late 2013 Mac Pro and Samsung 4K U32D970Q Problems

Wonder what's the reason Apple can't produce one for use with my MacPro?

I think you dropped the word YET in your comment above.

Grant Bennet-Alder wrote:

Wonder what's the reason Apple can't produce one for use with my MacPro?

I think you dropped the word YET in your comment above.

I think you're an optimist! That's not bad. I hope you're right!

But!

I think the market and profit potential for a 5K monitor (even a 4K one) just isn't good enough for Apple. They're no longer a computer company. They can't sell millions and millions of them to the millennials, fan boys, India, and China.

A marketing expert (not even in the same business as Apple) once explained it to me this way:

"Kick the tires on the Cadillac, then buy the Chevy (from the same company) with confidence."

Grant Bennet-Alder wrote:

"Kick the tires on the Cadillac, then buy the Chevy (from the same company) with confidence."

The problem here is that Apple has built neither Cadillac NOR Chevy. It hasn't even provided us with a wimpy Yugo. It's left us to kick tires of 3rd party companies which don't have a Cadillac or a Cadillac image.

Finally I asked AppleCare about a monitor fitting to MacPro. They told me, that OS 10.10.3 is ready for the 5K Monitor from DELL (UP2715K).

There are tests in youtube. The display doens't look bad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuOz9vnS4r8

Full specs: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&cs=04&l=en&sku=UP275K 3

Correct. That is now reflected in the May 29 2015 update to

Using 4K displays and Ultra HD TVs with your Mac - Apple Support

iherzmacintosh wrote:

Finally I asked AppleCare about a monitor fitting to MacPro. They told me, that OS 10.10.3 is ready for the 5K Monitor from DELL (UP2715K).

There are tests in youtube. The display doens't look bad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuOz9vnS4r8

Full specs: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&cs=04&l=en&sku=UP275K 3

lllaass wrote:

Correct. That is now reflected in the May 29 2015 update to

Using 4K displays and Ultra HD TVs with your Mac - Apple Support

I don't see either of these monitors on Apple's recommended list. (Dell (UP2715K)and Samsung (U32D970Q))

Is there a list I don't know about?

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There are different displays mentioned in several different sections of the article lllaass referenced:

Dual-Cable Displays

Some displays with resolutions higher than 4K require two DisplayPort cables to connect the display at full resolution. With OS X Yosemite v10.10.3 or later, the Dell UP2715K 27-inch 5K display is supported on the following Mac computers:

• Mac Pro (Late 2013)
• iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014 and later)
• MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) with AMD Radeon R9 M370X

Grant Bennet-Alder wrote:

There are different displays mentioned in several different sections of the article lllaass referenced:

Dual-Cable Displays

Some displays with resolutions higher than 4K require two DisplayPort cables to connect the display at full resolution. With OS X Yosemite v10.10.3 or later, the Dell UP2715K 27-inch 5K display is supported on the following Mac computers:

• Mac Pro (Late 2013)
• iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014 and later)
• MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) with AMD Radeon R9 M370X

Ah, so!

Wonder why it's not in a 'list' format like the other recommendations?

Thanks anyway! I'll check this one out.

Jerry

I,m the guy with a brand new Mac Pro (as of 1 day ago), hooking it up to a Samsung UHDTV model UN65F9000. Works perfectly! Using an Apple HDMI (UHD) cable, not a flicker, not a pause, no blackout, everything is 100%. I hope you are all jealous.

CaptCanuck:

Sorry, 'Loving your new Mac Pro' is not acceptable.😝

Can't you see that others are having problems? Have you no sympathy? It MUST be an inherently BAD system.😝You CAN"T really be having a pleasant experience!

😝Remember you have only 14 days to return it to Apple for a refund. Oops, 13 days left if you have had it for a day. Better start heading for the Store now.😝