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Very confused as to what cables I will need to connect my MBP to Samsung P2770H

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Drew1204

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I have honestly been looking for hours on what cable I need to connect my MacBook Pro 15 inch to the Samsung P2770H. The Samsung has a DVI-I cable. If you could give me the two cables or one cable I will need to connect my laptop to this external display I would GREATLY appreciate your help. Thanks so much, Andrew.

EDIT: One review said "I get much better pictures, especially text connecting to HDMI as compared to DVI but I cannot use the HDMI connection because it won't go to sleep." However, this does not seem likely as the quality would not differ just based on cables and maybe the user had the wrong settings...
 
Drew1204 said:
I am confused because that DVI cable from walmart is DVI-D and the Samsung says it is DVI-I


Because the apple adapter only supports 1920x1200 and the Samsung has 1920x1280 does that mean that the whole screen will not be lit?
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DVI-I just means it has pins for an analog signal for use with a VGA adapter. DVI-D is lacking those pins, as they are not needed for a digital connection.

The specs I see for that monitor show 1920x1080 max resolution, which is supported by your MacBook Pro.

I would simply buy a mDP-to-DVI cable rather than an adapter and a separate cable.

One like this: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10246&cs_id=1024604&p_id=5998&seq=1&format=2
 
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