Macbook sees displayport monitor as tv?

I'm trying to connect my macbook to an Asus P246Q 1920x1200 monitor using a mini display port to display port cable (random $10 amazon cable).
However, the macbook is convinced my monitor is a TV
I get 1600x1200 by default, see 1080p listed and no 1920x1200 unless i enable overscan. Also, the picture is fuzzy-ish. Definitely fuzzier than my other PC on the same monitor.
Is there any way to convince the macbook to see my monitor properly?

Having the same issue with my Retina Macbook Pro with an ASUS VE276Q.  Apparently some folks are "resolving" the problem by using an adapter to DVI.  How are you doing with this issue these days?

Similar Messages

  • Can my Early-2011 Macbook Pro support dual DisplayPort monitors?

    I have an Early-2011 Macbook Pro that Apple states can support two Apple Thunderbolt displays in series (http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5219) but I can't find any information on running two DisplayPort displays in series. I assume that Thunderbolt uses DisplayPort 1.2 which includes the link capabilities but I am not sure as I don't really understand the difference between DP and TB that well.
    The displays I would be looking at using are the Dell U2414H (http://accessories.ap.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=au&cs=aubsd1&l=en&s=bsd& sku=391-BBNC&redirect=1) which have DP in and out options.
    Does anyone know if this will be possible? I don't really have a way to test this myself unfortunately.
    Cheers.

    I'm curious if you got this configuration working as I'd like to use the same setup (early 2011 MacBook Pro 17" + dual Dell U2414H through daisy chaining the MacBook Pro Thunderbolt port through the monitor displayports).
    Apple says you can only have a DisplayPort monitor (Mini Display Port in this case), at the end of the chain, with a Thunderbolt device in between.  I'm hoping this is either outdated or just not fully supported but still works.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5219
    23. How do I connect my Mini DisplayPort monitor or monitor using a Mini DisplayPort adapter to my Thunderbolt-equipped Mac when I have other Thunderbolt devices connected?
    When connecting a Mini DisplayPort display or a display using a Mini DisplayPort adapter to a Thunderbolt peripheral (except as described in question 24), make sure the display is connected at the end of the Thunderbolt chain. You can use only one Mini DisplayPort device in the Thunderbolt chain.
    Note: Systems with more than one Thunderbolt port, like an iMac, can have more than one Mini DisplayPort monitor or monitor connected with a Mini DisplayPort adapter connected as each Thunderbolt port can support one Mini DisplayPort display.

  • Turned on sharing in iPhoto on my iMac.  My MacBook sees all the photos but not all events or albums appear.  I have many albums in several folders.  Any suggestions?

    Turned on sharing in iPhoto on my iMac.  My MacBook sees all the photos but not all events or albums appear.  I have many albums in several folders.  Any suggestions?

    Hvaing the same problem on my iPad since iTunes and ios5 upgrade - hoping for some updates from Apple to resolve problem - research has shown we are not alone!

  • Problems with w520 and DisplayPort monitor

    Is anyone else noticing Any of the following problems using a monitor connected to the w520 using DisplayPort and  Lenovo Windows 7? -
    When the monitor's power saving is activated by the operating system, and is then woken up, the resolution is badly mangled. It's as if the screen is very heavily zooomed in. The only way I know to fix it is to start the Nvidia control panel by right clicking on the desktop, and selecting resize from "adjust desktop size and position"
    Worse still, after fixing the "zoomed in" problem, the color bit depth appears to be drastically reduced, so that smooth gradations of color (for instance from light to dark) are replaced by blocky transitions that look terrible.
    I'm noticing this problem on an 24" HP LP2475w running at 1900x1200, 32 bit. This is a professional quality wide gamut monitor. I never had these problems when it was previously connected to a T400s.
    Nvidia driver version is 8.17.12.7593, downloaded from the Lenovo support site. Windows is running the latest Microsoft and Lenovo updates. The BIOS is the latest version, 1.34.
    Does anyone have any ideas?
    Solved!
    Go to Solution.

