will I need a display port cable for better resolution?
1587364
I was misled by some of these answers, at least for macs ... if you use the DVI cable in the box with a standard minidisplay port to DVI adapter (less than $20), you won't be able to go over 1920x1200. You need a mini display port to display port cable or a mini display port and DUAL LINK DVI adapter (about $90+) to get this to work at 2560x1440 resolution on os x.
1587365
No. It comes with a full dvi cable that is cable of displaying the full resolution
1587366
Not necessarily. You will need either a DVI-D cable or the Display Port cable to get the maximum resolution of 1440p, assuming you have a computer that supports a DVI-D or DP link.
1587367
I was only able to get the max resolution, via a display port cable. I have tried 2 different dual link dvi cables, but they never went above 1920x1080.
1587368
No you can use the DVI port to get 2560x1440 resolution. However, the DVI port does not carry audio like the display port. So you'd need to have an external connection to your speakers. That's it.
2262968
Yes. You'll need to connect it with a USB 3.0 Cable since there is only one monitor port.
1513551
Yes, this should work. The cable can work as either DisplayPort or Thunderbolt.
1219346
Yes, just use display ports, don't try to use the dvi adapters. So just make sure your monitors support display port 1.2 or better
935661
You should use DVI-D dual link cable. Unfortunately not all DVI cables are equal. Even if you see all pins present on the cable ends it doesn't mean that the cable is actually DVI-D dual link type (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface). For me this mistake ended up in buying new video card as I thought my old one wasn't capable of supporting this resolution.
101570
No. There is a display port. I found matching symbol here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Displayport-cable.jpg
1041046
Assuming you have the right connector and you have the USB plugged in to the computer (because the extra power is required), you can try going to Display Preferences and hitting the Option key. A button should pop up to show the available resolutions. I had to do this with my 27" monitor.
1398242
Yes you need to conect a monitor to the card and use that screen then set up the resolution and the drivers - hope you have better look than me mine only worked for 2 days then had a fault supplier would not replace and the cost of sending it back makes for a problem i had to write it off and amazon were even worse than ebay they did not want to know
536462
You have the option to get one or two display port to display port cables as long ad your monitor supports the display port type. Otherwise get a DVI to display port adapter for a DVI cable. You will only need on of these as there is already a single DVI port on the card. Display port is preferred. If you want what came in the box then get the adapter but is recommend sticking with display from your monitor to the comp.
1248539
The resolution can go up 1440p with the DUAL DVI connection. Make sure you are using the correct cable. IT should have been included when you purchased the item. You need a Dual-DVI cable. A normal DVI cable does not work. Any graphics card with a Dual-DVI port should work.
664882
Yes, you need a VGA cable. Look at the photo of the rear of the unit posted on the listing.
2236274
Yes, in order to get the maximum resolution one needs to use Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter.
1821885
I believe that it doesn't matter for connecting mini displays port to display port. That's just wires. If you are going to a different signal like dual link dvi or VGA then you need active.
798496
This would be determined by your video card. The port will work fine. Look up your video card and review the resolutions it supports.
2260022
I'm not quite sure, but I've heard there have been many problems achieving 120Hz with and HDMI cable. If I were you, however, I'd get display port, it's basically the future. Regardless of that, this monitor is very, very, nice. It's responsive, it looks beautiful, and was rather easy to setup. Definitely worth the price.
1654779
You will just use any HDMI cable. There is a very slight chance you will need to use a display port connector though. They look similar but there is a distinct visual difference. Look up HDMI and Digital Port on Googel images and you will see the difference. A DisplayPort is a computer connection format. There is only one television with DisplayPort , and don't expect it to see much further adoption on the TV side. It's capable of 3,840x2,160-pixel resolution at 60fps, if you have at least DisplayPort 1.2 and the Multi-Stream Transport feature. If you're looking to connect a computer to a monitor, there's no reason not to use DisplayPort. The cables are roughly the same price as HDMI. However, HDMI is most likely what the monitor's using. Hope this helps.
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The important point is the presence of the mini display port connector. Should work fine.