Mini displayport

Kanex SnapX Lets You Connect Two Macs to One Cinema Display

Got an Apple Cinema display and a couple of Macs lying around? Want them to all work together? No problem, Kanex’s latest accessory, the SnapX two-port switcher has got you covered. The SnapX has two of everything — two mini DisplayPort connectors, two USB connectors and two integrated cables that’ll let you connect two Macs…

Tech News Kelly Aug 3

Zillions Of Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI Cables To Be Recalled

Uh oh—it appears that Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI cables are unlicensed, so manufacturers have been selling illegal cables this whole time. This doesn’t bode well for Apple, but also for Toshiba, Dell and HP, who all use the port. According to the HDMI Org firm that licenses cables, the Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI cable falls out of HDMI spec,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 8

Kanex Has Their Own Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter

Apple’s own Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter—the one you use to connect a Mini DisplayPort to a 30-inch display—has problems. These problems were never fixed with a software update, unfortunately. But Kanex thinks they can do better. https://gizmodo.com/apples-mini-displayport-to-dual-link-dvi-adapter-has-pe-5119858 Kanex, if you recall, does MDP to HDMI adapters, so they’re already familiar with the technology.…

Tech News Jason Chen Aug 10

Belkin AV360 Pipes HDMI Into Mini DisplayPorts

If you have a PS3/Xbox that you’d like to play on a 27-inch iMac, the Mini DisplayPort can make things difficult. We’ve seen HDMI to MDP converters, but rather than settling for some OEM model, Belkin’s now offering one, too. Priced at $150, the AV360 Mini DisplayPort Converter takes a 1080P signal from HDMI and…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jun 23

Rumor: Apple Finally Sees the HDMI Light

After years of Mini DVI and Mini DisplayPort, will Apple really give us HDMI? A bucketful of rumors from AppleInisider say HDMI is replacing DVI in the next Mac minis, and reveals a long lost audio/video Mini DisplayPort adapter. The new Mac mini, according to AppleInsider, will ditch its old DVI port for HDMI, which’ll…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Mar 1

Kanex HDMI to Mini DisplayPort Adapter Box For the 27-inch iMac

The dream of putting HDMI content (Blu-ray player, Xbox 360, PS3 or even another computer) into a 27-inch iMac has FINALLY come true. Kanex, who have done MDP to HDMI adapters, now goes the other way with the upcoming accessory. The bad part is that the device will cost $150, and you still need separate…

Tech News Jason Chen Feb 11

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post (and Why)

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Tech News Dan Nosowitz Nov 10

VESA Officially Adopts Apple’s Mini DisplayPort

It was bound to happen: Apple’s Mini DisplayPort is now officially part of the Video Electronics Standards Association’s DisplayPort 1.1a standard. [VESA] https://gizmodo.com/apples-mini-displayport-will-be-official-part-of-displa-5131032

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 10

Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter (With Digital Audio) Review

It’s the digital audio version of the Kanex Mini DisplayPort Adapter we reviewed before, which takes your digital audio and Mini DisplayPort video and mixes it into one HDMI signal for your TV. https://gizmodo.com/the-mini-displayport-to-hdmi-adapter-now-has-digital-au-5372059 The Price: $70 The Verdict: It works, but damn if it isn’t expensive. If you’re not really married to the higher…

Reviews Jason Chen Oct 13

Now Available

Mini DisplayPort to DVI, that’s easy. But what if you need to go the opposite way? You long to connect your DVI graphics card to that alluring Cinema Display’s Mini DisplayPort input. “Impossible!” you cry. It was. Until now. • OK, so the reality of the situation might not be that exciting. All the Atlona…

Tech News Chris Jacob Oct 2

The Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter Now Has Digital Audio

The USB audio version of the Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter hasn’t shipped yet, but Kanex just came out with an even more updated version of it with digital audio. https://gizmodo.com/kanex-mini-displayport-adapter-with-audio-review-someo-5325723 There isn’t a whole lot to explain, other than the fact that the adapter is now basically set to deliver full audio quality to…

Tech News Jason Chen Oct 1

Kanex Mini DisplayPort Adapter With Audio Review: Someone Finally Gets It Right

The Kanex Mini DisplayPort and USB audio to HDMI adapter, which one-ups the previous Monoprice adapter because there’s audio. https://gizmodo.com/macbook-users-rejoice-the-kanex-mini-displayport-to-hd-5311384 The Price: $40 $60 The Verdict: It works. IT WORKS! Playing back 1080p trailers in Quicktime, powered by a MacBook Pro, on our plasma TV was fantastic. And the part where it actually has audio? Yes…

Reviews Jason Chen Jul 29

MacBook Users Rejoice: The Kanex Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter Includes USB Audio

