisplayPort/Thunderbolt socket on the 
end of its cable (Remember many Apple cables have embedded DRM).

But it's definitely worth a shot!

Cheers,
Jules.

On 26/02/2016 09:13, Vladimiro Sassone wrote:
> Hi everbody,
>
> 	Any advice on connecting one of the new MacBooks with only the USB-C port to a cinema display (with a mini display port, not thunderbolt).
>
> thanks,
> \vs

Jules

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