Hmm... ok, so my new monitor has arrived here at work. Unboxed it, giggling like a little girl the whole time. Plugged it into the DisplayPort on my port replicator and best resolution I can get is 1920x1440 I think it was. Tried it on the DVI port and thats even lower. 1920 x 1080.
Sure its way better than the two 17" monitors I was using. (which I managed to get working, all 4 screens. lol 3 monitors and the laptop screen.) Now if I can get to this magical 2560x1440 resolution I'll be in bliss. Why doesnt the displayport give that rez? I thought it would. Is the cable only a single displayport rather than the double that the port replicator has? (the icon shows two plusses on it but the cable just shows a D). Anyone have a D++ displayport cable they can look or know if theres a difference? thanks, Stephen On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 2:48 PM, David Connors <da...@codify.com> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 4:44 PM, Greg Keogh <g...@mira.net> wrote: > >> >Use display port if you can. That presents the audio sockets on the >> monitor to windows as audio in/out etc for your desktop speakers/headsets >> etc. DisplayPort is the best technology available for connecting a display >> (until we PC people get on the Thunderbolt bandwagon).**** >> >> ** ** >> >> How can I use “Display Port”? I read the Wikipedia article on it, but >> I’ve no idea what I can do to take advantage of it -- Greg **** >> > > It is just another interconnect standard. Looks very close to HDMI but > with three square corners and one bevelled one as opposed to two square > corners and two bevelled ones. There is a display port socket on the bottom > of your U2711 if you look. > > If you already have the dual-link DVI cables in and working - there is no > benefit for you unless you want to use the audio ports on the monitor > (which can be a pain in the proverbial to get going depending on what your > GPU drivers decide to do re presenting it to Windows). > > -- > *David Connors* | da...@codify.com | www.codify.com > Codify Pty Ltd > Phone: +61 (7) 3210 6268 | Facsimile: +61 (7) 3210 6269 | Mobile: +61 417 > 189 363 > V-Card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors > Address Info: https://www.codify.com/contact > >
