All monitors work on a Macbook pro?

As long as an adapter exists, it will work. It's not 1994 anymore; we have standards now.

You will have to buy a displayport to DVI or displayport to VGA adapter for almost any monitor, though. Apple sells them or there are third-party adapters which should work but aren't guaranteed.

For best results, you should get a monitor with a DisplayPort input. They're hard to find but they're out there. Those would not need an adapter, just a cable with a mini-DP connector on one end.

All monitors do NOT work on a Macbook Pro.  I am using a MacBook Pro at this very moment.  I've got two monitors on my desk which simply do not work with the machine and you can be sure they're not dated from 1994.  Both of the monitors are from around 2005.  

 

So, perhaps in the future you will not give such cock-sure, snotty answers when, in fact, you don't know what you're talking about.  Had you tested "all" monitors with a Macbook Pro ?  Evidently not.

 

Thanks for not actually providing any examples or evidence. I'm certainly going to take your statement, which boils down to nothing more than "you're wrong", into consideration.

 

 

 

Which monitors are you using? I only ask, because every monitor I've tried with either a...

 

- VGA

- DVI

- HDMI

- Mini Display Port (that one is a given)

 

...has always worked. I've had to use the Mini DP to "X" adapter for the first 3 though.

They would need to work with the appropriate protocols. Beyond that testing can often turn up issues of incompatibility. Note some tests from one manufacturer. This is intended as a fairly generic reference, but it's good to check for compliance and to understand what is supported by a given connection type. Even adapters have to be tested. I'd never assume they'll work and order one on that assumption if it's time critical.

I had a "new" monitor this spring that would not work with a new mac mini. So, yea, there out there. The number of monitors that won't work has got to be really small though, just make sure you buy from someplace that will take it back if it doesn't work.

What brand/model of monitor was it?

I don't remember, it was a cheap one.I  replaced it with an acer and it worked. It was real strange, it just said "no signal,I tried several adapters and it just wouldn't work with the mini. I wouldn't worry about it though, getting one that won't work is next to impossible, I'm just lucky that way...

I recently bought an LG monitor (it's at the office, and I'm at home, so don't have access to the model). It definitely doesn't work with MacBook Pro. LG's bored customer service rep says to download their service manual. But it can only be downloaded if you install IE. And then, to update the damned thing, you have to install some sort of PC complaint software. So if you're looking for a monitor that doesn't work, shop LG!

 

Of course it does. What model?

 

It's a display. What could possibly need updating?