Comments on: Can an Apple macbook be plugged into a dell or acer display? http://www.netbook.com.my/can-an-apple-macbook-be-plugged-into-a-dell-or-acer-display Read, Learn, Buy & Review Your Netbook / Notebook With Expert! Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:12:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: aviatingamateur http://www.netbook.com.my/can-an-apple-macbook-be-plugged-into-a-dell-or-acer-display/comment-page-1#comment-8760 aviatingamateur Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:37:03 +0000 http://www.netbook.com.my/?p=2970#comment-8760 You need to do two things: 1) Find out which Macbook you have, the one with MiniDVI or the one with MiniDisplayPort. 2) Find out what video connector that Acer monitor has. There are four adapters available for purchase from Apple: MiniDVI-to-DVI, miniDisplayPort-to-DVI, miniDVI-to-VGA, and miniDisplayPort-to-VGA. So find out those two things, and buy the right adapter from Apple, and you should be able to connect your Macbook to that Dell or Acer display. Hope this helps. . You need to do two things:

1) Find out which Macbook you have, the one with MiniDVI or the one with MiniDisplayPort.

2) Find out what video connector that Acer monitor has.

There are four adapters available for purchase from Apple: MiniDVI-to-DVI, miniDisplayPort-to-DVI, miniDVI-to-VGA, and miniDisplayPort-to-VGA.

So find out those two things, and buy the right adapter from Apple, and you should be able to connect your Macbook to that Dell or Acer display.

Hope this helps.
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]]> By: Diablo http://www.netbook.com.my/can-an-apple-macbook-be-plugged-into-a-dell-or-acer-display/comment-page-1#comment-8761 Diablo Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:37:03 +0000 http://www.netbook.com.my/?p=2970#comment-8761 If by display you mean external then yes, it will work fine. If by display you mean external then yes, it will work fine.

]]> By: Tony RB http://www.netbook.com.my/can-an-apple-macbook-be-plugged-into-a-dell-or-acer-display/comment-page-1#comment-8762 Tony RB Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:37:03 +0000 http://www.netbook.com.my/?p=2970#comment-8762 Look carefully at the video connector on the Apple macbook and then see what monitors have that same connector or research for an adapter cable that will work between the macbook and the monitor you want (which will cost more money). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_connectors Generic information about a the whole history of computer monitors - which will not answer your question: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_monitor Apple does not make it easy, they kept changing their video connectors: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Macbook TonyRB Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Look carefully at the video connector on the Apple macbook and then see what monitors have that same connector or research for an adapter cable that will work between the macbook and the monitor you want (which will cost more money).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_connectors

Generic information about a the whole history of computer monitors – which will not answer your question:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_monitor

Apple does not make it easy, they kept changing their video connectors:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Macbook

TonyRB
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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