No compatibility MacBook Pro & Paviiion 23XI Monitor

My new Pavillion 23xi works very well with my samsung and sony laptops. However with my MacBook Pro it not working properly. The picture is out of proportion and blurred. Setting are ok.
It is not the HDMI connection to the Thunderbolt. Who knows what the reason can be?  And what the solutions is.
Apple and HP support cannot help here. Regards ,willem.

I am also having the same problem connecting my Mac via HDMI.  I'm using a 2012 Mac Mini with my 23xi and the screen is blurred.  I haven't found a solution as of yet (if any) but found that using the DVI connection into the Thunderbolt port with the use of an adapter gave me a great picture.  The adapter cost me £5 on eBay (around $7.50).  Although I'm happy with this setup at the moment my plan was to buy another 23xi for a dual screen setup, however this isn't possibe just now with the HDMI input being so poor.
Hopefully HP/Apple will address this problem.

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