I received the CableDeconn adapter and tried to replicate ZombiePhysicist’s success with 8K, but without full success.
I used a Mac Mini with AMD 6800XT, CableDeconn DisplayPort 1.4 to HDMI 2.1 adapter, connected to a Samsung Q800 8K TV, using the HDMI 4 input that supports hdmi v2.1.
I tried different displayport output on the 6800xt.
So very similar setup, using the same cable, but not sure about firmware version.
Ok, to get 8k to work on an HDMI based TV/monitor, I was successful with the following equipment:
(1) 2019 Mac Pro (on macOS 12.1)
(2)
AMD Radeon 6900XT (I think reference card) from Sonnet with ports: 1-USBc, 2-DisplayPort 1.4, 1-HDMI2.1: Plug it into DisplayPort port 2 (the DisplayPort port next to the USBc port). The 6900XT card is plugged into slot1 in the Mac Pro. I doubt it makes a difference, but I also have WX9100 plugged into slot 4, and highpoint U.2 7120 in slot 5.
(3)
Samsung QN85QN900AFXZA 85" 8K TV with 4-HDMI2.1 ports: plugged into port 1 (and put the TV into Game Mode to reduce text-contrast-artifacts and remove dithering)
(4) Use this CableDeconn
DisplayPort 1.4 to HDMI 2.1 cable (firmware version 6.03.146)
I added this custom resolution using SwitchResX:
(5) You need
SwitchResX and need to set it to the following manual settings:
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.. and it seams to create a bunch of non scaled resolutions incl 8k Under the current tab.
also weird things happen with the screen. I sometimes get scaled 8k, really a 4K image, two other times the TV turned green, and yet again other times the desktop turned upside down on the TV (180 degrees rotated), very weird indeed.
But I can’t activate any the these new resolutions. In the custom resolutions tab, suddenly the custom resolution shows 2090.06hz, but it can’t be activated.. or it will not stick.
Note that entering the above manual entry does something that makes this following "automatic" entry instantiate and is the actual setting I select under the current resolutions tab:
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You may need to switch back and forth from one setting to the above active setting before the 8k "sticks":
Not sure actually what resolutions to switch between. All seams dead.
Caveat: Changing resolutions seems to get 'iffy'. So going back and for a few times can get it to 'stick'. For now, 30hz does not seem to work but 60hz does, but you know, meh, who cares!
Nothing happens when I click these resolutions. I can’t even open them to see the details. SwitchResX shows a dialog box saying info not available.
In the SwitchResX menu bar menu, both millions and billions of colors show up, as well as a HDR options. Maybe I can’t get MacOS to turn into 4:2:0 chroma sub sampling (which seams to be required to get 8K).