![]() The tech, while still good is obsolete and the active adapter isn't cheap. ![]() (IMO) I wouldn't spend the money on this solution to get a Cinema Display working on a new MacBook. The active adapter "recreates" the signal being sent to the Cinema Display. The active DisplayPort to DL-DVI is required because DP and DL-DVI are two completely different signals a passive rearrangement of signal wires don't work here. The good news is that the USB-C port on MacBooks have the native DisplayPort signal so you aren't really converting anything - just the physical interface. You have to do this multi-step connection because USB-C to DL-DVI adapters are impossible to find. A USB-A port to power the adapter (can be a wall charger).USB-C Display Port to DisplayPort female adapter.What you need to get connected is to go from USB-C DisplayPort to Dual Link DVI. It wasn't a widely accepted standard so even when it was current, adapters were already difficult and expensive to source. The Apple Cinema Display uses a DVI-Dual Link interface which is becoming very long in the tooth so adapters are going to be few and far between.
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