Decklink mulitbridge pro to thunderbolt cable

[Bob Zelin]

do you seriously think that your legacy equipment will ever work with Thunderbolt ? Do you seriously think that ANYTHING that you currently own (drives, monitors, etc.) will ever be backwards compatible with Thunderbolt – are you nuts ? TIME TO SPEND MORE MONEY, and throw out your investments, buddy.

Bob Zelin

[Lydia Robertson]

I have read that thunderbolt will be able to connect to legacy digital equipment with adapters. I have read that USB 2 &3 , firewire, hdmi, E-sata, display, mini display and DVI will all be supported.

Here is a quote:
“You’ll be able to run anything that works via PCIe through Thunderbolt once adapters become available – this connector will replace ExpressCard entirely. Intel’s Thunderbolt controllers interconnect a PC and other devices, transmitting and receiving packetized traffic for both PCIe and DisplayPort protocols extend to reach other’s I/O technologies by using adapters that use widely available PCI Express controllers. It’s simple to create a Gigabit Ethernet, or FireWire, or eSATA adapters using existing device PCI Express drivers.
Thunderbolt products require a controller chip supplied by Intel and a small connector that would be included in platforms supporting this technology. The Thunderbolt controller chip provides protocol switching capabilities to support the two protocols over a single cable. Intel is making its controller chip available to the industry, and is working with other component manufacturers to deliver the Thunderbolt connectors and cables.”

[Tommaso Alvisi]

Hi Bob,
almost everything will be compatible with TB via various adaptors powered by the TB cable itself.
Since it’s plain ‘n old PCI-E, even an external PCI-E bus extender with slots for Expansion cards could be built…
😉
T.

[Jerry Mattos]

I like your positive thinking.