The newest Apple Macbook, Mac, and iMac series use Mini DisplayPort as its outbound video port. Because Mini DisplayPort has rather uncommon presence, now this has put some Mac users into awkward positions: it is likely you cannot use your own Macbook to deliver a presentation, or output your work project from Mac to a new display, or simply just share your own photos to your family or friends on a bigger screen.
Isn’t Mac said to be user friendly? This is totally not what you’ve paid the good money to Apple for.
Well, at this time, there are solutions.
Products With Mini DisplayPort
Currently, there is only a very short list of items that are using Mini DisplayPort:
* Apple Macbook, Macbook Air, Macbook Pro 13 inch, 15 inch, and 17 inch;
* Apple Mac, Mac Pro, Mac Mini, iMac, Xserve;
* Toshiba Satellite Pro S500, Tecra M11, A11 and S11 notebooks;
* AMD Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition with its 6 Mini DisplayPorts;
* Adapters and cables compatible with the above computers and displays.
The last group of products is exactly what will help you connect your favorite Mac or Macbook to your projector, monitor or HDTV.
Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter
You will find 3 main Mini DisplayPort adapters: Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapters, Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapters, and Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapters.
It’s the safest to get a Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter, because practically every display, old or new, features a VGA port. This runs specifically true if you wish to frequently hook up the Macbook to a projector to give a presentation. While some new projectors will have HDMI or DVI ports, not all of them do, nonetheless they all carry a VGA port, as VGA port has still been the no.1 most frequently used video port in colleges or business for presentation.
Using Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter, now you can easily output video from the Macbook or laptop to almost any display. You could:
* Extend or mirror your favorite workstation to a new screen;
* Give presentation to the classmates, students or colleagues with your Macbook or laptop;
* Share videos your family and friends on a bigger external screen or TV.
For the reason that specification also has been standardized, it is compatible with all the newer Macs/Macbooks with Mini DisplayPort. And also the video output has resolution up to 1080p (FullHD) and 1920 x 1200 and no compromise in video quality.