http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/10/vesa.greenlights.mdp/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/macbookpro15-ports.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The VESA group today officially released Mini DisplayPort as a finalized standard. Known for short as mDP, the Apple-developed connector can now be used by other companies to attach displays with the expectation that they will meet all the DisplayPort 1.1a specs. It's expected that mDP will find its way into notebooks beyond the MacBook line but also into video cards with many video outputs, suc... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/10/vesa.greenlights.mdp/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/02/adapter.powered.by.usb.input/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/adaptersml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Kanex has released its latest Mac accessory, a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter that supports 1080p video and digital audio. The device plugs into the Mac's Mini DisplayPort, optical audio Mini Jack, and a USB port for power. The audio and video signals are both sent across HDMI, eliminating the need to run a dedicated Toslink cable to a receiver for digital sound.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/02/adapter.powered.by.usb.input/ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/31/dvi.to.mini.displayport/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0907/atlonasml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Atlona has released its latest connectivity device, the AT-DP200 DVI to Mini DisplayPort converter. The box is designed to be used for attaching a DVI-enabled computer to a Mini DisplayPort monitor, such as Apple's 24-inch Cinema Display. The device supports resolutions up to 1920x1200, while retaining HDCP compatibility and EDID information.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/31/dvi.to.mini.displayport/ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/06/apoge.embraces.displayport/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0904/kanex2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apogee has launched three new Mini Displayport Adapters under the brand name Kanex. The adapters include a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI model, Mini DisplayPort to DVI-D and a VGA variant. Apogee joins MonoPrice which unveiled its own line of adapters last week.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/06/apoge.embraces.displayport/ Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/31/monoprice.mini.dp.to.hdmi/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/monopricedisplayport.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />MonoPrice is now offering a Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter for frustrated MacBook, MacBook Pro, or MacBook Air owners looking to connect external displays such as HDCP-compliant LCD and plasma TVs to their notebooks. Available in single quantities or in bulk, the adapter will begin shipping on April 3rd, with prices ranging from $14 to $12 based on quantity ordered.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/31/monoprice.mini.dp.to.hdmi/ Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/17/mini.displayport.update/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/appledisplayintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Using Software Update, Apple has begun distributing a firmware upgrade for users of the Mini DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter. The software is said to address problems Macs have had with the adapter, in which video will flicker or go completely blank during use. Difficulties began roughly around the launch of the first unibody MacBook Pro on October 14th.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/17/mini.displayport.update/ Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/26/apple.video.adapter.issues/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0901/minidpdvi.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple's recent Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter may be causing problems with 30-inch LCD displays, complaints on Apple's support forums suggest. The adapter is mainly intended to connect modern MacBooks, MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs, which are currently the only devices that support Mini DisplayPort. Users of the adapter are reporting a variety of errors however, ranging from graphics ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/26/apple.video.adapter.issues/ Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/29/apple.beats.ship.estimate/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0812/apple-dualdvi-28.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />In brief: Apple has begun shipping its Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapters ahead of schedule, according to a MacNN reader. A recent order that was quoted to ship from Apple sometime between January 5th to the 7th actually arrived on December 26th, almost two weeks ahead of schedule. The connector is required for new MacBooks, MacBook Airs and MacBook Pros with the new Mini DisplayPort techn... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/29/apple.beats.ship.estimate/ Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/16/minidp.to.hdmi.adapter/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/appledisplayintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The latest MacBooks, MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs equipped with Apple's proprietary Mini DisplayPort connection as the sole video output to connect to HDTVs and computer monitors with HDMI ports with one adapter, courtesy of MonoPrice.com. The adapter is expected to become available late next month at the earliest. Thus far, the only way to hook up the MDP-equipped Apple notebooks to any external... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/16/minidp.to.hdmi.adapter/ Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:00:00 GMT