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Laggy cursor movement on 40-inch TV

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pianoman88

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Been running twin Dell U2412M displays with MacPro with D700. Graphics. I added a Samsung 40" UHD TV using HDMI today and am seeing a lag in cursor movement.

Is there anything I can do apart from removing a Dell monitor to speed things up?
I have already reduced the resolution.
 
pianoman88 said:
Been running twin Dell U2412M displays with MacPro with D700. Graphics. I added a Samsung 40" UHD TV using HDMI today and am seeing a lag in cursor movement.

Is there anything I can do apart from removing a Dell monitor to speed things up?
I have already reduced the resolution.
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Upgrade to a modern video card? ;)
 
Good One. Discovered that switching to mechanical mouse was much faster than wireless trackpad. Much faster movement. Using with Logic X to view tracks.
 
pianoman88 said:
Been running twin Dell U2412M displays with MacPro with D700. Graphics. I added a Samsung 40" UHD TV using HDMI today and am seeing a lag in cursor movement.

Is there anything I can do apart from removing a Dell monitor to speed things up?
I have already reduced the resolution.
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1) the nMP only has HDMI 1.4. So, for UHD signal, it can only deliver 30Hz.

2) That's a TV, not monitor. The input lag is usually high. Try to set your TV to computer / gaming mode, and switch off all special effects. This can usually greatly reduce the inout lag to a level that won't affect the operation (However, 30Hz still a bit painful to use the mouse).

pianoman88 said:
Good One. Discovered that switching to mechanical mouse was much faster than wireless trackpad. Much faster movement. Using with Logic X to view tracks.
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If your problem is the mouse pointer speed and acceleration. Then I am sure you can solve it by changing settings or by using some mouse enhancement software.
 
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Pretty much fixed by music mechanical mouse and adjusting speed. Turning off one of the monitors didn't make any difference.
 
h9826790 said:
1) the nMP only has HDMI 1.4. So, for UHD signal, it can only deliver 30Hz.

2) That's a TV, not monitor. The input lag is usually high. Try to set your TV to computer / gaming mode, and switch off all special effects. This can usually greatly reduce the inout lag to a level that won't affect the operation (However, 30Hz still a bit painful to use the mouse).



If your problem is the mouse pointer speed and acceleration. Then I am sure you can solve it by changing settings or by using some mouse enhancement software.
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Could this be eliminated using a Thunderbolt-to-HDMI cable?
 
h9826790 said:
Yes, however, you will need a mDP to HDMI 2.0 ACTIVE adaptor. It must be 2.0, and must be active. Otherwise, you won't get UHD 60Hz on the output.
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I can confirm. I am running a Samsung 40" 4k TV from an RX460 using just such a setup. SwitchResX software was required to get 60Hz to the monitor with Sierra .2; not sure it is still necessary under current OS.

The other important thing was as also mentioned above: use the TV in "Gaming Mode"; lag is significantly reduced thereby.
 
Bought a used Dell P2715Q today. My Gigabyte RX 570 with DP, DVI, HDMI gives only 30Hz with HDMI, and that gives a bit laggy feeling I realized.

Otherwise I like this monitor a lot. It's great with HidPI mode, and almost all the other resolutions in between 1920x1080 and 3840x2160 are usable too. Depends on the use case and on the programs that are used obviously.

I found a solution to up refresh rates (30->60Hz) allready, from the manufacturers site, The Dells. I have to disable HDMI 1.4 support, so the monitor reverts to something else, which is, strangely enough, HDMI 2.0.

I am gonna try this tomorrow.

Maybe there is something similar for other displays or TVs too. I mean if they are new enough for built in HDMI 2.0 support, like this one was. It was just not enabled by default.

Of course I can get 60Hz from RX 570 displayport too, but just wanted to give my poor cents in.

I'm definitely going to keep this display.
 
mikas said:
Bought a used Dell P2715Q today. My Gigabyte RX 570 with DP, DVI, HDMI gives only 30Hz with HDMI, and that gives a bit laggy feeling I realized.

Otherwise I like this monitor a lot. It's great with HidPI mode, and almost all the other resolutions in between 1920x1080 and 3840x2160 are usable too. Depends on the use case and on the programs that are used obviously.

I found a solution to up refresh rates (30->60Hz) allready, from the manufacturers site, The Dells. I have to disable HDMI 1.4 support, so the monitor reverts to something else, which is, strangely enough, HDMI 2.0.

I am gonna try this tomorrow.

Maybe there is something similar for other displays or TVs too. I mean if they are new enough for built in HDMI 2.0 support, like this one was. It was just not enabled by default.

Of course I can get 60Hz from RX 570 displayport too, but just wanted to give my poor cents in.

I'm definitely going to keep this display.
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AFAIK, the direct HDMI 2.0 support in MacOS is very broken. Even all your card, monitor, cable can do HDMI 2.0. You may still need SwitchResX to make it works.

In fact, using DP -> HDMI 2.0 active adaptor may be easier, because the MacOS is now actually handling DP, and will give you 4K 60Hz automatically.
 
Ok. I'll report my experiences later, thanks for the warning.
I can use DP-port for this though, and use my two HP Z27i's with the leftover ports.

RX 580 8GB would have one DP-port more, and double the memory. A ~300€ new gigabyte 580 is in consideration at the moment. Just need to consider my wallet too at the times..

edit. I thought I've got high speed HDMI cable enough - but not really quite sure..
edit2. didn't want to hijack the thread, so I took this to more on-topic thread: GTX980 3 monitors - weirdness
 
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Purchased
Mini DisplayPort 1.2 to HDMI 2.0a Active Adapter 4K@60Hz

Didn't make a difference. No 60Hz option. Cursor actually seems slower than going through HDMI port.
 
pianoman88 said:
Purchased
Mini DisplayPort 1.2 to HDMI 2.0a Active Adapter 4K@60Hz

Didn't make a difference. No 60Hz option. Cursor actually seems slower than going through HDMI port.
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If you hold option key and then select "Scale". Does it let you choose 60Hz?
Screen Shot 2017-11-09 at 14.43.37.jpg

If no, try SwitchResX.
 
Thanks. Already tried scaled.
Tried SwitchRes. Nothing useful for this particular screen.
 
pianoman88 said:
Purchased
Mini DisplayPort 1.2 to HDMI 2.0a Active Adapter 4K@60Hz

Didn't make a difference. No 60Hz option. Cursor actually seems slower than going through HDMI port.
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Well, it sure worked for me with my RX460, after using SwitchResX to get the required settings. My display is a Samsung 40" 4k TV, Model U6290F
 
DPUser said:
Well, it sure worked for me with my RX460, after using SwitchResX to get the required settings. My display is a Samsung 40" 4k TV, Model U6290F
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Using Mac Pro 6,1 with D700.
I assume it's an issue with the D700.
Touch pad slow; I increased the speed to the mechanical MS mouse and it's much better. Moved back to HDMI output. returned the active adapter. Only had two 60 hz options with Switch Res.
 
trackpad is full speed - still too slow.
Ordered a new high-speed cable - 60Hz.
Other was new, but I don't recall if it was 60 Hz or not - Says Club
 
Bump. Anyone find a solution here? Mac Pro 6,1 handy, 2016 high-end HDTV from Samsung, no 60hz. Firepro 500s. Does the adapter work with this setup?
 
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