2
I have a MacMini which is a couple of years old now, it has ONLY a DVI connector on the back, no display port.
I recently bought a Dell U271 monitor which is capable of going up to 2560x1440 using a Dual Link DVI cable under Linux. If I take the same cable and plug it into the Mac Mini, it only goes up to 1920x1080.
Can it go higher? Or does this question apply: https://discussions.apple.com/message/6672268#6672268 and it's only single dvi out?
Also, switching to a single DVI cable gives me the option of using 2048x1152, but no higher. thanks.
Amir Latif
Posted 2011-05-26T15:09:56.533
Reputation: 23
Sorry to nitpick ... but can you expand on the "I think you are correct" please? I think I'm correct, but I'd like to know from a canonical source so I can stop trying to get it to work. Thanks. – Amir Latif – 2011-05-31T08:35:01.523
To put it clearly, GMA950 (Which is used in early intel mac minis) can only support resolution up to a single link DVI connector, which 2048x1536x75Hz. Anything beyond is impossible. – bubu – 2011-05-31T19:09:06.143
Thanks bubu, I did a little more reading on the GMA950, that makes sense. I'm only getting 2048x1152 - I don't suppose you know how I'd get the extra vertical resolution that the GMA is capable of? – Amir Latif – 2011-06-01T14:47:41.197
I think that's a 4:3 large monitor to get that resolution. I'm just old enough to have seen such a monitor. – bubu – 2011-06-01T18:09:50.197
I'm referring to the DELL U271 in the original question. It's capable of going up to a resolution of 2560x1440. How do I get my macmini to display the 2048x1536 that the GMA is capable of doing? Or is the highest I can go 1152 lines? – Amir Latif – 2011-06-01T23:27:59.767
You can only get 1152 lines. The u2711 is a 16:9 monitor. – bubu – 2011-06-02T00:31:09.867