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One thing to be aware of is that all of the cheap 27" monitors I've seen (including the Monoprice one) have a DVI-Dual link cable only. If you have an old Macbo

One thing to be aware of is that all of the cheap 27" monitors I've seen (including the Monoprice one) have a DVI-Dual link cable only. If you have an old Macbook Pro then it will have a port for this built in, modern Macs don't have this and PC's may do. I tried to skimp and buy a cheap passive Dual-Link DVI - Display Port adaptor but it didn't work so I had to buy an active one. I'm pretty sure that Dual-Link DVI adaptors have to be active and they start at $70 http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042802&p_id=6904&seq=1&format=2 http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&c...

patrickpkt 14y ago
There always seems to be a compromise with these. The 27" Auria from Microcenter has several different inputs (display port, hdmi, dvi), but the included stand is short and non-adjustable.
harshaw 14y ago
I started out with the Monoprice thunderbolt to dual DVI adapter. The version I have is buggy and won't function properly when coming back from sleep mode. You need to reboot the adapter a couple of times by unplugged the USB cable. The early Apple thunderbolt dual DVI adapters also reported had problems. However, I have a recent version and the problems are worse. Occasionally when waking up the laptop the screen will have pixel snow. Rebooting the adapter solves the problem.
dantiberian 14y ago
To clarify, I have the Apple adapter and I have no experience with the monoprice one, they were just the cheapest.
stickydink 14y ago
I tried a bunch of cheap DisplayPort -> Dual-Link DVI cables with my 27" Shimian, and none of them worked. I gave up, splashed $100 on the official apple (active, USB powered) one, and it worked straight away. It did work straight up with my PC desktop though (almost all decent new GPUs have DL-DVI output), so you don't always need to compromise with a wire purchase.

patrickpkt 14y ago

There always seems to be a compromise with these. The 27" Auria from Microcenter has several different inputs (display port, hdmi, dvi), but the included stand is short and non-adjustable.

harshaw 14y ago

I started out with the Monoprice thunderbolt to dual DVI adapter. The version I have is buggy and won't function properly when coming back from sleep mode. You need to reboot the adapter a couple of times by unplugged the USB cable. The early Apple thunderbolt dual DVI adapters also reported had problems. However, I have a recent version and the problems are worse. Occasionally when waking up the laptop the screen will have pixel snow. Rebooting the adapter solves the problem.

dantiberian 14y ago

To clarify, I have the Apple adapter and I have no experience with the monoprice one, they were just the cheapest.

stickydink 14y ago

I tried a bunch of cheap DisplayPort -> Dual-Link DVI cables with my 27" Shimian, and none of them worked. I gave up, splashed $100 on the official apple (active, USB powered) one, and it worked straight away. It did work straight up with my PC desktop though (almost all decent new GPUs have DL-DVI output), so you don't always need to compromise with a wire purchase.