    Thank you for the replies everyone. I have installed the drivers as suggested, but unfortunately the problem persists.
    I neglected to mention that I'm already running the BIOS in discrete mode only, because I use Linux heavily and optimus doesn't currently work under Linux. I have never seen the problem when using Linux.
    I can add a few more details, which I neglected to mention last time. When the problem occurs, and the computer is being shut down, the posterization problem persists even with the generic Windows is shutting down screen. I don't know enough about Windows to know whether the Nvidia driver is being used to output that or not.
    I'm confident it's not the monitor or the cable. In fact, I'm certain it's not because I just switched the BIOS to Nvidia optimus to see if it would be any better than that mode. to test it, I attached two external monitors (one VGA and one DisplayPort), and had the laptop lid open. As soon as I booted the machine, the problem reemerged once the login screen appeared: the DisplayPort monitor was heavily zoomed in, and the colors were posterized. I reset the screen size using the Nvidia control panel ( which does not fix the posterization problem), rebooted again, and this time the DisplayPort monitor was fine, but the laptop screen was heavily zoomed in.  Another problem occurring simultaneously after this second boot with Optimus enabled is that the display resolution on the laptop is fixed at 800x600 instead of 1920x1080. Intriguingly however, the laptop screen's color reproduction is not posterized.
    I have no idea if the problem is with the driver or bios.

  • Use macbook as a monitor???

    Is there a way to us my macbook as a monitor?? IE play my playstation 3 on it??

    With Elgato's EyeTV, maybe. Mind you game play may be copyrighted, so while you view it, I do not recommend making captures unless it is for your own personal use without any compensation, and is not distributed, or you have permission from the game publisher.

  • I am attempting to re sync my iPad2 with my macbook pro iTunes and i get all the way to where it tells me to connect to iTunes...which my iTunes on my macbook sees as connected, yet my iPad still tells me to connect to iTunes...

    I am attempting to re sync my iPad2 with my macbook pro iTunes and i get all the way to where it tells me to connect to iTunes...which my iTunes on my macbook sees as connected, yet my iPad still tells me to connect to iTunes...AND yet it is connected..HELP

    Your iPad is going to show "Connect to iTunes" screen until you either set it up successfully or restore it. If you've already set your iPad up in the past, "Connect to iTunes" typically indicates the iPad is in Recovery Mode and you must restore it.

  • Macbook sees bellsouth wireless dsl but won't connect

    My macbook sees the wireless signal from my bellsouth modem and it says it is connected but when I try to get online it says I am not connected? any ideas? I have searched the forums but can't find the answer..

    No definite solution, but a few ideas:
    You may want to try connecting through ethernet; if this works, you've narrowed down the issue. A router reset is a basic step. You can also try changing your security settings. My router will only work with my macbook with WEP encryption, for instance, not WPA.
    Hope this helps a little,

  • MacBook Pro Displayport and External Monitor

    My early 2011 MacBook Pro is connected to a Dell U2412M monitor via a minidisplaport to displayport cable.
    If I disconnect the MacBookPro from the power cable (run on battery power alone), the monitor loses power. The monitor is plugged in to the same power strip. Unplugging the monitor's power cable causes the monitor to lose power as well. The monitor's USB ports do not appear to work in either scenario.
    Is this expected behavior with this setup or do I need to consider an alternative means to connect the MacBook Pro to the monitor? I'd like to use the monitor's USB ports, but my primary goal is to not have to have the monitor and MacBook Pro connected to a power strip in order to have the monitor display work.
    Thanks in advance.

    Yes, min Displayport supports audio and video for the 2011 MBP 13" via HDMI.

