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HDMI Adapter for 2017 13” MBA
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<blockquote data-quote="jpdemers" data-source="post: 1837526" data-attributes="member: 117810"><p>I went through this with a 2012 MacBook just a couple of weeks ago. There are scores of MDP/HDMI adapters on Amazon, all for about $10-$12, and they tend not to work with the better displays, which are looking for a high refresh rate. I tossed the junk and invested in an "active" adapter, which costs more (ca. $30), and it worked nicely with a 32" high-res monitor from Dell. Both video and sound are sent to the monitor. and the resolution and response are excellent for office work and watching movies. Hard-core gamers might find something lacking, but I certainly don't.</p><p>The one I got was from Accell: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BI7Y6DU/?tag=macforums0e4-20" target="_blank">Robot Check</a></p><p></p><p>Confusion can be expected since Apple decided to use exactly the same connector for both Mini Display Port and Thunderbolt. Some but not all features of one are availiable with the other, and some but not all MacBooks offer true Thunderbolt output. Add to that the different sorts of adapters that can make the physical connection to a monitor, and you can never be sure that your external device will get the signals and voltages it requires. Apple has a web page that's supposed to be helpful, re what models deliver what output to what connectors, but you're still in the dark when it comes to which adapter will actually work with which monitor - and bogus claims by the sellers of cheap cables don't help any. All I can say is that if you don't get the cheap stuff, your odds are better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jpdemers, post: 1837526, member: 117810"] I went through this with a 2012 MacBook just a couple of weeks ago. There are scores of MDP/HDMI adapters on Amazon, all for about $10-$12, and they tend not to work with the better displays, which are looking for a high refresh rate. I tossed the junk and invested in an "active" adapter, which costs more (ca. $30), and it worked nicely with a 32" high-res monitor from Dell. Both video and sound are sent to the monitor. and the resolution and response are excellent for office work and watching movies. Hard-core gamers might find something lacking, but I certainly don't. The one I got was from Accell: [URL='https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BI7Y6DU/?tag=macforums0e4-20']Robot Check[/url] Confusion can be expected since Apple decided to use exactly the same connector for both Mini Display Port and Thunderbolt. Some but not all features of one are availiable with the other, and some but not all MacBooks offer true Thunderbolt output. Add to that the different sorts of adapters that can make the physical connection to a monitor, and you can never be sure that your external device will get the signals and voltages it requires. Apple has a web page that's supposed to be helpful, re what models deliver what output to what connectors, but you're still in the dark when it comes to which adapter will actually work with which monitor - and bogus claims by the sellers of cheap cables don't help any. All I can say is that if you don't get the cheap stuff, your odds are better. [/QUOTE]
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