Screen Flicker with External Monitor

yep!! its a Mini display port 😝

I dunno guys, it really irritates me to think that we have to buy a cable to make the $3000 investment we've made work again. I'm not doing it. Planning to escalate in Apple service. I'm sick of this! and I don't often get this mad.

Allison Sheridan

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You're right Allison, we shouldn't need to be buying extra things to get something that already worked fine to work properly again.

Plus I really want a "pure" solution with 1 cable, withou adapters. That's why I bought the mDP - HDMI cable in the first place and that was a good $50.

I've already called without any luck and I've had the same result at the Genuis Bar. I've also submitted bug reports to Apple via their feedback pages.

How can we escalate this further?

I just bought the new mac mini with lion and i get the same problem.

My monitor is a LG W2753VC and im using 1080p

Using a DVI-DVI cable its just impossible to work. Noise is everywhere and the monitor sometimes blacks out for few seconds before it restores the image.

After going out to buy a HDMI-HDMI cable that plugs directly to the mac (no adaptor) it reduced quite alot but still i get flickering and noise glitches quite often. It still blacks out my screen too.

note: while writing this post my monitor blacked out twice and i just lost count on the glitches/flickering. Appl get to work and gets us a fix

I had the flickering issue Under Snow Leoaprd, Did a clean install of Lion on my Early 2011 17" Macbook Pro and there is no flicker on my 24" Display.

Ahmed

Also disabled automatic graphics switching!

I cannot believe this issue has not been fixed yet!!! COME ON APPLE.

I have escalated and had an Apple person I was emailing directly with and who finally told me to basicially bugger off and wait for the firmware update. I agree with others.

A $3,500 computer and $1,000 monitor should work as they were promised to. I should not have to go out and buy another stupid cable.

Not to mention the last time I got a cable the Apple Store guy gave me the wrong one so I am having less and less trust in their advice these days anyway.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS. IT IS AFFECTING MY WORK.

debito -

where did you find the non-Apple dual-link adapter for so cheap online? I'd really appreciate a link!!

-matt

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I've fixed my screen.

I wanted to reduce the amount of glare, so I removed the front glass panel from the Cinema Display (it's a 24" LED). It's very very easy, just use suction cups. You can get them from any home store - even small ones will work, the kind that are used behind hooks that suction to bathroom tiles or kitchen tiles. Suction the front and pull it - it's only held on by a few magnets.

Removed the glass and kept it off... since then, no screen flicker (switching on and off) or horizontal tearing across the bottom. Working great for 5 days now.

Not ideal for everyone, but maybe a clue for Apple.

Same problem here (just adding my name to the list if this isn't getting the appropriate attention from Apple). Brand new 2011 17" MBP Pro (Thunderbolt) some upgrades - $4200 machine with a $900 monitor. Slightly older (DisplayPort) 24" Cinema Display and I can't use it - the flickering is (randomly) occasionally so bad I need to unplug and use the laptop directly. Worked fine with my 15" 2008 Macbook 3,1 with a Displayport to DVI adapter.

This is not up to Apple's QA standards - didn't they test this before releasing the Thunderbold MBP's?

Downloaing 10.7.1 now - fingers crossed this solves things. Can anyone confirm it has?

10.7.1 Fixed nothing. This is unacceptable, and a big big problem.

Going down to buy a DisplayPort -> DVI adapter, as I already have a DVI -> DisplayPort adapter.

It is a shame that Apple has done nothing about this yet - I thought these were supposed to be premium products.

Its been months and Apple has no FIX to this problem. Whats taking you sooooooooooooo long Apple. I thought all this while Apple would listen and act on the probelm.

Please do something quick Apple.

Have you tried this work-around (I use it whenever I get the flicker syndrome)?

[1] Set the monitor (external) to a lower setting, e.g., 1600x1000, then

[2] Re-set the monitor (external) to your desired level, e.g., 1920x1200 (varies by monitor).

DS

I've tried this and still gives me the flickering.

When you do this it stops flickering? When does it start again?