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Connecting an old Samsung monitor to a MacBook as a second monitor

I have a relatively old Samsung monitor. The model of this monitor is Syncmaster S19A310N plus. I want to connect this monitor to the "MacBook Pro M1" as a second monitor. I once tried to connect it to a MacBook using the "VGA to HDMI converter YZ-1803", but the monitor did not show anything. (Monitor port is VGA). Please advise a way for me to do this.

MacBook Pro (2020 and later)

Posted on Jan 19, 2022 3:25 AM

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Posted on Jan 19, 2022 4:01 AM

Hi,

You need to get "HDMI to VGA" cable or adapter like following.

https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Basics-Adapter-Cable-1-Pack/dp/B014I8UQJY/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=HDMI+to+VGA+cable&qid=1642593357&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyV01RUjBJRTBJNlA5JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMjQ3MjAzMjUzMkNPQUhOQ1pRWiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwODI1MDg5MzI0VDdFUjNWOUNRUSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=


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Jan 19, 2022 4:01 AM in response to hosseinshaemi

Hi,

You need to get "HDMI to VGA" cable or adapter like following.

https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Basics-Adapter-Cable-1-Pack/dp/B014I8UQJY/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=HDMI+to+VGA+cable&qid=1642593357&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyV01RUjBJRTBJNlA5JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMjQ3MjAzMjUzMkNPQUhOQ1pRWiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwODI1MDg5MzI0VDdFUjNWOUNRUSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=


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