Frustratingly, Mini DisplayPort doesn’t include audio, so to get sound when outputting to an HDTV using HDMI, you’d need to use yet another cable. This adapter uses USB for audio, so you get the full A/V with just one cable. https://gizmodo.com/monoprice-mini-displayport-to-hdmi-adapter-hands-on-hd-5187481 Though HDMI is capable of handling both audio and video, the Mini DisplayPort on…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jul 9

Apple’s Latest MacBooks Still Have Mini DisplayPort Dual-Link DVI Distortion Issues

Remember those distortion issues people (like me) were having with the unibody MacBook Pros while using the Mini DisplayPort Dual-Link DVI adapter? We can confirm that they’re still there in the new machines. https://gizmodo.com/apples-mini-displayport-to-dual-link-dvi-adapter-has-pe-5119858 The discussion thread reports that Apple recommends updating the firmware in the adapter itself to 1.02. Unfortunately you can’t update it…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 23

Monoprice Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI Adapter Hands-On: HD iTunes Now Plays On TVs

Monoprice sent us their $14 Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter, and we tested it with some protected content to see if it solved one of the new MacBook’s biggest monitor compatibility problems. Sure enough, it did. https://gizmodo.com/mini-displayport-to-hdmi-adapter-coming-soon-for-14-5150484 Apple is still to blame for not adopting HDMI, but at least this solution is somewhat helpful. See, most run-of-the-mill…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Mar 27

The Flood of Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI Adapters for Macs Begins With Apogee

Apple’s free licensing of the Mini DisplayPort spec is finally bearing fruit: Besides Monoprice’s MDP-to-HDMI adapter, Apogee informs that their own is now finished, will be coming soon to a “major reseller.” https://gizmodo.com/apples-mini-displayport-will-be-official-part-of-displa-5131032

Tech News Matt Buchanan Mar 23

Apple Quietly Discontinues 20″ Cinema Display, Theories Abound

Retailers trying to replenish their stock of Apple’s only normal-sized display are now being told something to the effect of “NO, JESUS CHRIST, NO MORE 20″ DISPLAYS, OK?” This, of course, created rumors. MacRumors points out the most obvious possibility: that Apple is letting current stock dry up to facilitate a transition to new, refreshed…

Tech News John Herrman Feb 20

Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter Coming Soon for $14

If you’ve given up on Apple ever releasing a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter, take comfort in Monoprice, who announced that their adapter will cost $14.25 starting March 15th. [Monoprice via OhGizmo!]

Tech News Mark Wilson Feb 10

Apple Mysteriously Pulls Nvidia Update, Mysteriously

Apple has pulled the Nvidia update it released on Monday from Software Update and its website without explanation. https://gizmodo.com/apple-nvidia-update-fixes-some-mini-displayport-dual-li-5139708 In our case, it simply didn’t fix the MiniDisplay Port to Dual-Link DVI distortion problems, but according to Apple’s forums, it opened up a whole new bag of hurt for some people: https://gizmodo.com/apples-nvidia-graphics-update-doesnt-fix-mini-displaypo-5140300 I downloaded the…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jan 29

Apple’s Nvidia Graphics Update Doesn’t Fix Mini DisplayPort Dual-Link DVI Distortion Issues

That Nvidia graphics fix Apple released yesterday that fixed “cursor movement” with Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapters on MacBooks? Totally didn’t fix the distortion issues. https://gizmodo.com/apple-nvidia-update-fixes-some-mini-displayport-dual-li-5139708 In a related note, some people on the forums are claiming that after running Quicktime or iTunes will cause the problem to occur. That particular instance hasn’t happened…

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 27

Mini displayport

Kanex SnapX Lets You Connect Two Macs to One Cinema Display

Zillions Of Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI Cables To Be Recalled

Kanex Has Their Own Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter

Belkin AV360 Pipes HDMI Into Mini DisplayPorts

Rumor: Apple Finally Sees the HDMI Light

Kanex HDMI to Mini DisplayPort Adapter Box For the 27-inch iMac

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post (and Why)

VESA Officially Adopts Apple’s Mini DisplayPort

Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter (With Digital Audio) Review

Now Available

The Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter Now Has Digital Audio

Kanex Mini DisplayPort Adapter With Audio Review: Someone Finally Gets It Right

MacBook Users Rejoice: The Kanex Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter Includes USB Audio

Apple’s Latest MacBooks Still Have Mini DisplayPort Dual-Link DVI Distortion Issues

Monoprice Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI Adapter Hands-On: HD iTunes Now Plays On TVs

The Flood of Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI Adapters for Macs Begins With Apogee

Apple Quietly Discontinues 20″ Cinema Display, Theories Abound

Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter Coming Soon for $14

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