  • Connecting Displayport Monitor with Thunderbolt 2

    Recently picked up the Samsung UD590 and was using it connected with HDMI on my Mac Pro.  No issues with that.  Knowing Thunderbolt can handle 60fps and the geometry of mini display port match up, picked up a cheap mini displayport to Displayport cable from CableMatters brand to see if you can actually push thunderbolt signal through the old cables.  The connection felt a little loose on the Screen end, and the Signal from Thunderbolt is definitely letting me run 4k at 60fps. (though my software is actually displaying 56fps cap) But there is a line of fuzzy tearing of the images down the right side of the screen about half an inch wide.  I figure its one of three things causing the issue. Either A) This was never meant to be and theres something native about Mini display port cable that just won't let this work, B) the cable is bad, or C) the port on the samsung is bad. 
    I'm going with Option B and going to return the cable for a new one, but if anyone has any input on this, I'd greatly appreciate it. 

    Yes if you use a mini displayport cable verson 1.2 and your monitor supports DP 1.2 as Grand said.
    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) or Mac Pro (Late 2013) also support multi-stream transport (MST) displays at 60 Hz . These displays need to be manually configured to use MST. Follow the steps below to use the display's built-in controls to enable this feature.
    Sharp PN-K321: Choose Menu > Setup > DisplayPort STREAM > MST > SET
    ASUS PQ321Q: Choose OSD menu > Setup > DisplayPort Stream
    Dell UP2414Q and UP3214Q: Choose Menu > Display Setting > DisplayPort 1.2 > Enable
    Panasonic TC-L65WT600: Choose Menu > Display Port Settings > Stream Setting > Auto
    Your Mac will automatically detect an MST-enabled display. However, your display may require a firmware update to support 60Hz operation. Please contact your display vendor for details. If your specific DisplayPort display is not listed above, check with the display’s manufacturer for compatibility information.
    From:
    Using 4K displays and Ultra HD TVs with Mac computers
    I have the Dell and had to set it up as described above to get 60 Hz.
    Your monitor supports:
    Your Samsung UHD monitor is perfect for your game consoles as well as your PC. Thanks to 2 HDMI ports, both your computer and your console can be connected simultaneously, so you don’t have to unplug and plug in each time when you want to switch between them. That means less hassle and more time for entertainment. Thanks to DisplayPort connectivity, your monitor is also ready to connect to UHD-compatible devices and content. *Supports HDMI 1.4 (3840 x 2160, 30Hz) and Display Port 1.2 (3840 x 2160, 60Hz)
    From:
    http://www.samsung.com/levant/consumer/computers-peripherals/monitors/led-monito r/LU28D590DS/ZN
    I could not find the manual so I do not know how to turn that on for your monitor

  • Macbook Pro - VGA monitor compatibility?

    Hi there,
    I just bought a new MacBook Pro i5 to return to the Apple fold after many years of being forced to wander the Windows desert (with Linux oasis stops along the way) and I'm having a problem with external displays.  I bought a Thunderbolt-VGA adapter and have an older VGA LCD monitor (NEC Multisync 1850e) that I'd like to use for an extended desktop.  I also can borrow my wife's 21" Dell LCD display for testing.  Here's what happens with BOTH monitors and both video cables regardless of the combination. I hook either one of them up to the Thunderbolt port via the adapter and both monitors go into powersave mode, as if they are not connected to anything.  The Mac does NOT detect either of them, no matter what I do, reboot the Mac with the monitors connected, or connect the monitors after startup, no additional displays ever appear in the Display utility.  And of course, both monitors work fine on both Windows machines that we have in the house.  I have been unable to find a list of Thunderbolt compatible displays and wonder if these monitors are just too old for some reason (~5 yrs), but then SVGA is SVGA as a video format n'est pas?  And yes, I have the latest software updates on 10.7.2 which included a Thunderbolt SW update that didn't help.
    Any suggestions besides going to the Apple store and getting another Thunderbolt-VGA adapter which I'm going to do now?
    TIA,
    dr.odd

