Displayport-compatible screens needed for Eyefinity?

CY:G · Post by **CY:G** » 29 Sep 2009, 19:22

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Not sure why others like Kyle at HARDOCP had trouble with the Apple Active adapter but I have it working since yesterday with MSI HD5870 Drivers and Win7 x64 Professional.

Picked up this cable Mini-Display port Female to Male Display Port locally to use with my Apple Active Mini-Display Port to DVI adapter.

http://estore.circuitassembly.com/pr...ter-Cable.html

My setup is DVI + HDMI + DP (CA Adapter>Apple active adapter>DVI cable)

Did a quick test and the 3x 1 option appeared.

played WOW and Crysis last evening at 5040 x 1050

So yes the Apple adapter works with the cable adapter I was able to purchase.

They ship internationaly so you are in Luck

Can somebody confirm this?

If this is true then I need only to find 3 monitors im comfortable with.

Trust me I was also surprised that it worked.
See I got my HD 5870 last Thursday and I had already bought a passive DP to DVI adapter thinking that it would work. NOT.
Last Friday I went to Fry's and bought the Apple Active adapter and then went online and bought the Mini-DP to DP from CA.
Over the weekend I saw HARDOCP Kyle confirm that the Apple adapter would not work so I got fed up of muckin around and also ordered a Dell adapter (Arriving today). Well Last night low and behold after getting my CA Mini DP to DP adapter and plugging it into the apple then into a DVI cable it worked perfectly.

Tonight I will try the Dell active adapter that Fed Ex is delivering to me and if it also works decide which solution I will keep and which I will return to vendor.

Please post here if the Dell Adapter works, im about to buy one, thanks

kvant · Post by **kvant** » 29 Sep 2009, 20:16

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Can somebody confirm this?

If this is true then I need only to find 3 monitors im comfortable with.

If you don't have 3 monitors yet, you shouldn't even bother with the adapters. Save up and get something like 3 Dell 2408WFP's or 3 Dell U2410. Both of them have DisplayPort on them. Dell usually has deals on them like once a month or so.

The thing is. 1 x U2410 = 3 x okayish BenQ in price.

Post by **Mach1.9pants** » 29 Sep 2009, 20:30

Yeah the Dell is the only DP monitor I can find in NZ, in fact it is the only 24 1920x1200 (rather than 1080) that Dell currently offer here... no more cheapo ones like my 2 side monitors. The Dell is easily 3 times the cost of other, decent, monitors.

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 29 Sep 2009, 20:36

Which means it's a lot cheaper to go active DisP->DVI adaptor than even one DisP monitor. :(

Same here, as well. I'm hunting for either another 2405 to match my other two or three value screens because I don't really fancy having colour matching issues. :(

No further update from Scan about those active DisP adaptors. :(

MustangSVT · Post by **MustangSVT** » 29 Sep 2009, 20:38

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Can somebody confirm this?

If this is true then I need only to find 3 monitors im comfortable with.

If you don't have 3 monitors yet, you shouldn't even bother with the adapters. Save up and get something like 3 Dell 2408WFP's or 3 Dell U2410. Both of them have DisplayPort on them. Dell usually has deals on them like once a month or so.

The thing is. 1 x U2410 = 3 x okayish BenQ in price.
It's also an S-IPS display which is far better than a TN. If I didn't already have my two Samsung 2443BW, I'd have definitely saved up and gotten two of them. But yea, I understand where you're coming from.

ndh · Post by **ndh** » 29 Sep 2009, 20:54

I've asked accell if theres any European distrubuters as the US one via bizlink wants $115 on top of the convertor just to ship and they pointed me here

http://kabeltje.com/accell-displayport-naar-dvid-dual-link-adapter-25cm-p-1628.html

I think they ship outside Holland but do we have a Dutch member that could translate and check out if they ship to Europe / Worldwide and the cost ?

I probably dont need one myself i've found a dell p2210 that should arrive tommorow but might be usefull for anyone else

Omarko · Post by **Omarko** » 29 Sep 2009, 20:59

Picked up this cable Mini-Display port Female to Male Display Port locally to use with my Apple Active Mini-Display Port to DVI adapter.

very interesting ... thanks for that ... can you test more games ?

would be also good to test 5760 x 1200 if you can ... maybe it can handle 5040 x 1050 but not above ...

thenjwaslike · Post by **thenjwaslike** » 29 Sep 2009, 21:00

DELL ADAPTER HAS LANDED.

gonna hook this mofo up and snap some pics, brb in about 10 mins!!!

