![]() ![]() There are HDMI to DisplayPort adapters that support 2560x1600 correctly ( ) and that somewhat work.Īnd there are DisplayPort to Dual-Link adapters that do that correctly: ( 470-AANW ) I tested with the 2016 retina Macbook with the latest El Capitan and the different Sierra versions and my Dell Ultrasharp 3008wfp.īut all version behave different and Apple fixed bugs, but also introduced new ones along the way. It very much also depends on the version of OS-X or macOS you are running and how it detects your monitor resolutions. Hopefully there will be 3rd party adapters and/or cables sometime soon for those of us with older but still perfectly good and working monitors however I wasn't able to find any out there yet. Even if there's such a thing as HDMI to dual-link DVI adapter, I never saw one.Ĭonsidering monitors without DisplayPort input are generally old generation (like it or not, DVI is slowly dying and manufacturers are dropping support for it), I don't think mainstream manufacturers will rush out with USB Type-C to dual-link DVI adapters. The approach above of using Apple's Multiport AV adapter in combination with HDMI to DVI adapter won't work either. Or if they work, image is of subpar quality due to graphics card and monitor negotiating lower resolution (which monitor upscales), too low refresh rate (flickering), or they drive single-link DVI connection out of spec often causing artifacts on the screen. The adapters/cable being really only single-link DVI either just plain don't work. ![]() However, people that actually attempt to use them with 30" monitors that require dual-link DVI are all giving them single-star reviews. USB Type-C to DisplayPort, which also obviously works just fine too). Or from people that use different flavor of adapters (e.g. The good reviews on Amazon for all those products are from people that either have single-link DVI monitors (so cables/adapters obviously work just fine for them). My advice is to look up products at original manufacturers website and/or ask their tech support if it really supports dual-link DVI, or if it is only single-link DVI device. But they are often described supporting up to 2560x1600 on Amazon which is misleading at best. The StarTech adapters and cables mentioned above officially support only up to 1920x1200, according to StarTech's own website. ![]() However, all of them actually support only single-link DVI. Shopping on Amazon, many USB Type-C to DVI adapters and cables claim to support up to 2560x1600 (which generally requires dual-link DVI). Alas, my new MacBook Pro has only USB Type-C ports. I used mini-DisplayPort to dual-link DVI adapter with my old MacBook Air to connect it to an (older but still perfectly good) 30" monitor that only has DVI inputs. I was looking at the same thing recently. ![]()
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