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How to change resolution of external monitor from main monitor on Macbook Pro?
Try clicking on 'Gather Windows' button in the bottom right corner. It will bring the resolution choices onto the built-in screen. Then you can choose one that suits. If you hold down option while ...
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Connect New MacBook (USB-C) to Apple Cinema Display 30" (Dual-Link DVI)
After weeks of trial and error, I have finally achieved 2560x1600 resolution on my Apple 30-inch Cinema Display connected to my MacBook Pro,15-inch, 2016 laptop.
The trick is to go from USB-C to Mini ...
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Connect New MacBook (USB-C) to Apple Cinema Display 30" (Dual-Link DVI)
There IS a solution to this problem, I searched and purchased quite a few adapters but finally I got it to work:
1) Purchase this USB-C to Display Port adapter:
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/...
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MacBook Pro detects external monitor but shows black screen
Problem
The display worked before. Then without reason it gone black and didn't wanted to show anything. DisplayManager from Mac showed the displays without problem and I could change all settings - ...
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Why is third monitor always mirroring one of my other two?
The problem with your setup does not have to do with the resolution, as others have hypothesized. The problem is that the dock you're using is not supported on macOS for a 3-display configuration.
In ...
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Connect New MacBook (USB-C) to Apple Cinema Display 30" (Dual-Link DVI)
Here's a single adapter solution (USB-C to dual-link DVI) that IS working on my 16" MacBook Pro and my 30" Apple Cinema Display:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QKM856C
Club 3D CAC-1510 USB ...
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Connect two monitors using DVI and/or VGA to USB-C
It is possible to connect a VGA and a DVI display to one USB-C port on the MacBook, but you need two USB-C adapters in a daisy-chain fashion and a HDMI-DVI adapter.
First you connect the USB-C ...
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Can Dual Link DVI do 4K at 60Hz?
A single dual-link DVI connection can deliver up to 2560 × 1600 at 60 Hz. Achieving 4K at 60Hz requires two dual-link DVI cables, or DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 2.0.
So, yes, as you put it, that's a ...
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MacBook Pro detects external monitor but shows black screen
I solved my problem so far by installing this app (Display Menu) from the Mac AppStore.
The screen flashed and I got image.
It might not work for you, but worth the try.
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DVI-D to Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3
Hooking up multiple adapters in series to get from one type of connector to another, VIA a third type of adapter doesn't always work. However there are enough exceptions to the rule that it is worth ...
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MacBook Pro detects external monitor but shows black screen
I had the same problem. I reset my monitor to the factory setting and this solved the problem.
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Connect two monitors using DVI and/or VGA to USB-C
I highly recommend a thunderbolt dock to do this. In my experience it isn't possible to daisy chain the adapters as described in one of the other answers. In fact, the port they are using to daisy ...
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DVI to Thunderbold only 1080p
Apparently, the monitor requires a vertical frequency of at least 60 Hz and the Mac output is less than 60 Hz when going above 1080.
References
everymac.com
Dell
Apple
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Are mini DVI port and DVI port the same thing?
Monoprice sells a Mini-DVI to HDMI adapter (as well as other Mini-DVI adapters).
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?p_id=4852
Mini-DVI and DVI are the same electronically, but the mini connector is ...
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Does the Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter passthrough HDCP?
Here's what Apple says about this:
Apple Mini DisplayPort adapters that offer digital connections—such as
the Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter and the Apple Mini
DisplayPort to ...
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Connect New MacBook (USB-C) to Apple Cinema Display 30" (Dual-Link DVI)
After trying at least 9 different adapters, I finally found one that worked! USB-C to MiniDisplayPort: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CJHHTR8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
You'...
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Dual external monitors: Blink on wake
I finally decided to give HP Support a call to see if they had a solution. After an ungodly wait on an antiquated support call system with reminders every minute that all their agents were busy and ...
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10.13.4 = 1 fewer monitors on my MacBook Pro mid 2012 (non-Retina)?
Your problem is due to a bug in the DisplayLink driver used by your converter.
DisplayLink are aware of the problem,. They have issued a beta of a new driver that actually doesn't fix the problem. ...
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Connect New MacBook (USB-C) to Apple Cinema Display 30" (Dual-Link DVI)
Note that the small/cheap Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter will NOT work to convert a Mini DisplayPort signal to USB-C, despite using the same port design.
It is incompatible with ...
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How to change resolution of external monitor from main monitor on Macbook Pro?
In System/Preferences/Monitor, under the Monitor tab, there's a button for gathering all Monitor windows (there's one displayed for each connected monitor) on the current monitor; then you can choose ...
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Apple's display adapters over USB-C/Thunderbolt adapter
That's the way it's "supposed" to work, but judging by the reviews on both Apple's own website and on Amazon, (two and three stars respectively), it's not doing so well.
There is however, the Cable ...
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Running 3 External Monitors off a Mid 2014 MacBook Pro
If you Google Mid 2014 MacBook Pro and go to this link Apple says "Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560 by 1600 ...
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Connect New MacBook (USB-C) to Apple Cinema Display 30" (Dual-Link DVI)
I found a single adapter that worked.
The Club 3D CAC-1510-A drives my 30-inch Cinema Display from my 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch.
Note that there is a very similar model, the CAC-1510 that does NOT work....
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Connect New MacBook (USB-C) to Apple Cinema Display 30" (Dual-Link DVI)
You'll need a USB-C to DVI adapter to connect the 30" Apple Cinema Display to your USB-C Macbook. This $22 one, by Cable Matters, supports resolutions of up to 2560x1600 (the same as your monitor)...
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Connect MacBook Pro to Dell Monitor
I have this exact same monitor that acquired about a 18 months ago (or so). That particular monitor requires a Dual Link DVI connection and most mDP to DVI aren't Dual Link.
The one product that I ...
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Is it fundamentally impossible to have passive thunderbolt to dual-link-DVI or HDMI adapter supporting 2560x1440?
Not only is this not impossible, but products that do this exist. DisplayPort (and therefore mini-displayport and thunderbolt) supports DVI and HDMI output over passive adapters using Dual-mode ...
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Apple Dual-Link DVI adapter doesn't work after upgrade to 10.9.2
I would probably install the old OS onto an external USB drive to be sure it's not a failure unrelated to the OS.
It's rare that the OS breaks an adapter that was working - even if the change ...
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Will 27' 2560x1440 Korean IPS monitor (brand: Crossover) with DVI-D output work with MBP retina?
I know this is an old post, but I stumbled on it and thought I would put in my two cents.
I own 4 Yamakasi 301 Sparta monitors. Very similar to the one in the question. They are 30" 2560x1600 ...
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MBA & VGA monitor, using strange reduction Thunderbolt-HDMI-DVI-VGA
The Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter does not pass analog signal, only digital. VGA is analog.
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rMBP - El Capitan - External monitor blurry
There's a Ruby script here:
https://gist.github.com/bastibense/6549835
#!/usr/bin/ruby
# Create display override file to force Mac OS X to use RGB mode for Display
# see http://embdev.net/topic/...
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