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<blockquote data-quote="sevenupcan" data-source="post: 861018" data-attributes="member: 83378"><p>I've a almost complete idea of what I want for my setup but I'm stuck on what to do about the screen.</p><p></p><p>I've decided that I will splash out the extra money and get a desktop pc to take care of my PC gaming addiction instead of trying to run games on 15" macbook pro. (Note that I haven't bought either yet)</p><p></p><p>The probablem I have is that I would like one screen that I can use between my laptop and my desktop PC. Trouble is the laptop only has Mini Display Port and the PC desktop only has HDMI and DVI.</p><p></p><p>Originally I had hoped to buy the 24" Cinema Display and find a way to get it to work with my PC ie Mini Display (female) Port to HDMI or DVI . But I have yet to find I way to do this.</p><p></p><p>I have since however seen a <a href="http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&sku=170559" target="_blank">Dell display </a> with HDMI, DVI and Display Port. My thinking was to buy this and then buy a Mini Display Port to Display Port adapter <a href="http://estore.circuitassembly.com/products/Mini-Displayport-to-Displayport-Adapter-Cable.html" target="_blank">Mini Display Port to Display Port adapter</a> for my macbook. And either a HDMI cable or a DVI cable (not sure which would be better) for my desktop.</p><p></p><p>Does this sound like it would be a comfortable setup?</p><p></p><p>I really liked the idea of getting the 24" display because it looks really hot (well at least I think it does, although I can appreciate it's overpriced) but it's not very practical when wanting to use with display ports other than Mini Display Port.</p><p></p><p>What are you thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sevenupcan, post: 861018, member: 83378"] I've a almost complete idea of what I want for my setup but I'm stuck on what to do about the screen. I've decided that I will splash out the extra money and get a desktop pc to take care of my PC gaming addiction instead of trying to run games on 15" macbook pro. (Note that I haven't bought either yet) The probablem I have is that I would like one screen that I can use between my laptop and my desktop PC. Trouble is the laptop only has Mini Display Port and the PC desktop only has HDMI and DVI. Originally I had hoped to buy the 24" Cinema Display and find a way to get it to work with my PC ie Mini Display (female) Port to HDMI or DVI . But I have yet to find I way to do this. I have since however seen a [url=http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&sku=170559]Dell display [/url] with HDMI, DVI and Display Port. My thinking was to buy this and then buy a Mini Display Port to Display Port adapter [url=http://estore.circuitassembly.com/products/Mini-Displayport-to-Displayport-Adapter-Cable.html]Mini Display Port to Display Port adapter[/url] for my macbook. And either a HDMI cable or a DVI cable (not sure which would be better) for my desktop. Does this sound like it would be a comfortable setup? I really liked the idea of getting the 24" display because it looks really hot (well at least I think it does, although I can appreciate it's overpriced) but it's not very practical when wanting to use with display ports other than Mini Display Port. What are you thoughts? [/QUOTE]
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