Could you try holding the option key while clicking "Scaled" and seeing if it comes up? As per this thread https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5485930
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Dell P2715Q and P2415Q 4K IPS Displays
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Could you try holding the option key while clicking "Scaled" and seeing if it comes up? As per this thread https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5485930
Can anyone make a video or take a picture to see the quality of the 24" or 27" Dell with 2013 rMBP 13" running at 52Mhz? Thanks
Listen, the quality is EXACTLY THE SAME that you can experience in an Imac 5k, at less with the p2415q, which is my screen. Mine is at 52hz, and really, can't find any difference with the 5k. No lags and the mouse fluent, not like 30hz... Really happy with this screen, even with the weird problems that I am having to keep this setup (having two cables plugged to force switchresx to detect well my 4k screen...and nothing to do with MST...). You can read about that topic above.
About the image quality, if you love the imac5k, you will love what you will get with the 24'' screen!
when i plugged in an hdmi cable my macbook defaulted to that connection. and refused to work with the display port connection. i had to disconnect the monitor, unplug the power and only us the display port from that point forward. the only settings i'm using for switchresx are the 450 pixel clock, and 3840x2160 dimensions. all other settings were automatic.
OK great thanks for the input. Once they are in stock on Amazon UK then I will place an order
Can anyone make a video or take a picture to see the quality of the 24" or 27" Dell with 2013 rMBP 13" running at 52Mhz? Thanks
there's no way to capture the clarity this way, but here's a clip from earlier. i purposely moved the curser erratically to demonstrate the response. 1080 HiDPi@51.4Hz
http://youtu.be/zvwOjbFKf8A
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Perfect thanks. Looks fine to me for non gaming work
would I notice any difference in quality or response if I got the 27"?
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The scaled 1440p does not show up
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For everyone thinking that native 2560x1440 is sharper than 2560x1440 HiDPI on a 4K display, you can see for yourself the difference.
The attached are taken with my iPhone which is plenty enough to reveal the obvious differences. One is the Apple Thunderbolt Display at 2560x1440 (native), the other is 2560x1440 HiDPI on my Dell 4K.
With Apple's scaling... More pixels is more better
Do you get the 1440p scaled option on your nMP and your 15" rMBP? Did you have to use SwitchResX at all on either?
Perfect thanks. Looks fine to me for non gaming work
27" would be slightly lower ppi, but nothing that noticeable I imagine.
thanks for the video! i got a question, does the second thunderbolt port still usable when you are running the 4K display @ 52hz?
yes, i keep the display connected to one thunderbolt port and use the second port for a thunderbolt hard drive. i use the external hard drive for photo editing via lightroom.
The scaled 1440p does not show up
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Do you get the 1440p scaled option on your nMP and your 15" rMBP? Did you have to use SwitchResX at all on either?
I can't get swirchresx to do custom hidpi on my Samsung either. If I set the display to 52hz I get 1080p at 52hz but no other scaled resolutions.
this is what's available in hidpi for the 13" macbook pro retina...
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Woo thanks for these. Looks awesome. I have experience with retina on my Macbooks and have seen the 5k in person, this looks pretty close!
Dell P2715Q and P2415Q 4K IPS Displays
I have an early 2013 rMBP which is not capable of driving a 4K display... So I use a 27" TB display with my laptop. My 4K displays are connected to my nMP and I don't use SwitchResX at all.
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Agreed. I'm loving these 4K displays... Retina sharpness and ungodly amounts of desktop space.
The scaled 1440p does not show up
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Do you get the 1440p scaled option on your nMP and your 15" rMBP? Did you have to use SwitchResX at all on either?
I have an early 2013 rMBP which is not capable of driving a 4K display... So I use a 27" TB display with my laptop. My 4K displays are connected to my nMP and I don't use SwitchResX at all.
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Agreed. I'm loving these 4K displays... Retina sharpness and ungodly amounts of desktop space.
Thanks a lot for your answer, it gave me some clues about what is happening, but not solved yet. I did that, unplugged the hdmi and all power plugs and started only with the dp. It starts good, but after logging in, the screen turns black. I think the macos is waiting for the "primary" screen to start (hdmi) and since it is never starting, it keeps black. If in that moment, i plug the hdmi again, it works good (and after that, I can unplug the hdmi and it keeps working good). Any way to force dp to be primary by setting something in the system or switchresx?
Thanks in advance!
Edit: I tried SMC and NVRAM/PRAM reset, but still the same!
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Hello stempsons,
I am very interested in doing the same as you with my rMBPro 13", Late 2013.
Which OS Version are you running ?
Which Revision of your monitor do you have ? REV 02 ? (I read that revision 00 and 01 are very bad and to not run stable) but this seems for the P2414Q but I see this thread is about 2415Q - which is the difference ? Which one are you using ?
