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Re: Which adapter/port do I need to Connect this Monitor? - C(-)ris - 08-07-2015
Gareth wrote:
[quote=Jack D.]
Right. And Apple says my mini will support "..up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on a dual-link DVI display using Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
That adapter is $71 at Monoprice unless I'm looking at the wrong adapter. Why is that particular adapter $71 and all the others are under $10?
mDP to DL-DVI adapters are expensive. It's not just a cable conversion. It has circuitry to do a signal conversion, or something? I also find the adapters to be a little buggy and annoying to use.
This is why I prefer more expensive monitors that have DisplayPort, but in your case, it might just be an odd circumstance where that model of mini will only do 2560x1440 over the adapter.
You need that adapter. Or the Apple one that is even more expensive. It is expensive because it isn't just a dumb cable. It is an adapter/converter.
Re: Which adapter/port do I need to Connect this Monitor? - Filliam H. Muffman - 08-07-2015
From the comments on the site, it sounds like it is possible to do a firmware reset on the monitor, and that might enable a mini-DP to DP cable to drive it at maximum resolution. Hard to tell if: they are real, these are paid trolls to get unsuspecting Mac users to buy it, or there are different revisions of the hardware that the manufacturer isn't admitting to.
Re: Which adapter/port do I need to Connect this Monitor? - OWC Jamie - 08-07-2015
I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure you need an active display port adapter and it has to do with timing clocks required for both multiple displays and higher resolutions
Re: Which adapter/port do I need to Connect this Monitor? - Jack D. - 08-07-2015
The Grim Ninja wrote:
Do you have any other resources available for testing?
I would like to know if the monitor, via the Displayport cable, works with another system.
I don't have another monitor with a Displayport. As stated above the mDP ->DP cable functions but gives me a screen with the black bars.
Re: Which adapter/port do I need to Connect this Monitor? - Jack D. - 08-07-2015
Gareth wrote:
[quote=Jack D.]
Right. And Apple says my mini will support "..up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on a dual-link DVI display using Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
That adapter is $71 at Monoprice unless I'm looking at the wrong adapter. Why is that particular adapter $71 and all the others are under $10?
mDP to DL-DVI adapters are expensive. It's not just a cable conversion. It has circuitry to do a signal conversion, or something? I also find the adapters to be a little buggy and annoying to use.
This is why I prefer more expensive monitors that have DisplayPort, but in your case, it might just be an odd circumstance where that model of mini will only do 2560x1440 over the adapter.
This monitor has DP. That's the part I don't get. If the mini has a mDP and the monitor has a full size DP are they not the same ports? Why does the mini's mDP need to go to a DL-DVI if that's where the 2560x1440 is coming from????
Re: Which adapter/port do I need to Connect this Monitor? - Jack D. - 08-07-2015
C(-)ris wrote:
[quote=Gareth]
[quote=Jack D.]
Right. And Apple says my mini will support "..up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on a dual-link DVI display using Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter
That adapter is $71 at Monoprice unless I'm looking at the wrong adapter. Why is that particular adapter $71 and all the others are under $10?
mDP to DL-DVI adapters are expensive. It's not just a cable conversion. It has circuitry to do a signal conversion, or something? I also find the adapters to be a little buggy and annoying to use.
This is why I prefer more expensive monitors that have DisplayPort, but in your case, it might just be an odd circumstance where that model of mini will only do 2560x1440 over the adapter.
You need that adapter. Or the Apple one that is even more expensive. It is expensive because it isn't just a dumb cable. It is an adapter/converter.
But I WANT a dumb cable!!!! ....and I'm going to hold my breath until I get it!!!
urrender:
Re: Which adapter/port do I need to Connect this Monitor? - Jack D. - 08-07-2015
Filliam H. Muffman wrote:
From the comments on the site, it sounds like it is possible to do a firmware reset on the monitor, and that might enable a mini-DP to DP cable to drive it at maximum resolution. Hard to tell if: they are real, these are paid trolls to get unsuspecting Mac users to buy it, or there are different revisions of the hardware that the manufacturer isn't admitting to.
I'm going to do some more reading I think. I already tried Acer tech support and the Indian guys summary after 20 minutes was "So you would like to use the full resolution available?". Useless.
Re: Which adapter/port do I need to Connect this Monitor? - space-time - 08-07-2015
Jack D. wrote:
[quote=space-time]
I would try a DisplayPort to MiniDisplayPort cable. My Dell monitor came with one, and the 2012 mini pumps our 2560 x 1440 on this cable. But, 2012 mini is a newer machine, the thunderbolt port has the same shape as a MiniDisplayPort. I think such a cable should work for you. I am not 100% sure though. YMMV.
EDIT: perhaps this one, and then use the DisplayPort that came with the monitor?
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042803&p_id=5714&seq=1&format=2
EDIT2: or a cable like this
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=102&cp_id=10246&cs_id=1024606&p_id=6007&seq=1&format=2
From OP: I bought a 6' mini Displayport to Displayport cable thinking that would give me max resolution but it gives me a picture with wide black bars on each side
sorry, my bad, I should have read your post more carefully.
Re: Which adapter/port do I need to Connect this Monitor? - silvarios - 08-07-2015
Jack D. wrote:
This monitor has DP. That's the part I don't get. If the mini has a mDP and the monitor has a full size DP are they not the same ports? Why does the mini's mDP need to go to a DL-DVI if that's where the 2560x1440 is coming from????
I think this is a limitation of your video card and/or OS X display drivers more than anything.
Re: Which adapter/port do I need to Connect this Monitor? - Jack D. - 08-07-2015
What about this? 6FT Mini Display Port DP Male to DVI-D Male Dual-Link Cable Cord Adapter Macbook $7.59 http://www.ebay.com/itm/6FT-Mini-Display-Port-DP-Male-to-DVI-D-Male-Dual-Link-Cable-Cord-Adapter-Macbook-/281321709046?hash=item4180149df6
