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Reminds me of my 30" Dell Ultrasharp from ~2006 and the nightmare that thing is to drive if the situation isn't perfect. It only accepts dual-link DVI, even if

by donatj 5y ago

Reminds me of my 30" Dell Ultrasharp from ~2006 and the nightmare that thing is to drive if the situation isn't perfect. It only accepts dual-link DVI, even if the signal doesn't demand it. Driving it on a modern device with anything other than a powered active adapter (near $100 until recently apparently) just doesn't work. I went through a lot of adapters before I stumbled on a USB-C to Dual Link DVI adapter that actually does the job. I've tried and tried but hooking it to my Xbox has proven basically impossible.

justinsaccount 5y ago
Which model do you have? I have an old U3011 and you can get the native resolution if you use the display port. I've used a native display port cable as well as usb-c to display port and it all works fine. The hdmi ports only do 1080p and despite having a newer Radeon card with a DVI port I haven't been able to get that to work either (It must not be a dual link port?)
- donatj 5y ago
  U3011 is significantly newer. HDMI on monitors was not a thing yet when I bought this. It was barely a thing on TVs. My TV at the time had DVI. This is a 3007WFPT - it has for input Dual-Link DVI, VGA, component, S-Video (should give you an idea of the age) and Composite. https://jdon.at/OwFuAV https://jdon.at/OwFuAV - image of the ports
NickNameNick 5y ago
I'm also curious which adapter cables have worked for you. I have an old 30 inch HP that I'm reluctant to replace, but dual link dvi isn't available on new graphics cards. And it'd be nice to hook up my mbp.
- donatj 5y ago
  Below is the one I've been using for the last 2 years on my 2019 MBP. It does cut out a couple times a day but usually comes back on it's own. Every adapter I've used has done that for some reason, I don't know why. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QKM856C/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QKM856C/

by donatj 5y ago

justinsaccount 5y ago

Which model do you have? I have an old U3011 and you can get the native resolution if you use the display port. I've used a native display port cable as well as usb-c to display port and it all works fine. The hdmi ports only do 1080p and despite having a newer Radeon card with a DVI port I haven't been able to get that to work either (It must not be a dual link port?)

donatj 5y ago
U3011 is significantly newer. HDMI on monitors was not a thing yet when I bought this. It was barely a thing on TVs. My TV at the time had DVI. This is a 3007WFPT - it has for input Dual-Link DVI, VGA, component, S-Video (should give you an idea of the age) and Composite. https://jdon.at/OwFuAV https://jdon.at/OwFuAV - image of the ports

NickNameNick 5y ago

I'm also curious which adapter cables have worked for you. I have an old 30 inch HP that I'm reluctant to replace, but dual link dvi isn't available on new graphics cards. And it'd be nice to hook up my mbp.

donatj 5y ago
Below is the one I've been using for the last 2 years on my 2019 MBP. It does cut out a couple times a day but usually comes back on it's own. Every adapter I've used has done that for some reason, I don't know why. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QKM856C/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QKM856C/