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 Posted: Tue, 30th Sep 2014 05:04 Post subject: Connecting Macbook to resolutions above 1200p |
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Hi
I was going to buy a DVI adapter when I read that it only supports resolutions of 1920x1200 and below
wut
Anyway, I then read that dual link adapters are needed
One is $30, one is $120.
wut
Anyway, does anyone have any experience with this? What can I use to get it working on a 1440p monitor?
Thanks for any help.
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| Posted: Tue, 30th Sep 2014 06:32 Post subject: |
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You need active adapter. Dont know what connections you have in the macbook, but in work Macbook (thunderbolt connection) i use active mini displayport -> dual link DVI (wieson is manufacturer).
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Slizza
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| Posted: Tue, 30th Sep 2014 07:38 Post subject: |
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You answered your own question. Dual link dvi cable will be fine. Doesn't need to be an expensive one.
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| Posted: Tue, 30th Sep 2014 07:46 Post subject: |
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Last edited by Interinactive on Tue, 5th Oct 2021 01:43; edited 1 time in total
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| Posted: Tue, 30th Sep 2014 07:54 Post subject: |
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| Interinactive wrote: | But the expensive one, even on Apple's own store, has negative opinions all over it
If their own 'premium' expensive shit doesn't work, and I can't find any clear indications of what does, then I'm not sure what to go with
I even found comments where the Apple one was said not to work with my specific monitor
@Breezer I can't seem to find that in this country |
Yeah it might be hard to find that, Accell adapters works the best with Macs what i have been testing, they are also the most expensive -.- (built 6-projector Qlab "mac" and had shitloads of issues with several adapters).
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Slizza
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| Posted: Tue, 30th Sep 2014 15:31 Post subject: |
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| MisterBear wrote: | | Doesn't macbook have displayport? My old one has mini-displayport, it should allow 1200p+ resolutions. |
Displayport would be perfect.
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Werelds
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| Posted: Tue, 30th Sep 2014 17:01 Post subject: |
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Depends on the Macbook.
- If it's pre-Thunderbolt, you only get DP 1.1a
- If it's Thunderbolt v1, you still only get DP 1.1a
- If it's Thunderbolt v2, you get DP 1.2
v2 is only on the current model (from this summer) and the ones from late last year/early this year.
In all cases, no daisy chaining because Apple have cockblocked it and only allow it on their own monitors.
2560x1440 should work on a proper DP connection or with an active adapter though.
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| Posted: Tue, 30th Sep 2014 19:13 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 30th Sep 2014 22:06 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 30th Sep 2014 22:35 Post subject: |
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| rgb#000 wrote: | pay up for bullshit proprietary cables like a good sheep  |
The idiot you always are. No surprise here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort
"Video Electronics Standards Association" |
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| Posted: Tue, 30th Sep 2014 23:00 Post subject: |
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you still need to buy that bullshit cable and no one ever has one. macbook owners always crying when they need to connect their crap to a monitor. not to mention connectors and cables change with pretty much every new iteration, what a massive clusterfuck.
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| Posted: Tue, 30th Sep 2014 23:08 Post subject: |
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MacBook also has an HDMI  Any respected monitor also comes with a DisplayPort cable. Mini DisplayPort appeared in October 2008.
Stop embarrassing yourself. Being an idiot in private is better.
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| Posted: Tue, 30th Sep 2014 23:56 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Wed, 1st Oct 2014 00:05 Post subject: |
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well this is a forum, so when you make a thread chances are high that there will be pointless debating and discussions.
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Werelds
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| Posted: Wed, 1st Oct 2014 00:12 Post subject: |
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| Interinactive wrote: | It's a new MBPr, ordered 2 weeks ago
The monitors have displayports
I'll order some today then thanks |
Just get mini-DP to DP cables then. All you need, works fine. Fuck DVI and HDMI 
Oh and FYI rgb: DisplayPort is not an Apple invention, nor did they contribute much to it, or implement it properly for that matter. DP is by far superior to HDMI. Heck, you can run HDMI over DP, that's how flexible DP is. |
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| Posted: Wed, 1st Oct 2014 00:21 Post subject: |
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But it's not standard in cheap TNs, which is what most people use, so it's Apple fail.
Oh and by the way, my MBP supports my 2013 Dell 27". More hrr#000 fail.
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