Dick Richards

Q: Can I get a 60hz refresh rate via Thunderbolt on an UltraWide?

Community,

 

Loner T you out there?  Lost ya...  I currently am giving my son my older IPS monitor and am in the market.  It is a struggle with so many options.  I am currently looking at UltraWides and the documentation says they can go to 60hz via DP.  I am currently demo'ing the 34UM95 with an OWC TB dock and I can get 50hz via the TB and HDMI cables but when I connect via TB to DP cable to the DP port I am getting 2560x1080.

 

I am at a loss...  Is there a way to get 60hz somehow on an UltraWide?  If not can I get 60hz via HDMI 1.4 off of my dock on a 27 inch?  I MUST have TB port available for an outboard sound card (Apollo Twin) so I cannot use the TB port on the dock.  I am unsure if they make TB monitors at the 27inch range.

 

Thanks!

Mac mini (Late 2012), OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

Posted on Feb 23, 2016 5:58 AM