Yes VGA doesn't support the resolution you are trying to use. I have use Dell Ultra sharps and HP Dream Colors exclusively for 6 years. With the same computer you have (well i Have 3 computers hooked into a dual monitor setup. DVI to hdmi should work but its really up to your video card. Are you still running the acient AMD graphics card that came with it? What size and resolution is the new Dell monitor? Did reset your pram (command+option+p+r) before bong let bong 3 times then let go. What does the control panel for monitors say? are you showing only recommended display sizes or all sizes?
On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 10:28 PM, Lea Murphy <lea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Perhaps someone on this list has experienced this and can help.
I'm using an early 2008 Mac Pro tower with Mavericks installed. Up until this morning I used two Apple Cinema displays. My secondary monitor, a 20 inch Apple Cinema, gave up the ship yesterday and wouldn't give a picture at all today.
I purchased a Dell ultra high resolution, not 4K, monitor, brought it home, hooked it up VGA to DMI and despite messing in my preferences I could never get the screen on the second monitor to look natural and not stretched.
At the recommendation of tech-support I went with a DMI to HDMI cable, skipping VGA completely, and couldn't get a picture on the second monitor at all.
Am I missing something?Surely there's a monitor out there of high resolution that will work on my older computer.
I'm open to suggestions, ideas, troubleshooting workarounds.
Thanks for any help you can offer.
Lea
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