The difference is most likely because one system is Windows and the other is Mac. No, not upgradable.
* Connect both P2411H to the Windows 7 system. Check the Menus on both * Connect both P2411H to the non-validated Mac system. Check the Menus on both * Post the results
Thanks Chris! Unfortunately the monitors are at different sites so I would have to transport them to try your suggestion.
What element of the input signal determines whether the monitor displays one format or another? Perhaps I should explain my concern: 1080p is a term more commonly associated with video and TV rather than computer graphics, so I'm wondering whether the monitor that shows "1080p" is erroneously detecting my Mac as a video source, and consequently optimizing its settings (e.g. colors) for video rather than graphics use. My Color Settings are the same for both monitors: RGB, Graphics mode (not Video), and Standard preset.
Both monitors are working, but I wonder whether the one showing 1080p is showing a suboptimal image quality (which is difficult to detect without a direct comparison).
1080p is the same as the default resolution of 1920x1080. As to why the Mac is calling it 1080p, no idea. You should post on the Apple Discussions Forum and see if they can offer some insight.
After doing some research, it seems that Macs sometimes have an issue whereby they output a YPbPr signal instead of RGB to external monitors because they detect external non-Apple monitors as TVs rather than computer monitors. There's an unofficial fix available that essentially forces the Mac to output RGB format; I will try it tonight. One of the symptoms of this problem is apparently a fuzzy image, especially in font rendering; I have actually noticed that the Dell monitor has a less crisp display than the iMac's built-in panel.
I'm guessing that the Dell monitor displays "1080p" when it detects a YPbPr signal, and "1920x1080 @ 60 Hz" when it detects an RGB signal.
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The difference is most likely because one system is Windows and the other is Mac. No, not upgradable.
* Connect both P2411H to the Windows 7 system. Check the Menus on both
* Connect both P2411H to the non-validated Mac system. Check the Menus on both
* Post the results
niuoras
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January 18th, 2016 10:00
Thanks Chris! Unfortunately the monitors are at different sites so I would have to transport them to try your suggestion.
What element of the input signal determines whether the monitor displays one format or another? Perhaps I should explain my concern: 1080p is a term more commonly associated with video and TV rather than computer graphics, so I'm wondering whether the monitor that shows "1080p" is erroneously detecting my Mac as a video source, and consequently optimizing its settings (e.g. colors) for video rather than graphics use. My Color Settings are the same for both monitors: RGB, Graphics mode (not Video), and Standard preset.
Both monitors are working, but I wonder whether the one showing 1080p is showing a suboptimal image quality (which is difficult to detect without a direct comparison).
Thanks
Nick
DELL-Chris M
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January 18th, 2016 10:00
1080p is the same as the default resolution of 1920x1080. As to why the Mac is calling it 1080p, no idea. You should post on the Apple Discussions Forum and see if they can offer some insight.
niuoras
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January 18th, 2016 11:00
After doing some research, it seems that Macs sometimes have an issue whereby they output a YPbPr signal instead of RGB to external monitors because they detect external non-Apple monitors as TVs rather than computer monitors. There's an unofficial fix available that essentially forces the Mac to output RGB format; I will try it tonight. One of the symptoms of this problem is apparently a fuzzy image, especially in font rendering; I have actually noticed that the Dell monitor has a less crisp display than the iMac's built-in panel.
I'm guessing that the Dell monitor displays "1080p" when it detects a YPbPr signal, and "1920x1080 @ 60 Hz" when it detects an RGB signal.
Nick