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Well, after the VGA we got DVI, there is HDMI, display port, mini display port, and I probably forgot some. All the time, VGA (and headphones jacks) just work.
by phicoh 10y ago
Well, after the VGA we got DVI, there is HDMI, display port, mini display port, and I probably forgot some.
All the time, VGA (and headphones jacks) just work. It is not the most brilliant solution, but it works.
I don't know the details, but some combinations, I think going from HDMI on a MacBook to DVI actually don't work. I guess due to HDCP getting in the way.
About adaptors, nice if you use the laptop only on your desktop. In the field I managed to break a thunderbolt to ethernet dongle and it also took out a thunderbolt port on the MacBook. It used to be that only a cheap RJ45 patch cable would get old. You toss it in the bin and get a new one. I guess that's progress.
- SysArchitect 10y agoHDMI to DVI works without issues on the MacBook Pro. Just make sure your display accepts digital input. Some older displays/projectors had DVI without actually supporting the digital in pins and only had the analog (VGA equivalent) pins.
- Kadin 10y agoThere are a variety of Catch-22 situations with HDMI on some Macbooks. For instance, the maximum resolution on my current Macbook is lower if I use HDMI than if I use Thunderbolt.