Macbook Pro Sept. 2012 Extn. 1680x1050 flicker

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Macbook Pro Sept. 2012 Extn. 1680x1050 flicker

I have a HP w2207h 22" external monitor that I would like to use with my MBP.

Every other display resoultion works EXCEPT 1680X1050. That is the recomended setting for the monitor, but when i select that option the screen starts to flicker. I've been at this for weeks and read through alot of forums and done alot of google searches for fixes, but to no avail. Is there any one out there that been through this and gotten a fix to work. Preferbly something official (not another program to manipulate a fix), thanks. ALL OPTION WILL BE LOOKED AT.

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Oct 7, 2012 8:41 AM

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Answer 1

Jan 19, 2017 7:24 AM in response to spliffstarz

Got the same problem here, also with the HP w2207h and a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) connected through a official Apple USB-C adapter. Running macOS Sierra 10.12.2 (16C67).

With the native resolution (1680x1050) the image flickers, appears for half a second then black for 3 seconds and continues like this. Also other resolutions seem to scale weird on this monitor.

If I connect a Windows powered computer, everything is working fine. So it's not the monitor, must be the monitor driver provided by Apple/HP.

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Answer 2

Jan 19, 2017 8:36 AM in response to Eric Root

Already read it and tried all items, doesn't work.

It's a software/driver problem, not a user configuration error.

Search on Google for HP w2207h and Mac, you'll get all sorts of problems: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=mac%20hp%20w2207h

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Answer 3

Jan 19, 2017 8:37 AM in response to Eric Root

Already read it and tried all items, doesn't work.

It's a software/driver problem, not a user configuration error.

Search on Google for HP w2207h and Mac, you'll get all sorts of problems: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=mac%20hp%20w2207h

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Answer 4

Eric Root

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Jan 19, 2017 8:43 AM in response to FaimMedia

Have to ask - have you checked for an HP driver update?

You might want to consider starting a new discussion. Since this one is a couple of years old, less people are likely to look at it. A new post would be much more visible. You can link to this one. Post in the Sierra community.

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