U3417W, Mac Mini, connections?

Question

Hello,

I recently bought the October 2018 Mac Mini. I have the Dell curved UltraSharp U3417W. The U3417W supports mini Display Port, regular Display Port and an HDMI 2.0 port. The new Mac Mini has output ports for HDMI 2.0 and USB C Thunderbolt 3. What is the best connection to achieve the highest resolution, best color and most stable video?

Thank you.

DELL-Chris M · Accepted Answer

We can see here under the U3417W 'Operating system', that the monitor was never tested/validated by Dell with the Apple proprietary hardware and operating system. All we provided were true Windows PC testing and drivers. Thus, we cannot know how the Apple operating system and hardware is notating the Dell monitor. You should also post the question on the Apple Forum and see what other Apple users have done.   I can give you the theory of connections that would get 3440x1440 60Hz on a Windows based PC.   PC TB3/USB Type-C port --> USB-C to DP cable --> U3417W DP in port PC HDMI 2.0 out port --> U3417W HDMI 2.0 to HDMI 2.0 cable --> U3417W HDMI 2.0 in port

hand123 · Answer

Thank you for the information. I plan to try both of the connections you suggest below and verify resolution, color and stability. Thanks again.

" I can give you the theory of connections that would get 3440x1440 60Hz on a Windows based PC.

PC TB3/USB Type-C port --> USB-C to DP cable --> U3417W DP in port

PC HDMI 2.0 out port --> U3417W HDMI 2.0 to HDMI 2.0 cable --> U3417W HDMI 2.0 in port"

hand123 · Answer

One other question. Do I need to implement alternate mode cable adapters for these connections? Thanks.

DELL-Chris M · Answer

I am not sure what this means? 'alternate mode cable adapters'.

hand123 · Answer

Here is what I found about alternate mode. Is this required for the U3417W? Thank you. https://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/HDMIAltModeUSBTypeC.aspx The HDMI Alt Mode for USB Type-C connector will allow HDMI-enabled source devices to utilize a USB Type-C connector to directly connect to HDMI-enabled displays, and deliver native HDMI signals over a simple cable without the need for protocol and connector adapters or dongles.

DELL-Chris M · Answer

Again, I have not seen any reference to 'alt-mode' in our monitor documentation. All you should need is a straight USB-C to DP cable .

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