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The 30" Cinema Display had 2 DVI connectors, which was nasty but necessary. So maybe Apple wouldn't be too disgusted by the thought of dual TB. But if DP 1.3 i
by nsxwolf 12y ago
The 30" Cinema Display had 2 DVI connectors, which was nasty but necessary. So maybe Apple wouldn't be too disgusted by the thought of dual TB.
But if DP 1.3 is around the corner, and dual TB would be an ugly hack that is mutually exclusive with the new standard, I could see them steering clear from that.
- pilif 12y ago>The 30" Cinema Display had 2 DVI connectors, which was nasty but necessary. not true. It has one DVI connector, albeit a dual-link one (the DVI connector supports two concurrent channels). Source: Me looking at the machine my 30" cinema display is connected to.
- nsxwolf 12y agoHuh, weird. Don't know why I thought that.
- rsynnott 12y agoInterestingly, the first one had one connector, with two DVI channels, _before dual-link DVI existed_. Remember this thing? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Display_Connector http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Display_Connector In principle, Apple could do something similar again, with an adaptor for two Thunderbolt 2 connectors (from separate buses!) In practice, they'll probably just wait for Displayport 1.3, tho.
- gnu8 12y agoPatently false claim. The DVI standard always included dual-link, even before Apple added USB and power connections, changed the connector, and passed it off as a unique invention of theirs.