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Apple Thunderbolt display for gaming
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Input lag is okay (better than Dell U2713HM which has noticeable lag) but motion clarity is bad. I believe it has no response time compensation. If you want good motion clarity, look elsewhere. Otherwise the IQ is awesome, being a glossy panel and all.
The real selling points of the monitor are its design, build quality and usability as a docking station. It has awesome speakers, a web camera, a microphone, ethernet, etc.
Also this monitor requires thunderbolt. Beware if you're not gaming on a Mac.
The real selling points of the monitor are its design, build quality and usability as a docking station. It has awesome speakers, a web camera, a microphone, ethernet, etc.
Also this monitor requires thunderbolt. Beware if you're not gaming on a Mac.
Jaymzkerten
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It requires Thunderbolt but there are TB (mini-DP) to DP adapters:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812200691
I have one that I acquired with my wife's Mac Pro that we use to connect the TB display to a 670.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812200691
I have one that I acquired with my wife's Mac Pro that we use to connect the TB display to a 670.
Martha Stewart
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I used that monitor(non thunderbolt version) for years as my main display. Absolutely loved it. As far as ascetics and design it can't be beat. The super high gloss is stunning and really brings out the black levels. Also never had problems with input lag.
Don't forget that the Thunderbolt display is an old panel from 2011 which has a sheet of glass in front of the LCD.
It's not a bonded panel like the newer iMacs have. (nor is it a retina display)
There are no accessible LUTs for calibration, the only user control is backlight, and it has an sRGB gamut.
I really can't recommend it. The only reason to buy one would be aesthetics, and personally I thought the old Aluminum Cinema Displays looked a lot nicer from a design perspective.
Last time I checked there weren't any tb-dp converters, the adapter provided above won't work. The are some mobos with tb ports that allow you to pass the signal from discrete gpu albeit with some performance loss, that is the only way.
But why would you want it in the first place. It's not a pdc coating like on the new imacs, so it's horribly reflective with ruined black depth perception. The monitor is incredibly barebones with only option to adjust brightness and from what I've seen on the web it comes with color temp set too cold just like on iphones and ipads.
But why would you want it in the first place. It's not a pdc coating like on the new imacs, so it's horribly reflective with ruined black depth perception. The monitor is incredibly barebones with only option to adjust brightness and from what I've seen on the web it comes with color temp set too cold just like on iphones and ipads.
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Jaymzkerten
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Like I said, I have that adapter (I haven't looked at it recently so it might not be that exact one but it looks just like it), I got the Mac Pro from a friend with a 670 installed, and the only way to connect the TB display was to use the TB-DP adapter, and it very much works.
From Wikipedia:
"Apple Thunderbolt Displays, like the video input on Thunderbolt iMacs, drop compatibility with all previous standards, including VGA, DVI, and DisplayPort.[3] As such, they cannot be connected to computers lacking a Thunderbolt port, including pre-2011 Macs and the vast majority of PCs."
I own a TBD. I wouldn't buy it for gaming unless you want to use your Mac. Yes, you could buy a motherboard with thunderbolt, but you're bottlenecking your GPU at that point.
Also, in 2015, I wouldn't even consider buying one of these considering it was released in 2011 and has 4 yr old technology.
"Apple Thunderbolt Displays, like the video input on Thunderbolt iMacs, drop compatibility with all previous standards, including VGA, DVI, and DisplayPort.[3] As such, they cannot be connected to computers lacking a Thunderbolt port, including pre-2011 Macs and the vast majority of PCs."
I own a TBD. I wouldn't buy it for gaming unless you want to use your Mac. Yes, you could buy a motherboard with thunderbolt, but you're bottlenecking your GPU at that point.
Also, in 2015, I wouldn't even consider buying one of these considering it was released in 2011 and has 4 yr old technology.
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As has been stated already, there is no way to connect the Apple Thunderbolt Display to Mini DP. There is no such thing as a TB to DP adapter -- only Mini DP to DP. You would need a converter, but I'm not aware of any being available.
You have the Apple Cinema Display. They look the same, but only the ACD can be connected using the adapter you linked. I own that StarTech adapter and have used it to connect an ACD to a PC.
One way to verify this is to look at the cables. A TBD has the Thunderbolt logo (a bolt of lightning) on the connector. Also, the TBD doesn't have a USB connector coming from the display while the ACD does.
Thunderbolt cable
Apple Cinema Display cables (including USB)
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