    Is this a REAL Apple TB/Mini Displayport adapter?
    I tried one of the aftermarket adapters, $7.00 cheaper, and it didn't work, Nothing/Nada.
    Took it back and bought the Apple adapters, yes both VGA & DVI, and they both worked first time.
    If you have REAL Apple adapter/s try going into Display properties and Detect Displays. Sorry I'm not at my Mac right now so I can't give youy detailed instructions but just start clicking on all options.
    Funny part is MBPs, IMHO, don't handle external monitors well. When I connected my old work CRT monitor it detected it but could not get the resolution correct, at first. then there is no way to turn off the internal display without closing the lid, putting it into Clam Shell mode, but to do that you need to have a external keyboard, a mouse and the AC power connected.
    Good Luck

  • Ports for Macbook Pro to monitor screen

    I just bought a Macbook Pro 2 Ghz i7, 15" laptop and it doesn't seem to have connections(ports) to a separate monitor screen, what can I do?
    Thanks!
    Frank

    Your MBP has a Thunderbolt port for external video connections. You can connect an Apple Thunderbolt Display to it with a Thunderbolt cable, or any other display using a mini-Displayport adapter to whatever sort of connection your monitor offers: VGA, DVI or HDMI.

  • Connecting Macbook Pro to Monitor

    Hi
    I've got a Macbook Pro (early 2011 model) and I was wondering my options for connecting to my HPZR24w monitor. I'm not sure of the connector names, so I have taken a pic of what I have.  I've had a look on the apple store, but as I'm not 100% sure what the connectors are, if someone could point me in the right direction, that would be great.
    Many Thanks
    Wayne

    Your HPZR24w has DisplayPort, DVI-D, and VGA ports (one of each). You can use any of them, but each requires different cabling.
    Best bet: Buy a Mini DisplayPort male to DisplayPort male cable. Plug the Mini DisplayPort end into the Thunderbolt port on your MacBook pro (the one just below the middle of your picture, with a little lightning-like icon) and the other end into the DisplayPort port on your monitor (which is the lowest one in that picture).
    Alternatively, you could buy a Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter and male-to-male VGA cable to connect to the VGA port (the blue one), or a Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter and male-to-male DVI-D cable to connect to the DVI-D port (the white one).

  • Linking MacBook Pro to monitor

    Hi,
    I have just purchased a Dell U2410 to connect to my MacBook Pro.
    Please can anyone advise the best connector to buy and whether there's anything I need to know to set it up.  Would like to setup the laptop screen as a second screen if possible.
    Not sure if this is the correct community to post into but assumed it was OK as it would use the Thunderbolt connection.
    Many thanks, Karen

    Hi Karen:
    I too bought the Dell u2410 to use with my MacBook Pro 13" late 2011.
    There is a way to adjust the brightness of the monitor, but you have to be clairvoyant or just lucky to know it.  ;-p
    At the end of my post I have an explanation for the way to do it.
    Basically, Dell monitor control industrial design #FAIL. You have to know to hover over the correct, tiny blue light first to activate the controls.
    /rant/ They don't look like buttons, you're not used to touching a single light LED to activate something, they don't appear pushable, the first one has a more important function and so is different but doesn't look or feel obviously different from the other little lights, there are two ways of reading the row (upward vs. downward), and it's different from many other displays. In short, you gain nothing, they save a little on mechanical parts, and you're confused and spend $300 of billable time figuring  all this out./rant/ (*the first light does stay lit a tad longer, but that's a wee bit subtle to be discoverable the first few times)
    When I first I hooked up the monitor, all the feedback from the display was a little floating message for "no VGA connection". I read over the setup sheet, which was no help. Plus the useful info is printed in 2-point type. After 2 hours of mystified fumbling all around the front, sides, top, bottom, and rear of the monitor face, googling, flipping around Settings on the MBP, etc., I read a post on the Dell support forum for a fellow sufferer that held the clue.
    Settings/Options location:
    Basically, on the display frame, just above the on/off button (which is a real, pushable button praise god), there is a series of 5 tiny blue lights spaced about 1/2" apart. If you happen to fumble lightly over the bottom one and not on any of the other blue light dots first, and not too hard or it activates and vanishes again, this displays the monitor controls. [whew!]
    So:
    1) hover over or lightly touch the bottom tiny blue light to show/hide monitor settings, then
    2) you should see a little vertical panel appear nearby on the display
    3) the other little blue lights let you choose from Presets, Brightness, Inputs, and Menu.
    4) Inputs lets you tell the monitor which cable input you're using
    5) Brightness/Contrast has controls so you can adjust the levels
    6) Menu contains loads of useful settings, including:  color profile, gamma (set it to Mac instead of PC), presets for different needs, Zoom, PIP, and customizable stuff.
    Once I adjusted a bunch of stuff under the Menu, the monitor didn't clash so much or burn my eyes out compared with the MBP. I recommend it.
    I conclude that Menu used to be the only touchlight/button, which would be much easier; it includes everything the other buttons control, and the other lights were probably added to regain the old quick-access brightness etc.
    (btw I am using a miniDisplayport to Displayport cable, 3rd party from Monoprice, which someone else recommended in another post. not yet sure if it's the best choice although it works fine)

