thePHPdev Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Hi, I have a 30" Apple Cinema Display, a DL-DVI to HDMI adaptor and a 2013 MacBook Pro. That's all well and good, but the resolution of the Cinema Display is topping out at 1280x800. If anybody could give me some ideas - as I'm stumped - that would be great, and your help would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvonlinee Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Is your mac is a real mac, not hackintosh? Have you try the thunderbold cable to connect them together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thePHPdev Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 Erm... "2013 MacBook Pro" - OP. '30" Cinema Display'. So, no - since the 30" model only came with Dual-Link DVI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemorosus Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 When you connect an Apple Cinema Display (30-inch DVI) to your computer, you may find that the highest available resolution is 1280 x 800 even though the optimum resolution for the display is 2560 x 1600. This can happen if the display has a single-link DVI connection instead of a dual-link DVI connection. Straight from Apple. http://support.apple.com/en-za/HT201927 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvonlinee Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 It migth be the dvi connector you have is single link, you need dual link. http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201927 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thePHPdev Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 The power block, DVI cable and everything else associated with the 30" Cinema display is original Apple that came with the display. I saw it working just recently with the prev owner's PC. The DVI to HDMI adaptor is Dual-Link, as already stated in the OP... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvonlinee Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 you may look for mini thunderbolt to dual link DVI to try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thePHPdev Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 you may look for mini thunderbolt to dual link DVI to try it. OK, but I honestly can't see why that would do anything, since HDMI can support 4K, surely 2560x1600 should be a breeze! I have ordered one, nonetheless... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvonlinee Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Yes with the high speed HDMI cable, no problem for over 1080p. Do you have it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Cat Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 What type of DL-DVI to HDMI adapter do you have? Active or passive - has a power cable/ USB power or not? These guys say that not all adapters will work with high resolutions, and that you need an active adapter: http://superuser.com/questions/332099/does-a-hdmi-to-dvi-dual-link-adapter-exist-i-dont-care-about-the-price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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