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Review on πŸ”Œ JSAUX USB Type C to Mini DisplayPort Adapter 4K@60Hz - Compatible with MacBook Pro 2019/2018, Dell XPS, Samsung Galaxy S21/S20 Plus-Grey by Gregory Chaitanya

Revainrating 3 out of 5

For those considering using the 27 " Apple Cinema Display with Mini-DisplayPort, please read on!

For those of you with a 2018 iPad Pro 12.9 inch, connecting this one will work USB-C (DisplayPort mode) to the 27" Apple Cinema Display Mini-DisplayPort doesn't. After reading the description it seems that way. Unless I'm doing something completely wrong the screen won't turn on. I've tried everything. .. including extra lining. Nada. I want to save someone else the drama of having to try this. I ended up sending it back but I have to say that physically it arrived in a nice box with good packaging and the cable itself looked solid. I... assume the iPad Pro can't drive the required output directly? My workaround was to use an HDMI to DisplayPort adapter (active with USB-A for power ) to the Apple TV HD I had and AirPlaying to it instead. In fact, it worked better because I can use my Apple TV with Cinema Display just fine! I even use Airplay 2 audio on my HomePod speakers, which sounds amazing (although I can confirm it was outputting through the built-in Cinema Display speakers if you want that route). I'm using YouTube TV and the Apple TV showed all content in 60Hz 1080p on the Cinema Display. It appears that "screen mirroring" is selective - in other words, web/email appears to be 720p, but when I create 1080p video content or use a supported second display app, it upscales to 1080. ? I do not know why? For me, trying to change my Apple TV settings to 1080p resulted in a blank screen and it came back... it only worked at 720p, although as mentioned some apps (like YouTube TV) showed 1080p when I activated statistics. Take a few minutes to share this. Rating like me because this information could be clearer to discourage others from buying as advertised and it doesn't work. I hope this will be helpful to other interested parties.

Pros
  • Smaller and more durable
Cons
  • No automatically