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Which cable to connect Macbook to monitor?

MiM
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Hi all,

If I buy two of these monitors, does anyone know which cable I'd need to connect them to a new Macbook Pro?

http://www.ebuyer.com/612424-acer-k222hql-21-5-led-vga-monitor-um-ww3ee-001

Man thanks
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  • Quiet_Spark
    Quiet_Spark Posts: 1,093 Forumite
    What outputs are available on the MacBook?
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  • MiM
    MiM Posts: 661 Forumite
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    Erm, not sure.

    Site says...

    MagSafe power port
    Gigabit Ethernet port
    FireWire 800 port (up to 800 Mbps)
    Two USB 3 ports (up to 5 Gbps)
    Thunderbolt port (up to 10 Gbps)
    Headphone port
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  • Quiet_Spark
    Quiet_Spark Posts: 1,093 Forumite
    You'll need a Thunderbolt to VGA or DVI connector.
    If you want to use 2 monitors then the first one would have to have a Thunderbolt interface, and the second one would connect to the first via a Thunderbolt to DVI (or VGA) connector.
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  • securityguy
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    The Macbook Pro has an HDMI interface, with which you can drive one with a cheap HDMI to DVI cable, and two Thunderbolt interfaces you can use to drive the other with a Thunderbolt to HDMI and then an HDMI to DVI.

    Pace Quiet Spark, you don't need to mess around with Thunderbolt chaining because it's a Pro, with two TB ports and an HDMI port.
  • Quiet_Spark
    Quiet_Spark Posts: 1,093 Forumite
    securityguy wrote: »
    Pace Quiet Spark, you don't need to mess around with Thunderbolt chaining because it's a Pro, with two TB ports and an HDMI port.
    I'm not an Apple man, and the OP neglected to mention the exact model or indeed an HDMI port so I went with what I was given to work with.
    Apologies for my lacking of ESP at this time.
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  • MiM
    MiM Posts: 661 Forumite
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    Sorry, I'm still struggling here.

    I (perhaps unwisely) bought two screens with RGB only (no DVI input).

    One screen is running via a thunderbolt to HDMI cable.

    I bought an HDMI-RGB adaptor for the other and after waiting a month for it to arrive from China, it doesn't work.

    Can I just run a second identical thunderbolt to HDMI cable to the second thunderbolt port?

    Thanks again!
  • Mr_Toad
    Mr_Toad Posts: 2,462 Forumite
    securityguy wrote: »
    The Macbook Pro has an HDMI interface, with which you can drive one with a cheap HDMI to DVI cable, and two Thunderbolt interfaces you can use to drive the other with a Thunderbolt to HDMI and then an HDMI to DVI.

    Pace Quiet Spark, you don't need to mess around with Thunderbolt chaining because it's a Pro, with two TB ports and an HDMI port.

    My MacBook Pro doesn't have an HDMI port. It has Mini DVI
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  • Cisco001
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    MiM wrote: »
    Sorry, I'm still struggling here.

    I (perhaps unwisely) bought two screens with RGB only (no DVI input).

    One screen is running via a thunderbolt to HDMI cable.

    I bought an HDMI-RGB adaptor for the other and after waiting a month for it to arrive from China, it doesn't work.

    Can I just run a second identical thunderbolt to HDMI cable to the second thunderbolt port?

    Thanks again!

    Do you mean VGA??

    I believe you need mini display port to VGA adapter
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Mini-Display-Port-DP-to-VGA-Cable-Adapter-Converter-For-Macbook-Pro-Air-iMac-/231384110016?pt=UK_Computing_Sound_Vision_Video_Cables_Adapters&hash=item35df9153c0

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-Display-Port-DP-to-HDMI-VGA-Converter-for-MS-Microsoft-surface-pro-3-2-1-/161352991097?pt=UK_Computing_Sound_Vision_Video_Cables_Adapters&hash=item2591634179
  • MiM
    MiM Posts: 661 Forumite
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    Many thanks, have ordered that one.

    I'd previously bought this but it doesn't seem to work...

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Patuoxun®-Adattatore-computer-portatili-dispositivi/dp/B00F6RZZMU/ref=pd_ys_sf_s_340831031_a2_1_p?ie=UTF8&refRID=0DCSWSVFAN98JQ6SN4K7

    Mr Toad, mine has a port marked HDMI.
  • InsideInsurance
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    MiM wrote: »
    Mr Toad, mine has a port marked HDMI.

    Modern MacBook Pro's do, the mini-DVI was stopped in 2008 and replaced with MiniDisplay Port which in turn was replaced with Thunderbolt and HDMI was added. Thunderbolt is backwardly compatible with mini-Display Port though.

    I'm always twitchy with 3rd party converters as many dont actually convert the signal but simply change the port shape and so wont work unless you have an odd monitor which accepts HDMI over VGA

    I'd get a mini-display port to VGA converter, make sure it is mini-display port though as I've seen a few mini-DVI adapters miss sold as mini-display port
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