  • MacBook Pro Displayport driver

    Hi folks,
    I've been trying to connect two external monitors to my MacBook Pro from mid 2012 via Displayport's MST (Multi-Stream Transport) feature. Nvidia lists the integrated GeForce GT 650M chipset as supporting Displayport 1.2. So, let's give it a try.
    After a good hour of trying different things to make the MacBook even recognize the second screen, I've booted into Windows 7 (via Bootcamp). And bing, the Nvidia Windows driver recognizes both displays and gives me the option to enable two out of three (internal + two external) displays and run both external monitors with 1920x1080 @60Hz. Under Windows I can now work with the two external screens while having the internal one disabled. I can even enable all three, but this mode is really slow and buggy and sometimes crashes Windows.
    And now the question to the advanced users: Is there a Mac OS X driver out there for using the MST feature? I've read a lot about the MST capabilities of the Retina MacBooks. But what is with the older ones?
    The Windows test proves that the hardware itself is capable of running this configuration. But Apple prohibits me from using this configuration when in Mac OS X.
    I'm currently running Mac OS X 10.9.4 on this machine.
    Hoping that someone out there has resolved this issue...
    Best regards,
    Christoph

    Hi folks,
    I've been trying to connect two external monitors to my MacBook Pro from mid 2012 via Displayport's MST (Multi-Stream Transport) feature. Nvidia lists the integrated GeForce GT 650M chipset as supporting Displayport 1.2. So, let's give it a try.
    After a good hour of trying different things to make the MacBook even recognize the second screen, I've booted into Windows 7 (via Bootcamp). And bing, the Nvidia Windows driver recognizes both displays and gives me the option to enable two out of three (internal + two external) displays and run both external monitors with 1920x1080 @60Hz. Under Windows I can now work with the two external screens while having the internal one disabled. I can even enable all three, but this mode is really slow and buggy and sometimes crashes Windows.
    And now the question to the advanced users: Is there a Mac OS X driver out there for using the MST feature? I've read a lot about the MST capabilities of the Retina MacBooks. But what is with the older ones?
    The Windows test proves that the hardware itself is capable of running this configuration. But Apple prohibits me from using this configuration when in Mac OS X.
    I'm currently running Mac OS X 10.9.4 on this machine.
    Hoping that someone out there has resolved this issue...
    Best regards,
    Christoph

  • Connect Macbook to Westinghouse Monitor - ?

    I am looking to buy a cable to connect my Macbook to an lcd monitor to get an extended display. I have a Macbook I bought in 2008 running on Mac OSX 10.5.8 and I want to connect it to a Westinghouse LCD Monitor model L1928NV. What cable/adaptor should I buy?

    Depends on whether you have a model 4,1 or 5,1. To see which model you have go to the Apple in the upper left corner and select About This Mac, then click on More Info. When System Profiler comes up check the Model Identifier and post it back here.
    The Late 2008 model 5,1 Aluminum Unibody has a Mini DisplayPort. The Early 2008 model 4,1 has a Mini-DVI port. Each would take a different adapter

Maybe you are looking for