With the Club adapter I have no problem with static. I have it connected to a TB port.
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Can you connect an ACD 30" to a Mac Studio?
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As stated, the Club3D is not available in the UK.
There is something that looks similar here, but it's over 3x the price: https://www.amazon.co.uk/StarTech-com-Type-C-Dual-DVI-D-adapter-Space-Gray/dp/B07VF1PP8T
Given that 30" ACDs are going for £100-150 on eBay, I'm not going to spend £105 on an adaptor to get a tired, second monitor working.
I currently have one older, working (cheap) BENFEI MiniDisplayPort adaptor that works perfectly, and am simply trying to find another that works. I've ordered a cheap one that looks like the BENFEI from eBay, so I'll see how that works.
Edit: I've found this one which is more reasonably priced and looks like the Club3D in the UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adapter-CableCreation-Active-Resolution-Converter/dp/B085HH1LQW/
If the eBay adaptor fails, I'll try that one next... if it works I'll get another and sell the DVI to MDP adaptors on eBay...
There is something that looks similar here, but it's over 3x the price: https://www.amazon.co.uk/StarTech-com-Type-C-Dual-DVI-D-adapter-Space-Gray/dp/B07VF1PP8T
Given that 30" ACDs are going for £100-150 on eBay, I'm not going to spend £105 on an adaptor to get a tired, second monitor working.
I currently have one older, working (cheap) BENFEI MiniDisplayPort adaptor that works perfectly, and am simply trying to find another that works. I've ordered a cheap one that looks like the BENFEI from eBay, so I'll see how that works.
Edit: I've found this one which is more reasonably priced and looks like the Club3D in the UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adapter-CableCreation-Active-Resolution-Converter/dp/B085HH1LQW/
If the eBay adaptor fails, I'll try that one next... if it works I'll get another and sell the DVI to MDP adaptors on eBay...
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Did you with try a black window that takes 50% of the area of the display and moving it around?
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Did you try dark mode? There needs to be some area of black to see the static/flickering.
To people using the DVI adaptors (Club3D etc) - does your (keyboard) brightness control work or are you using the MonitorControl app?
My adapter was the Club3D one, and I still got the flickering. I've been using the dual link DVI -> mini displayport adapter with the usb-c -> mini display port adapter for awhile now with no issues. It's still working fine with no flickering, sleep/wake works fine, etc.
No, but I'll try that the next time I get to that monitor; it is in a different location.
Does anyone have the Club3D and NOT have the flickering issue?
Anyway, I just bought the CableCreation which looks exactly like the Club3d, basically the same thing rebranded.
At £32 for the adaptor, I'm starting to wonder if I should just cancel the order, sell both ACD 30s alone with both official Apple mDP adaptors, and get something else! I'd miss dual 30" screens.. though I could always add another later.
I looked into the actual power consumption figures of these things vs modern screens... and after saving £30+ a month with the Mac Studio vs Mac Pro (with electricity at 30p/unit (kwh) where in live in the UK), I've caught the frugal/energy efficiency bug...
Anyway, I just bought the CableCreation which looks exactly like the Club3d, basically the same thing rebranded.
At £32 for the adaptor, I'm starting to wonder if I should just cancel the order, sell both ACD 30s alone with both official Apple mDP adaptors, and get something else! I'd miss dual 30" screens.. though I could always add another later.
I looked into the actual power consumption figures of these things vs modern screens... and after saving £30+ a month with the Mac Studio vs Mac Pro (with electricity at 30p/unit (kwh) where in live in the UK), I've caught the frugal/energy efficiency bug...
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After a rocky start, I'm using the CableCreation adaptor on my second monitor, seemingly without issue. I haven't noticed any tearing or dancing pixels on dark shades.
I had a lot of initial problems when the USB was connected, and then using MonitorControl seemingly made macOS throw a fit and both monitors were running at 1024 res until I powered everything off and turned the switch off at the mains...
Having only 2 USB-A ports on the Studio is a bit annoying as they're now both being taken up by the ACDs. I think plugging them into a hub can be an issue, but I'm going to experiment more with that.
I'm still having lots of issues with brightness controls (MonitorControl) app. Sometimes it simply doesn't boot up on launch, and won't launch on multiple restarts.
I will be using my old Syder4 to calibrate them with DisplayCAL, but for now I've brought over my old Mojave calibrations. One of them is very orange/yellow, so needs a heavy calibration to appear white, and loses a fair bit of brightness (needs to be run on max).
Anyway, will report back soon...
I had a lot of initial problems when the USB was connected, and then using MonitorControl seemingly made macOS throw a fit and both monitors were running at 1024 res until I powered everything off and turned the switch off at the mains...
Having only 2 USB-A ports on the Studio is a bit annoying as they're now both being taken up by the ACDs. I think plugging them into a hub can be an issue, but I'm going to experiment more with that.