Could you tell me how stable your Macbook 13" Retina works with the Switch ResX on the DELL 2415Q and how it perfoms with 50Hz ? Any crashes ?
Does the fan work at high rpm ? / Does it make loud sounds much more then without external monitor ?
Anyone tried the 2715Q also with rMBPro 13", Late 2013 ? How was the experience ?
The DPI Difference is relatively low, so I think it could be interesting using the 27" one ?
24" DPI: 183,58
27" DPI: 163,18
I am really not sure which one to buy, the 27" or the 24" ...
(Offtopic): will the ACER B276HK work also the same way on the rMBPro 13", Late 2013 with SwitchResX at 51Hz?
I am very interested in doing the same as you with my rMBPro 13", Late 2013.
Which OS Version are you running ?
Which Revision of your monitor do you have ? REV 02 ? (I read that revision 00 and 01 are very bad and to not run stable) but this seems for the P2414Q but I see this thread is about 2415Q - which is the difference ? Which one are you using ?
Could you tell me how stable your Macbook 13" Retina works with the Switch ResX on the DELL 2415Q and how it perfoms with 50Hz ? Any crashes ?
Does the fan work at high rpm ? / Does it make loud sounds much more then without external monitor ?
Anyone tried the 2715Q also with rMBPro 13", Late 2013 ? How was the experience ?
The DPI Difference is relatively low, so I think it could be interesting using the 27" one ?
24" DPI: 183,58
27" DPI: 163,18
I am really not sure which one to buy, the 27" or the 24" ...
(Offtopic): will the ACER B276HK work also the same way on the rMBPro 13", Late 2013 with SwitchResX at 51Hz?
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I'm not sure what revision the monitor is, I imagine it's one of the first since I've had it since the December. It runs stable, and the macbook runs about 10* C warmer when driving the display. The fans run at the lowest speed (1300) most of the time, unless I'm doing something heavily processor intensive. Overall the monitor will bring system temps up a little, but that would be expected since the SwitchResX is keeping the GPU overlocked by by about 150Hrz from what the native retina display is driven at. Response seems very similar to the native display. I purchased this display for the added size and to run it at a HiDPi setting (1080P), so for my needs it works great.
screen shot of current temps after using the monitor for an hour or so web browsing and email checking...
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Hello Stempsons,
thankyou very much ! That is absolutely awesome !!! IN other words, the overall experiencie is superb !?!?
Just one thing you didn´t tell me: do you have a 2415Q or a 2414Q ?
I assume the 2415Q is a better version and seems also lots cheaper then the 2414Q...
thankyou very much ! That is absolutely awesome !!! IN other words, the overall experiencie is superb !?!?
Just one thing you didn´t tell me: do you have a 2415Q or a 2414Q ?
I assume the 2415Q is a better version and seems also lots cheaper then the 2414Q...
the 2415q is what i have. i considered the 2414q, but was concerned because of the mst vs sst display port connection. everything seemed to point to the sst implementation on the newer monitor to be more compatible for my set up.
I can't comment on what he has, but the 2414 is last year's model. It is an MST display and thus prone to issues with wake/sleep. It also offered a wider (Adobe RGB) colour gamut backlight and was more expensive as you point out. The 2415 is this year's model, uses SST which is proving much more reliable to wake from sleep, and still has a decent 99% sRGB gamut coverage for a much more reasonable price.
Thanks again !
So, definitely I will go for the 2415Q - or the 2715Q - somebody here around with an experience on this 27" one ?
So, definitely I will go for the 2415Q - or the 2715Q - somebody here around with an experience on this 27" one ?
Ok I have two P2715Q's on their way, they should arrive on Thursday.
I'll be using them with my nMP, D700's, 8-core, 32GB of RAM. I can post on my experience with them once they arrive.
My existing dual-thunderbolts will be going into my office at work, they give us crappy 1080p monitors at the office.
I do have one question for those that already have this monitor: How does it handle Yosemite and booting up into the FileVault decryption screen, where it requests your password?
I read that some 4K monitors don't display anything until the OS is fully booted. Is this the case? I just wonder if I'll be able to see when I enter my password!
I'll be using them with my nMP, D700's, 8-core, 32GB of RAM. I can post on my experience with them once they arrive.
My existing dual-thunderbolts will be going into my office at work, they give us crappy 1080p monitors at the office.
I do have one question for those that already have this monitor: How does it handle Yosemite and booting up into the FileVault decryption screen, where it requests your password?
I read that some 4K monitors don't display anything until the OS is fully booted. Is this the case? I just wonder if I'll be able to see when I enter my password!
My p2415q starts when the OS is asking for user and password (Macos login), never before! I don't know what's the reason for that...