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30" Dell 2008 LCD w/ MacBook?

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adamjackson

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Hello everyone.

I have a 30" Dell LCD that's hooked up to my Dell PC. I live in a small studio apartment so it serves as my television (blu-ray, cable, PS3).

I want to hook both my MacBook Pro (17" 3.06Ghz) & MacBook Air (2.13" SSD) up to my 30" (not at the same time of course)

Both have the 9400 chip and are mini-display port.

My 30" has a display port, HDMI, DVI and VGA inputs.

What connector do I need to hook up my laptops to it? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
 
Ok. so I'll get the display port cable. it's more expensive but I guess I need it :p
 
Hellhammer said:
HDMI 1.4 can do up to 4096×2160...
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But that doesn't mean there are cables or devices supporting it yet. Even HDMI 1.3 devices are rare and those would support 2560x1600. The Dell 3008WFP only goes to 1920x1200 using HDMI anyway and most HDMI cables only support up to that resolution since they're primarily meant for TVs.

Not to mention since Displayport is the tech on the Macbook, mini-Displayport to regular Displayport should be the easiest conversion and should avoid the problems of the Dual Link DVI adapter.
 
Today I got the Mini-Displayport to Displayport cable I linked earlier in this thread. Works perfectly with my Macbook Pro 13" and Dell 3008WFP A02 revision.

No problems so far, it was a ******** cheaper than the Dual-Link DVI adapter from Apple too. I can now also use the picture-by-picture feature to get display on both of my computers - desktop PC connected via dual-link DVI cable and Macbook Pro laptop, though both will only show side by side and slightly distorted (single link?) so you have to zoom in to use 'em comfortably. Great when I need to do some small thing on the PC though.
 
kasakka said:
Today I got the Mini-Displayport to Displayport cable I linked earlier in this thread. Works perfectly with my Macbook Pro 13" and Dell 3008WFP A02 revision.

No problems so far, it was a ******** cheaper than the Dual-Link DVI adapter from Apple too. I can now also use the picture-by-picture feature to get display on both of my computers - desktop PC connected via dual-link DVI cable and Macbook Pro laptop, though both will only show side by side and slightly distorted (single link?) so you have to zoom in to use 'em comfortably. Great when I need to do some small thing on the PC though.
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thanks for the update!
 
Gabriel GR said:
Can you please post a screenshot of OSX at full resolution? I want to see the proportions.
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Maybe someone else can. I need to get the cables first. Resolution is 2560x1600 I think . I have the monitor plugged into my Vista machine right now. want a pic of that? :p
 
bugout said:
Not if you have Mini/DisplayPort...

Might want to be careful before you start dishing out "advice"
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Hm? I have a mini display port, it's a brand new macbook pro, 30 days old. You need a dual link if you want max res.
 
dissdnt said:
Hm? I have a mini display port, it's a brand new macbook pro, 30 days old. You need a dual link if you want max res.
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Only if you're using DVI. If you are wanting to use the DisplayPort on the monitor, then you can achieve full resolution with a mini displayport -> displayport adapter/cable, like kasakka noted. Much cheaper and reliable than Apple's Dual-Link DVI adapter.
 
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