Thunbderbolt to displayport adapter

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in Genius Bar edited July 2014

Anyone know where I can purchase a adaptor for the thunderbolt at one end and the other end which accepts a display port cable.

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  • Reply 1 of 7
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member

    DisplayPort as in full size DisplayPort...

     

     

    ...or Mini DisplayPort?

     

  • Reply 2 of 7
    Full display port from monitor to adaptor.
  • Reply 3 of 7
    MarvinMarvin Posts: 15,324moderator
    Full display port from monitor to adaptor.

    You just need a mini-displayport to displayport cable like this:

    http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-DisplayPort-Thunderbolt-Compatible/dp/B00C7RJQPY

    It's not really an adaptor, it just has the small connector on one end and the large connector on the other end.
  • Reply 4 of 7

    Based on the specs a mini-displayport to displayport cable supports resolution up to 2560x1600, including 1080p and 1920x1200. I am using a 4 K monitor.

  • Reply 5 of 7
    MarvinMarvin Posts: 15,324moderator
    Based on the specs a mini-displayport to displayport cable supports resolution up to 2560x1600, including 1080p and 1920x1200. I am using a 4 K monitor.

    You'd need one of the newer cables that does 4K and there's an HDMI option:

    http://www.accellcables.com/products/ultraav-mini-displayport-to-displayport-1-2-cable
    http://store.apple.com/us/product/HFQL2VC/A/moshi-mini-displayport-to-hdmi-adapter-4k?fnode=51
  • Reply 6 of 7

    Thanks. A bit confuse. Currently I am having a display port cable (both ends).

    The cable you mentioned does it fit the monitor with a display port and connect to the thunderbolt of a computer?

     

    Alternatively an adaptor with one end Display port (female) and the other end thunderbolt. Is there such an adaptor?

  • Reply 7 of 7
    MarvinMarvin Posts: 15,324moderator
    The cable you mentioned does it fit the monitor with a display port and connect to the thunderbolt of a computer?

    Thunderbolt and mini-displayport are the same connector although they aren't always compatible with each other; in this case they are. Apple started with mini-displayport on their computers, a port standard that they designed. When they started adopting Thunderbolt, which merges displayport output with PCIe, they just put it over the same mini-displayport.

    The cables above will connect a computer with Thunderbolt to a 4K display with either displayport or HDMi input.
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