CY:G · Post by **CY:G** » 29 Sep 2009, 21:02

DELL ADAPTER HAS LANDED.

gonna hook this mofo up and snap some pics, brb in about 10 mins!!!

Wait is killing me, here is hoping for the best.

thenjwaslike · Post by **thenjwaslike** » 29 Sep 2009, 21:03

OH WOW.

i just had to post this really quick, dell sent me a BIZLINK ADAPTER!!!!!!!!

pics coming up momentarily =)

Jimmmy · Post by **Jimmmy** » 29 Sep 2009, 21:09

OH WOW.

i just had to post this really quick, dell sent me a BIZLINK ADAPTER!!!!!!!!

pics coming up momentarily =)

Dude I can't wait let's see it, let's see it.....

Threader · Post by **Threader** » 29 Sep 2009, 21:13

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Picked up this cable Mini-Display port Female to Male Display Port locally to use with my Apple Active Mini-Display Port to DVI adapter.

very interesting ... thanks for that ... can you test more games ?

would be also good to test 5760 x 1200 if you can ... maybe it can handle 5040 x 1050 but not above ...

Got home for lunch and had the Dell package. Opened and it is as another poster claimed a Bizlink branded adapter.

I simply swapped out the Apple for the Bizlink and woke up my comp from a sleep and it worked without any reconfiguration. Just to make sure I then forced a reboot and same thing it just worked.

So it seams Eyefinity Drivers see no difference between my Apple or Bizlink Active DP (mini for apple) to DVI.

Both seem to work fine.

In reply to another poster I only have 3 1680x1050 monitors so I can't do better than 3x1 5040x1050.

Post by **Mach1.9pants** » 29 Sep 2009, 21:15

OH WOW.

i just had to post this really quick, dell sent me a BIZLINK ADAPTER!!!!!!!!

pics coming up momentarily =)

LOL so I think the theory that the Dells are just firebrand Bizlinks may well be true! :p

Post by **Mach1.9pants** » 29 Sep 2009, 21:17

[quote]In reply to another poster I only have 3 1680x1050 monitors so I can't do better than 3x1 5040x1050.

Then you don't need an adaptor, I will swap the so-called 'Dell' for a TH2go! ;)

Post by **Mach1.9pants** » 29 Sep 2009, 21:21

I've asked accell if theres any European distrubuters as the US one via bizlink wants $115 on top of the convertor just to ship and they pointed me here

http://kabeltje.com/accell-displayport-naar-dvid-dual-link-adapter-25cm-p-1628.html

I think they ship outside Holland but do we have a Dutch member that could translate and check out if they ship to Europe / Worldwide and the cost ?

I probably dont need one myself i've found a dell p2210 that should arrive tommorow but might be usefull for anyone else

(Holland) "Belgie, Luxemburg en Duitsland" only I am afraid :(

ndh · Post by **ndh** » 29 Sep 2009, 21:29

bugger , perhaps someone can mail them in dutch and ask if they will ship further out in Europe at least ?

they do have a long list of countries available on the drop down menu , but couldnt figure out how to get it to accept them ?

Post by **Mach1.9pants** » 29 Sep 2009, 21:31

bugger , perhaps someone can mail them in dutch and ask if they will ship further out in Europe at least ?

they do have a long list of countries available on the drop down menu , but couldnt figure out how to get it to accept them ?

I sent them an email in English, IME the Dutch speak english a hell of a lot better than most englishmen!
I put in an order and when it got to 'select postage method' only local and those countries listed were available. It did let me put in NZ as an address but that is just a factor of the merchant software.

thenjwaslike · Post by **thenjwaslike** » 29 Sep 2009, 21:54

5870 unboxing and installation:

dell bizlink adapter -

damn... copy & paste crazy.

enjoy!!!

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 29 Sep 2009, 22:01

*is EXTREMELY jealous*

8)

:triplewide

Post by **Mach1.9pants** » 29 Sep 2009, 22:05

*is EXTREMELY jealous*

8)

:triplewide

Hell yeah, excellent stuff. Enjoy!

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