IMac – WIth the new iMac how do we connect an external screen

displayportimacthunderbolt

enter image description here

For all that own or know this in the new version.

Is the Thunderbolt output compatible with the Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter?

  • If not, how do we connect our external monitor?
  • If yes, with the 27" version there are two ports, can we connect 2 external monitors?

BTW: I'm asking about standard monitors, not the Apple Cinema Display.

Best Answer

Thunderbolt is a superset of Displayport Apple page on Thunderbolt says

And because Thunderbolt is based on DisplayPort technology, the video standard for high-resolution displays, any Mini DisplayPort display plugs right into the Thunderbolt port. To connect a DisplayPort, DVI, HDMI, or VGA display, just use an existing adapter.