I'm still having lots of issues with brightness controls (MonitorControl) app. Sometimes it simply doesn't boot up on launch, and won't launch on multiple restarts.
I will be using my old Syder4 to calibrate them with DisplayCAL, but for now I've brought over my old Mojave calibrations. One of them is very orange/yellow, so needs a heavy calibration to appear white, and loses a fair bit of brightness (needs to be run on max).
Anyway, will report back soon...
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i should have checked the forums first. i naively thought that a plain old HDMI to DVI-D female adapter would work to drive my old 30" cinema display with my M1 studio. i guess my monitors are so old that they don't have HDCP. the mac thinks the display is there, but the display just blinks its LED 3 times.
for whatever reason if i plug it in to USB the mac doesn't say anything about the monitor in the system information app, so i can't definitively say if this monitor does not have HDCP. but it is pretty old so it probably does not.
my last machine was a hackintosh and i successfully used a displayport->DVI-D adapter to get it working with an AMD video card (which didn't have DVI-D outputs.)
it sounds to me like the Club3D "no HDMI" usb3 adapter would probably work. i guess i will give that a try.
for whatever reason if i plug it in to USB the mac doesn't say anything about the monitor in the system information app, so i can't definitively say if this monitor does not have HDCP. but it is pretty old so it probably does not.
my last machine was a hackintosh and i successfully used a displayport->DVI-D adapter to get it working with an AMD video card (which didn't have DVI-D outputs.)
it sounds to me like the Club3D "no HDMI" usb3 adapter would probably work. i guess i will give that a try.
Which adapter did you order? I'm having quite the time trying to get two 30" ACDs connected to my M1 Mac mini. I have Dual Link DVI to MDP adapters for both and have tried two MDP to USB-C adapters with no success.
I know both the Dual Link DVI to MDP adapters work as I have an older MacBook Pro with MDP and both monitors display a picture within a second of plugging in.
I have one connected to the M1 Mini now using Dual Link DVI to MDP -> MDP to DisplayPort adapter -> DisplayPort to HDMI adapter. It works but can be quite finicky...often flashing a picture and then going to black. I then unplug/plug the USB cables a few times, cycling the display to get it to work.
A lot of work for these older displays!
Yes a lot of work. I just threw all 5 of my ACD 30" away as I was tired of the amount of heat they were putting out and just wanted newer stuff...Ended up with an XDR Pro display for my main, and 3 x Apple Studio Displays (height/tilt) on the sides. Way better and waaaaaaay cooler in my office.
Yea, literally.
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Were they broken?
If so, what an incredible waste. So many people would have been grateful to have one. What a utter waste of resources and perfectly usable tech.
I hope the pic was a joke.
If so, what an incredible waste. So many people would have been grateful to have one. What a utter waste of resources and perfectly usable tech.
I hope the pic was a joke.
i mean maybe you can donate them to a school or something? i was kind of thinking about doing that with mine.
although my club3d adapter is working, in black areas of the screen i have these intermittent green horizontal streaks. i've seen that before and i guess it has something to do with exact display timings. for me it's OK as i use the 2nd monitor just to view security cameras and occasionally look at VNC connections to other computers and it doesn't bother me that much. but i was kind of thinking of just getting another dell 32" monitor.
although my club3d adapter is working, in black areas of the screen i have these intermittent green horizontal streaks. i've seen that before and i guess it has something to do with exact display timings. for me it's OK as i use the 2nd monitor just to view security cameras and occasionally look at VNC connections to other computers and it doesn't bother me that much. but i was kind of thinking of just getting another dell 32" monitor.
It was kind of sad to throw them away. They treated me very well for over 10 years. I just didn't want the hassle of trying to get rid of them. They were in perfect shape cosmetically just like all my stuff. ADC is just old hat and was time to get a new setup.
Below is the new vs old setup.
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Agreed. It took me some time to find two that were in good condition and reasonably close to me.
I understand not wanting a bunch of clutter around the house trying to sell them but if you're going to toss them in the trash, put them up on FB Marketplace or Craigslist for free and they'll be gone in a day! Better to a poor student/tech enthusiast, etc. than the landfill!
I've just setup my 2x 30" ACDs one my Mac Studio Ultra and the display prefs is not showing/allowing Display Brightness controls. Any ways to fix or enable this? (without resorting to 3rd party software)
Are their USB cables plugged directly into the Mac Studio (with USB-C adapter) or are they running through a hub?
The USB cables (via Apple "Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapters") are plugged directly into the back of the Max Studio two USB ports. Do I need USB to USB-C adaptors? If so, that would take up my two USB-C ports on the front
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No, you did the right thing. I totally forgot that Mac Studio has USB-A ports on the back. Forget I mentioned USB-C.
Anyhow, the point is I’ve noticed problems with brightness control when using some USB hubs (on my Intel systems), which didn’t occur when the ACD30’s USB was plugged directly into the Mac.