The most recently released Apple Macbook, Mac, and iMac series use Mini DisplayPort as its outbound video port. Because Mini DisplayPort has rather rare occurrence, this has put lots of Mac users into awkward positions: you probably cannot use your own Macbook to give a presentation, or output your work project from Mac to a different display, or just share your photos to your family or friends on a bigger screen.
Isn’t Mac said to be simple to use? This is totally not what you’ve paid the good money to Apple for.
Well, don’t get worried, there are actually solutions.
Products With Mini DisplayPort
Currently, there is just a very short list of items that are applying 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 featuring its 6 Mini DisplayPorts;
* Adapters and cables that will work with the above computers and displays.
The last category of products is exactly what will allow you to connect your Mac or Macbook to a projector, screen or HDTV.
Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter
You can 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 pretty much every display, old or new, contains a VGA port. This runs specifically true if you want to frequently connect your favorite Macbook to a projector to deliver a presentation. While some new projectors will have HDMI or DVI ports, not all of them do, but 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.
With Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter, now you can easily output video from your own Macbook or laptop to just about any display. You can easily:
* Extend or mirror your favorite workstation to a new screen;
* Give presentation to your favorite classmates, students or colleagues with your favorite Macbook or laptop;
* Share videos your friends on a bigger external screen or TV.
For the reason that specification has been standardized, it’s compatible with all the most up-to-date Macs/Macbooks with Mini DisplayPort. And also the video output has resolution up to 1080p (FullHD) and 1920 x 1200 with no compromise in video quality.