The dual-link DVI port on the 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display requires a different approach to pair together the separate DVI signals that drove the larger display. Weton’s adapter also supports output to VGA and HDMI. (Don’t try to fool me I know you have one.)Ī few well-reviewed adapters include one from Benfei ($16.99), Cable Matters ($19.99), and Weton ($25). You might even have one in your junk box of old adapters. For displays with ADC, you will have to find on eBay or elsewhere an ADC to DVI adapter, which were once plentiful. These ranged from 1600×1024 pixels for the earliest to 2560×1600 for the last largest monitor.įor all the DVI-based displays except the 30-inch HD model, you can turn to a simple, inexpensive adapter. From 1999 to 2004, Apple released the 22-inch Apple Cinema Display (DVI in 1999, ADC in 2000), the 23-inch Cinema HD Display (ADC, 2002), the 20-inch Apple Cinema Display (ADC, 2003 DVI, 2004), and the 23-inch (DVI, 2004) and 30-inch (dual-link DVI, 2004) Cinema HD Display models. ADC and DVIįinally, we’re all the way back to the earliest range of digitally connected Apple LCD displays of a usable size. It supports simultaneous displays via Mini DisplayPort and Thunderbolt 3. It brings two Thunderbolt 3 ports to the mix, as well as gigabit ethernet, a combo audio in/out jack, optical (S/PDIF) output, SD and Micro SD Card slots, and four USB 3.1 Type-A ports. However, if you want the ports and to connect an 24-inch or 27-inch LED Cinema Display, consider a dock like the OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock ($329). If you are looking to rescue an LED Cinema Display and don’t need the array of other ports in a dock, consider purchasing a far less expensive DisplayPort or HDMI display and use a USB-C adapter for either of those formats to connect to your Mac. With docks, there are options abound, but the cost is far higher.
How to connect two or more external displays to Apple Silicon M1 or M2 MacsĬonnecting an older display to Thunderbolt/USB-C.
We also have instructions on connecting more modem displays (and even an old iMac) as a second display.)įor more information about connecting a display to a Mac, see: If you don’t meet the parameters or want other options, check out the more broadly compatible Luma Display, as well as Duet Display, which works with Apple and other mobile and desktop platforms. (Also, don’t forget that if you have an iPad that can run iOS 13 and a Mac model released since about 2015 running macOS Catalina, you can use the Sidecar feature to extend your Mac with an iPad.