I have never had an issue with this connection. So then my girlfriend borrowed it used it with a 1080p monitor through hdmi.
Monoprice Mini Displayport 1 1 To Hdmi Dvi And Displayport
Mini displayport to hdmi resolution issue. If your display has more than one video connection see if using another connection on the display works. Supports 4k x 2k resolutions. Some of their concerns are that displayport hdmi cables may require the user to reconfigure their display settings or that the display is not completely in frame of the televisionmonitor or that they may need to use software to make it work properly. I now brought it back plugged displayport back in and get mashed potato as a resolution 640x480. Today i received two displayport to hdmi cables that i had purchased recently. The cable came with the monitor lg 31mu97 and is dp to minidp mini end in the screen.
Make sure this fits by entering your model number. Hdmi port supports v14 resolution up to 4kx2k at 30hz 1920 x 12001080pfull hd 720p and flawless audio pass thru for uncompressed digital 71 51 or 2 channels. Also fine it was at 1080p. She didnt install or uninstall anything. Im told windows works just fine on the same mac hardware. Active displayport either normal or mini 11 or 12 to hdmi converters can go up to 3840x2160 at 30hz thats 4k at 30hz.
Refer to the issue 309 ive tested and can confirm it works only 30hz refresh rate though. Mini dp port supports dp v12 which is for 162 gbps 27 gbps 54 gbps link rates. They use a parade ps171 chip to achieve this however its not exactly plug and play on the mac you have to use switchresx. I have an lg 25um56 ultrawide monitor that came with its own hdmi cable that i have been using til now. For example your tv likely has hdmi 14 connections which max out at 3820x2160 pixel resolution at 30 frames per second. Simply use a passive mini displayport to hdmi cable without using the surface mini displayport to hdmi 20 adapter.
Confirm the displayport dp configuration of the display if your system supports dp version 12 the monitor can display the resolution of 3840x2160 at 60hz. Try using a different cable that you know is in working order. Posted september 5 2015 original poster. Mdp to hdmi adapter. If the mini displayport mdp connection on the display is used then the input selection of the on screen display osd will need to be changed to mdp. If possible check to see if using a different display or a different adapter works.
If youve gotten a new 4k monitor youre limited to 30fps. For example a mini displayport to dvi adapter cant be connected to a dvi to hdmi adapter.