Just purchased a new 24" Samsung monitor (245BW). I can get an image OK, but can't select a resolution above 1680 x 1050. After looking through some other posts on this forum, I used SwitchResX to take a look at the monitor's EDID. Looks to me like it's reporting specs for some kind of 22" monitor. (I'll attach the EDID in a second post). I've heard scattered reports of other people having problems with bad EDIDs in Samsung monitors. Anyone else able to use this display successfully? Am I just one of the unlucky ones? Is there anything I can do to get this monitor to display at its native res?
EDID Version........1.3
Manufacturer........SAM
Product Code........29443 (7303) (0373)
Serial Number.......1213542964
Manufactured........Week 18 of year 2008
Max H Size..........44 cm
Max V Size..........30 cm
Gamma...............2.20
DPMS Supported Features:
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Active off
Display type:
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RGB color display
Input signal & sync:
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Digital
Color info:
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Red x = 0.649 Green x = 0.283 Blue x = 0.151 White x = 0.312
Red y = 0.335 Green y = 0.605 Blue y = 0.073 White y = 0.329
Established Timings:
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800 x 600 @ 60Hz
800 x 600 @ 56Hz
640 x 480 @ 75Hz
640 x 480 @ 72Hz
640 x 480 @ 67Hz
640 x 480 @ 60Hz
720 x 400 @ 70Hz
1280 x 1024 @ 75Hz
1024 x 768 @ 75Hz
1024 x 768 @ 70Hz
1024 x 768 @ 60Hz
832 x 624 @ 75Hz
800 x 600 @ 75Hz
800 x 600 @ 72Hz
Manufacturer Reserved Timings:
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1152 x 870 @ 75Hz
Standard Timing Identification:
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#0: 1680 x 1050 @ 60Hz (B300)
#1: 1280 x 1024 @ 60Hz (8180)
#2: 1280 x 960 @ 60Hz (8140)
#3: 1152 x 864 @ 75Hz (714F)
You're in the forum for the MacBook. A MacBook is a completely different system from yours, so what advice might apply to a MacBook probably won't apply to your PowerBook. You'll be most likely to get a quick and accurate answer if you ask in the
PowerBook forums. probably won't apply to your system.
You are right. The EDID in that monitor is wrong. It is self-identifying to the Mac as a wide SXGA+ monitor (WSXGA+ = 1680 x 1050) and not a WUXGA monitor as it should be. You could build a custom resolution with SwitchRes X. But you might as well just go get your money back instead because the lack of the correct plug-and-display driver in this monitor will haunt it and its user for as long as this monitor is around.
BSteely wrote:
You are right. The EDID in that monitor is wrong.
Thanks! I though so, but needed a second opinion. Back to the store it goes. Too bad... I used to like Samsung products. Anyone have any suggestions for another 24" monitor?
I had trouble getting my 245BW to work properly with my PowerMac G4 and then I saw in the Samsung documentation that when used with a Mac the RGB connection should be used. I changed from DVI to a RGB connection and now the monitor seems to work okay at 1920 x 1200. Did you ever try to use an RGB connection?
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