Bad resolution on 27" monitor from Macbook Pro.

DaVJ1

DaVJ1

New member
Aug 21, 2009
217
1
0
Hi,

I recently bought a new Macbook Pro 13,3" and decided to also buy a 27" monitor to connect it with. It's a Philips 27e3lsb aka Led, 1080p, dvi etc.

After I set the monitor to be the primary screen (1920x1080), the graphics becomes terrible. I've tried looking around in the display setting but can't find anything useful....
 


I have to use the mini display or whatever to dual link DVI converter from apple to get full resolutions in my 30" apple cinema.


I suspect you need the same thing. It's ~ $99 from apple

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB571Z/A
 
Offshore101 said:
You bought a fucked up monitor is all. The macbook screen has insane quality compared to a normal external monitor. Should have bought a cinema display 27" and you would have a perfect picture. Made the same mistake years ago buying a cheap 30" and ended up buying a 30" cinema display anyway.
Dont go cheap on your work stuff man.. it aint worth it.

The 1080p and all that shit on your philips monitor means squat in terms of quality btw.

How do you connect to it? MDP > DVI?

Best thing you can do is bring the monitor back to the store and buy a 27" acd.
Click to expand...

LoL at the misinformation from a Macfag. The Macbook screen isn't any different from any other LED laptop screen. Certainly not "insane quality" in comparison. It's made from the same Samsung or LG panel many others are made from. MDP provides no better picture than DVI. The only advantage is that a single MDP can run a high resolution monitor in native 2560x1600 or 2560x1440, while dual DVI is required.

What brand of "cheap" 30" monitor did you buy exactly? There are only a few manufacturers that have ever even made 30". Dell and HP come to mind. Neither are cheap nor inferior quality.

The 30" Cinema Display had nice colour reproduction, but otherwise had unimpressive specs, poor contrast ratio and slow pixel timing. It was also most likely a LG or Sumsung panel.

The Phillips display, if new with LED, is probably just fine. You're simply not running the monitor in its native resolution. End of story.

Also LoL at completely unnecessary proprietary monitor connectors for $100.
 
If you have it setup to Clone the macbook screen, it will keep the macbook resolution. You need to set it up as a 2nd monitor.
 
I'm running on a 27" iMac with a 42" hooked up to it via HDMI and I get the same quality I did when I was running it on Windows or Linux. If you're using DVI try mdp to HDMI instead of DVI and set it up as a second monitor. You should then be able to set it to 1080p or 1080i.
 
27" monitor at that resolution isn't particulary crisp. Also, seems like you're using a TV as a second monitor instead of a computer monitor, could be your issue.

lol at brokeasses hating on macs in this thread as well, bravo gentlemen
 
dchuk said:
27" monitor at that resolution isn't particulary crisp. Also, seems like you're using a TV as a second monitor instead of a computer monitor, could be your issue.

lol at brokeasses hating on macs in this thread as well, bravo gentlemen
Click to expand...

It's not a TV, it's a monitor, and there's no reason why it shouldn't be crisp at full 1080 resolution. I'm not broke and I'm not hating on Macs, just misinformation (well, straight up lies).
 
a lil trick for you on how to fix it.

Open up the clock and trace your finger around the edge. If your finger is making a circle your aspect ratio is correct. If you're making an oval motion adjust your resolution to a different ratio till the clock becomes a perfect circle.
 
first of all, you should have bought the cinema display from apple.

2nd of all....i can see lot of frustrated people here already....come on all of you, how many of you are here? is it that bad to hate a thing just because you can't afford it?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom