Thunderbolt Display Mini DP Hack

Question

苹果Thunderbolt Display显示器

27“显示屏，分辨率为2560 x 1440像素 Thunderbolt＆MagSafe电缆附件

160 个问题查看全部

Jordan Edens @edensjordan

声誉积分: 1

1

发帖于: 2017年9月27日

更多选项

Thunderbolt Display Mini DP Hack

I want to convert a Thunderbolt Display I acquired very cheaply into a ‘dumb’ Cinema Display. I don’t care about the ports on the back, camera, or speakers.

What I’m thinking, is internally converting the LED panel into Mini DP and drilling a hole in the back to route the cable out to a Mac Pro 5,1.

Is it possible? I read online that the logic board runs mini DP into the LED and I just need an extension cable but I can’t find any images to support that claim.

If that’s not the case, could I use a 3rd party control board to create a mini DP input into the LED? At that point I’m wondering if I would be better off just selling it and buying a Cinema Display. Eating ebay fees and shipping in the process.

回答此问题我也有这个问题

这是一个好问题吗？

是否

得分 0

4条评论

The iDP spec overview: iDP (Internal DisplayPort) Technology Overview

由 Dan 完成的 2017年9月27日

@edensjordan check the label on the back of the display. Let us know what make and model your panel is. This will be helpful in determining how to go about modifying it.

由 oldturkey03 完成的 2017年9月27日

It's an Apple Thunderbolt Display. Model MC914LL/A

由 Jordan Edens 完成的 2017年9月27日

I believe he means you need to open it and inspect the actual panel. Then you can determine who made the panel in where else the same panel was used.

由 max damage 完成的 2019年10月17日

添加一条评论

1个答案

The iDP spec overview: iDP (Internal DisplayPort) Technology Overview — Dan
@edensjordan check the label on the back of the display. Let us know what make and model your panel is. This will be helpful in determining how to go about modifying it. — oldturkey03
I believe he means you need to open it and inspect the actual panel. Then you can determine who made the panel in where else the same panel was used. — max damage

Dan @danj 声誉积分: 479.3千 Self employed contract worker 35 329 971 · Answer 1 · 2017-09-27T14:51:51-07:00

最有帮助的答案

Dan @danj

声誉积分: 479.3千

Self employed contract worker

35

329

971

发帖于: 2017年9月27日

更多选项

Here a good write up on the interplay: About Thunderbolt ports and displays. Sadly, a Thunderbolt display will not play with a DisplayPort based system.

As to altering the display, I think its wiser to sell it and get a DisplayPort display. The other option is to see if a Thunderbolt card installed within your MacPro will work. It was on my list of projects to do some day never got a chance to try it.

这个答案有帮助吗？

是否

得分 1

4条评论:

Adding thunderbolt to the Mac Pro is not an option. For thunderbolt to work you need specific headers on the mainboard that the Mac Pro simply doesn't have. You can buy a PCIE card but it simply won't work.

Selling it and buying a Cinema Display, or better yet a true wide gamut monitor is definitely an option I'm considering.

由 Jordan Edens 完成的 2017年9月27日

We had a ASUS Thunderbolt card with a custom driver which we had used to access a RAID drive array. Sadly, it has now found its way to the crusher ;-{

由 Dan 完成的 2017年9月27日

On a Mac Pro, or on a windows build? I'm curious because a lot of modern motherboards have the Thunderbolt headers even if they don't include thunderbolt as standard IO on the board.

由 Jordan Edens 完成的 2017年9月27日

It was fitted into a MacPro

由 Dan 完成的 2017年9月27日

添加一条评论

苹果Thunderbolt Display显示器

Thunderbolt Display Mini DP Hack

1个答案

添加你的答案