- #Macbook pro late 2013 thunderbolt to displayport 1080p#
- #Macbook pro late 2013 thunderbolt to displayport mac#
OS X supports the Dell UP3214Q at 60Hz after manually enabling DisplayPort 1.2 (the same can’t be said for all supported 4K displays) and that’s what I opted for using a mini DisplayPort 1.2 cable into the Thunderbolt port on my Mac Pro and the mini DisplayPort on the monitor.
#Macbook pro late 2013 thunderbolt to displayport 1080p#
This is a bigger problem for those coming from a Retina MacBook to a new Mac Pro like myself: 1080p simply doesn’t cut it once you’ve experienced super crisp text on a Retina display making 4K a necessity for many. One thing is true for all of these 4K displays: Once you go 4K, there’s no going back. Using this Dell 4K monitor was the first time an external display has been able to live up to the experience of my Retina MacBook Pro, which I had been using since its launch in 2011 before acquiring a new Mac Pro this year.
Color accuracy, refresh rate, a high-quality IGZO panel, and a solid physical design, most of the other displays I tried didn’t impress in at least one or more of these categories, but the Dell stood strong.
In my tests, the Dell UltraSharp UP3214Q offered the fewest compromises with most shortcomings being OS X related and often much more pronounced in other 4K displays, especially anything in what would be considered an affordable price point for most. I don’t have much bad to say about Apple’s display- it’s tried and tested and a solid choice- but at $999 almost three years later, I’m inclined to recommend these new 4K displays over Apple’s.īEST OVERALL – DELL 31.5” UltraSharp UP3214Q – $1,699 | Despite my tests being done mostly on a new, stock Mac Pro, these picks stand for Thunderbolt-equipped MacBook users as well.Īpple last made silent minor tweaks to the Thunderbolt display in July 2012, but otherwise it has remained the same since its introduction over 3 years ago. I’ve been testing Mac Pro compatible displays from Dell, Sharp, Samsung, LG, and others that are officially supported by Apple, and put together a list of my thoughts and top picks for those planning on picking up a new Mac Pro this holiday season. The good news: There are a few Mac Pro compatible 4K displays (and UHD alternatives) finally starting to hit more reasonable price points just as recent OS X updates fix some issues early adopters first had with the higher resolution displays. 4K might offer 4x the resolution of your standard 1080p display, but for the short time they’ve been around, they’ve also cost about 4x as much as the alternatives. I found myself in the same predicament not too long ago and decided to put a number of displays to the test in recent months. So Apple didn’t release a 4K (or 5K) standalone Retina display alongside the new 5K iMac, but you can’t hold off any longer on a shiny new display for your Mac Pro. I have ordered a VGA/VGA cable, with a VGA/Mini Display Port adapter - if this combination does not work, I am at the stage of giving up.Check out our updated roundup of the best 4K and 5K displays for Mac for 2016. 'Detecting Display' after holding down option and selecting it on the system preferences.Using a Display Port/Mini Display Port cable between the monitor (it has a Display Port connection) and the the MacBook.Using a standard HDMI cable (used the one that works perfectly fine with other monitor) with HDMI/Mini Display Port adapter, plugging into the Thunderbolt port on the MacBook.Really at loss at what to do! The connection DOES seem to work, but I don't understand why it does not work first time and is simply at random/sporadic. It's ONLY a problem with the Thunderbolt/Mini Display Port connection. If I disconnect and reconnect it, or switch on the computer after turning it off, the connection almost never picks up straight away and I have to go through seemingly endless cycles of restarting the MacBook until the connection does pick up. If/when the connection picks up, it works perfectly fine without interruption. The issue is - it DOES work, but unpredictably and sporadically, and only after I restart the MacBook what seems like endless times sometimes. For this, I connect the MacBook via a Thunderbolt connection to the HDMI port on the 2nd monitor, using a HDMI/Mini DisplayPort cable.
I connect one monitor using a standard HDMI cable from the MacBook's HDMI port to the monitor's HDMI port - this is never a problem. I have been having issues to consistently be able to connect two external monitors (both HP Z23n G2 Displays) to my MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013) and cannot pin down the problem.
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