13" Macbook Pro Retina issue outputting to Asus monitor

So I'm trying to drive a Asus VS247H-P 23.6 inch monitor with my Macbook Pro Retina (13", late 2013). The MBPr has two Thunderbolt/MiniDisplay ports and one HDMI port. The monitor has one HDMI input. The monitor will work when using the Macbook’s HDMI port, but when I use a MiniDisplay to HDMI cable to try and drive it through the MiniDisplay port, the monitor can't detect any signal, and the Macbook screen goes black temporarily every few seconds as long as the cable is plugged in. I've tried with three different MiniDisplay/HDMI cables, all with the same result. There are no Mac drivers available for download on the Asus support website.
More confusingly, the monitor WILL work perfectly when run through the MiniDisplay port of a NON-retina 13" Macbook Pro with the same MiniDisplay to HDMI cable.
I would just use the HDMI-out port of the MBPr to drive the monitor, but I'd like to run two identical monitors through the two MiniDisplay ports for a dual screen setup.
I'm completely stumped at this point, if anyone has any idea at all on what's going on I would be eternally grateful!

Hi mwc6zp,
I have come across exactly the same issue.  Same monitor, same laptop model and year, same everything.  The only way I can get it to work is by using the standard HDMI input to the laptop. 
Were you ever able to work around this? 

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