MBP Resolution on Viewsonic Monitor

Question

Level 1

10 points

MBP Resolution on Viewsonic Monitor

I just got a Viewsonic VX2260WM for Christmas and when I plug by Macbook into the monitor using Mini DP to VGA I can't get the full resolution out of the monitor which is 1920 x 1080. So am I using the wrong cables?

Macbook 13'' Aluminum 2.4 GHz, Mac OS X (10.6)

Posted on Dec 25, 2009 8:21 AM

Reply

Answer 1

BSteely

Level 5

7,643 points

Dec 25, 2009 8:36 AM in response to Anxious

Yes, avoid using VGA. Switch to using the Apple Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter and then use the DVI input on the Viewsonic.

Reply

Answer 2

Anxious Author

Level 1

10 points

Dec 25, 2009 8:42 AM in response to BSteely

Yeah thanks alot, that is what I was thinking. I am going to pick the cable up tomorrow.

Reply

Answer 3

Anxious Author

Level 1

10 points

Dec 26, 2009 9:23 PM in response to Anxious

I purchased the cable today and I am having problems with my monitor recognizing my Macbook. What could be the issue?

Reply

Answer 4

BSteely

Level 5

7,643 points

Dec 26, 2009 9:57 PM in response to Anxious

So when you cable the two together, the MB doesn't respond at all?

Reply

Answer 5

Anxious Author

Level 1

10 points

Dec 26, 2009 9:59 PM in response to BSteely

No not at all, I just tried my MDP to VGA cable and it responds fine. I am not sure what is the issue? Faulty cable?

Reply

Answer 6

BSteely

Level 5

7,643 points

Dec 27, 2009 6:15 AM in response to Anxious

So with the Apple MDP to VGA adapter you are unable to get 1920 x 1080 and with the Apple MDP to DVI adapter the MB doesn't even detect a monitor at all? Wow, that's some bad luck you are having. I don't know whether it's a bad adapter (in the DVI case) or a bad monitor.

Do you own another Mac you can try the monitor with?

Reply

Answer 7

Anxious Author

Level 1

10 points

Dec 27, 2009 12:17 PM in response to BSteely

I figured out the issue with the VGA cable but the DVI issue still persist. Also no, I don't have another Mac in which to check and see if its the cable or monitor.

Reply

Answer 8

Feb 10, 2010 9:12 PM in response to Anxious

What was the issue with the VGA cable? I just installed Snow Leopard on my MacBook Pro and now when I connect my viewsonic with the VGA cable--which worked well at 1080p when I was on 10.5--its not showing the full screen! I hope there is a simple fix for this bug. Thanks!

Reply

Answer 9

Mar 1, 2010 7:39 PM in response to Anxious

I'm having similar issues with a VX2245. Since I purchased my mini, it's had issues determining resolutions, holding a correctly detected resolution, and frequently just getting a display to show anything at all.

Recently, I swapped from my 4th DVI cable to the VGA adapter that came with the mini. Now it seems that the display appears at every boot, which is very nice, but not in the monitor's native resolution. Instead, it insists that I need 1600x1200@60hz or 1400x1050 at 75. If I'm not mistaken, "correct" would be 1600x1050 @ 75, which I've gotten on and off across the last year.

I think my current recommendation is to bail on the viewsonic, although I have to admit that the mini ALSO has trouble with 4 other brands of monitor. I was hoping Snow Leopard would have some back end driver magic, but that was false hope.

Reply