Hi all, Well I’ve got into a confusing messy rabbit hole here!
I now have a 2nd hand Dell 4K P2723QE monitor with USB-C connection to try with my iPad Pro. It displays “correctly" using an HDMI cable onto a USB-C/HDMI adaptor from my iPad but the resolution is 1080p with no option to change it and it looks like my old Windows work computer … So, I tried the USB-C cable that came with my iPad into the USB-C socket on the monitor. It charges my iPad but nothing else - the monitor says “No USB-C signal from your device”. I assumed that this was because it wasn’t a video cable. So, I went and bought a USB-C to USB-C cable, 480MB data transfer which the guy said would work with a 4K monitor but sadly I get exactly the same result. I’ve now tried this new cable into the monitor’s USB-C socket from my new/old Mac mini with the same result again! Is this cable likely to be OK for video? It says CHARGE + SYNC on the box. Dell says that the P series monitors are not tested or supported for the Mac, yet also I found this on the Dell forum from February this year - “ I have the same (P2723QE) monitor connected to my MacBook M3 Pro with no issues”. A lot of people say it’s a bad combination but several also that they use it just fine. It’s so confusing. Am I trying to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear here? Do I need to follow Federico Viticci, ditch the Dell and get an LG UltraFine 4K which he uses successfully or would I be better with some of the repurposed iMacs I’ve spotted on eBay where they have taken out the computer part, leaving the 5K 27” screen so it looks just like a 27” iMac and connects via Thunderbolt? Any advice much appreciated as I’m rather lost/fed up/confused with it all at the moment. Sigh. Thanks, Stephen "The culmination and final war for human liberty" - Woodrow Wilson, US president, January 1918, predicting that World War 1 would be the last global war. > On 9 Jul 2025, at 15:35, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected]> wrote: > > Check the resolution yes, might be a nice surprise! > _ > Regards > Sam Mullen > > +44 (0)7747778022 <tel://+447747778022> > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > www.macambulance.com <http://www.macambulance.com/> > > MacAmbulance Ltd. > Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development > > MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration > number 8466597 > > This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain > privileged or confidential information. > > If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete > the email immediately. > > > > On 9 Jul 2025, at 13:06, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > that's interesting...I have both, still...they really don't look the same! > > Good correction, then, thank you. Maybe I've had the settings wrong all this > time... > > On 9 Jul 2025, at 11:13, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > > The Thunderbolt Display was 2560x1440 so should be the same quality as the > 27” iMac > _ > Regards > Sam Mullen > > +44 (0)7747778022 <tel://+447747778022> > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > www.macambulance.com <http://www.macambulance.com/> > > MacAmbulance Ltd. > Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development > > MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration > number 8466597 > > This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain > privileged or confidential information. > > If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete > the email immediately. > > >> On 8 Jul 2025, at 13:42, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I suspect that’s retina (the iMac) while that Apple display is not. It’ll be >> fuzzier… >> >> On 5 Jul 2025, at 16:28, itsagroup via Sussex Mac User Group wrote: >> >> My iMac’s 27” display is currently set to 2240x1260 (default) which looks >> loverley to my old eyes? >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To view this discussion, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/E7EA7656-9324-4DFC-817A-ED0EFC9BA34A%40me.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/E7EA7656-9324-4DFC-817A-ED0EFC9BA34A%40me.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/9A05513A-6704-4390-90FC-A02F8D6742C7%40macambulance.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/9A05513A-6704-4390-90FC-A02F8D6742C7%40macambulance.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > Cheers, > > Jason > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/6942D78F-7A08-4DAE-BDE4-4B057AEF262D%40me.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/6942D78F-7A08-4DAE-BDE4-4B057AEF262D%40me.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/E2AC023E-7F9A-4FD7-83B4-911075DF1CCB%40macambulance.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/E2AC023E-7F9A-4FD7-83B4-911075DF1CCB%40macambulance.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. 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