Yeah, the 45J7915 you're talking about is on the left on this page: http://www.lenovo.com/support/displayport-cables
Also a very similar design to the one I'm using. This one works fine and doesn't stress the connector more than any other cable would, but now that we're discussing it, a single long cable would be even better - it would get rid of the clump where this little adapter cable connects to the end of the monitor cable. -Mike On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 7:44 PM, Andrew Webber <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks Michael, > > I'll take your (and others') advice and avoid the single adapter. It's > pretty long too, so there's be a lot of leverage. > > Lenovo actually offers an adapter cable similar to the one you cited. > It's "only" C$24 as an option in the X220 order screen: > > >DisplayPort to Single-Link DVI-D Monitor Cable > > > >The DisplayPort to Single-Link DVI-D Monitor Cable lets you easily > >connect a DVI-D digital monitor to a DisplayPort source device > > > >Features & Benefits: > > Support for attaching a single-link DVI-D (1) flat panel LCD > > monitor > > 1920 x 1200 WUXGA maximum resolution > > 20-cm (7.8 in) cable length > > DisplayPort plug and DVI-D receptacle connectors > > No software required > > > (1) This monitor cable does not support attachment of a DVI-I to > > VGA monitor adapter. > > > >For more information on options, including compatibility, visit > >http://www.lenovo.com/support/monitoraccessories > >http://www.lenovo.com/accessoriesguide > >Model name 45J7915 > >Description DisplayPort to Single-Link DVI-D Monitor Cable > > > > -- > Andrew mailto:[email protected] > > Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 1:01:21 PM, you wrote: > > > Agree on that Monoprice adapter - I can't recommend it for the same > reason. > > > I use a cheap passive adapter I got from Central Computers last year for > my > > W510. Instead of being a single solid piece, it has a short 2-3" cable > > connecting the two plugs. This seems like a much better way to go if you > > don't get the full DisplayPort-to-DVI cable. It looks a bit like (but not > > identical to) this one: > > > http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0017K6BD2/ > > > You can definitely get a sharper picture with the DisplayPort/DVI than > VGA. > > > -Mike > > > On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 8:20 AM, Alex Austin > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> I would expect the cable to be physically stronger than cable+adapter. I > >> haven't seen the adapter, but it would probably put more leverage on the > >> port than a cable would. > >> Anyway, from what I understand, the dp port on a Thinkpad is capable of > >> dvi/hdmi passthrough, so you don't need an active adapter. Don't quote > me > >> though, as I don't have such a Thinkpad. > >> (I use an X120e now) > >> On Jun 22, 2011 10:14 AM, "Andrew Webber" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Thinkpad mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Thinkpad mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
