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
