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Q: Help with Samsung S27E390 PLS monitor

Hi Guys

 

I purchased teh above to go with my mac mini however I am unable to get teh mac mini to see this as a Monitor, when I check all the settings its is showg as a TV. None of the text is a crisp as it should be and all of the browser pages seem rather large.

 

system_profiler SPDisplaysDataType

Graphics/Displays:

 

    Intel HD Graphics 5000:

 

      Chipset Model: Intel HD Graphics 5000

      Type: GPU

      Bus: Built-In

      VRAM (Dynamic, Max): 1536 MB

      Vendor: Intel (0x8086)

      Device ID: 0x0a26

      Revision ID: 0x0009

      Displays:

        S27E390:

          Resolution: 1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz (1080p)

          Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)

          Main Display: Yes

          Mirror: Off

          Online: Yes

          Rotation: Supported

          Television: Yes

 

Can anyone advise?

 

Thanks in advance

 

Si

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Posted on Mar 12, 2016 2:17 AM

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  • by Gary Scotland,

    Gary Scotland Gary Scotland Mar 13, 2016 10:06 AM in response to SiR0gers
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    Mar 13, 2016 10:06 AM in response to SiR0gers

    From your own post:

    1 - the resolution of 1920x1080 is a television resolution, not a computer resolution.

    2 - the graphics system is communicating that it is connected as a television.

    Screen Shot 2016-03-13 at 11.23.31.png

     

    Samsung makes excellent products but you need to obtain the correct product, and that would be a computer display.

  • by garyfromrio linda,

    garyfromrio linda garyfromrio linda Mar 13, 2016 10:30 AM in response to Gary Scotland
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    Mar 13, 2016 10:30 AM in response to Gary Scotland

    I agree with you about the resolution but the display being a TV, not a monitor is wrong.  I have a HP Envy 34c Display and my System Graphics /Display shows it as a TV.Screen Shot 2016-03-13 at 10.22.41 AM.jpg

  • by SiR0gers,

    SiR0gers SiR0gers Mar 14, 2016 3:06 AM in response to garyfromrio linda
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    Mar 14, 2016 3:06 AM in response to garyfromrio linda

    SwitchResX

     

    This has sorted the size of teh screen out, cheers, just need to fix the crispness of the text

  • by den.thed,

    den.thed den.thed Mar 14, 2016 8:25 AM in response to SiR0gers
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    Mar 14, 2016 8:25 AM in response to SiR0gers

    You may not be able to, because as mentioned the display panel has such a low resolution.

  • by SiR0gers,

    SiR0gers SiR0gers Mar 15, 2016 12:11 AM in response to den.thed
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    Mar 15, 2016 12:11 AM in response to den.thed

    something must be able to be done, because even in 1080p the fonts sharpness is crap. Ive pluged the monitor to a PC and its fine, fonts display everything so its a mac issue

  • by SiR0gers,

    SiR0gers SiR0gers Mar 15, 2016 12:23 PM in response to SiR0gers
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    Mar 15, 2016 12:23 PM in response to SiR0gers

    IF this can't be fixed one sending the monitor back, but what's to say I won't have the same problem with a new one? Anyone got a link to Mac mini compatible monitors?

  • by garyfromrio linda,

    garyfromrio linda garyfromrio linda Mar 15, 2016 2:25 PM in response to SiR0gers
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    Mar 15, 2016 2:25 PM in response to SiR0gers

    It all depends on what you want to spend and how big a screen you want.  Viewsonic, LG, Dell,HP, to name a few big name manufacturers.  There are many smaller names to try.  For a long time I had a 40" TCL HDTV which when you turned the underscan off on the Mac and turned the overscan off on the TV the picture, fonts everything was sharp at 1920X1080 resolution.   Currently I have a HP Envy 34c which is sharp and expansive in all aspects.  The good feature about it is PIP(picture-in-picture) and you can divide the screen into 4 separate windows.  It's what your wants and needs are.  If there is a Frys or

    some other large computer supply nearby usually they will return the item no problem.  Amazon is good for that also.  Good Luck.  Screen shot included.

     

    Screen Shot 2016-03-15 at 2.23.56 PM.png

  • by SiR0gers,

    SiR0gers SiR0gers Mar 16, 2016 3:50 AM in response to garyfromrio linda
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    Mar 16, 2016 3:50 AM in response to garyfromrio linda

    Even that pic looks good on the screen and my pics on the HDD, its now just the font to sort

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