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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.
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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
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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.
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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????
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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!!!
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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.
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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...4180149df6
