Has anyone seen/tried the 5K monitor Iiyama ProLite XB2779QQS-S1 with Mac Pro 2013 (6,1), specifically the 4-core version with D300? I am wondering if it will work at all.
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MP 6,1 Mac Pro 2013 (6,1) and Iiyama 5K Monitor
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That's the beauty of USB-C: One physical connector for a variety of protocols which are incompatible to each other. The only thing you can rely on when you see an USB-C connector is basic USB 2.0 support, everything else is optional.
That's exactly what was in my mind when I was replying that message. However, that's something "coming soon", not already embedded in TB3.
Reviving this thread to check if anyone has tried the Iiama 5K monitor. It is listed at Amazon UK at £768, how good can it be for this price?
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DisplayPort 1.4. This is what we have all been waiting for.
Shame its supposedly only an 8-bit panel however.
This should work out of the box with any cMP with an RX/Vega or 10xx series card.
DISPLAY CHARACTERISTICS
Diagonal 27"; 68.3cm
Aspect ratio 16 : 9
Panel IPS LED
Native resolution DisplayPort (v.1.4): 5120 x 2880 @60Hz (14.7 megapixel)
Brightness 440 cd/m² typical
Static contrast 1 200 : 1 typical
Advanced contrast 80 000 000 : 1 ACR
Response time 4ms
Viewing zone horizontal/vertical: 178°/ 178°; right/left: 89°/ 89°; up/down: 89°/ 89°
Display colour 16.7 million
Blue Light Reducer yes
Flicker Free Led yes
Display area h x w 334.8 x 595.2 mm; 13.2" x 23.4"
Pixel pitch h x v 0.116 x 0.116 mm
Resolutions DisplayPort (v.1.4): max.5120 x 2880 @60Hz, HDMI: max.3840x2160 @60Hz
Horizontal sync 30 - 180kHz
Vertical sync 55 - 75Hz
PIP (Picture in Picture) PiP, PbP
https://iiyama.com/gl_en/products/prolite-xb2779qqs-s1/
https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/7qw2re/iiyama_prolite_xb2779qqss1_the_first_5k_monitor/
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Spec says 3 HDMI and 2 DP. Picture tells another story...
INTERFACES / CONNECTORS / CONTROLLERS
Digital input connector 3x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort
HDCP yes
Headphone connector yes
Output connector headphone socket
INTERFACES / CONNECTORS / CONTROLLERS
Digital input connector 3x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort
HDCP yes
Headphone connector yes
Output connector headphone socket
Overall, a great experience.
It has the typical section-based On-Screen-Display, which is controlled by 4 touch-sensitive buttons. It takes four taps to be adjusting the brightness (I settled on Contrast 50, Brightness 60 and never change it now. Also disabled all the post-processing features and set the colour temperature to "Normal"). It has a nice so-called "Dot by Dot" mode (aka 1:1), meaning that you can show a less than 5K signal with black borders rather than being upscaled.
Based on the advertised specs (oddly they say 6-bit panel, but no such 5K panel seems to exist), there's some question about the image quality. But as someone who's actually used it, I have no complaints about any aspect of the image quality. This is from someone who, although not a pro photo/video editor, is fussy about just about everything when it comes to computers (I was already seeking out IPS monitors in the mid 2000s).
Haven't used the LG UltraFine personally, but compared to the 5K iMac, this monitor doesn't feel substantially different.
Most likely because it's too new.
Anyway, thanks for the sharing. I wonder if this will be a good 5K monitor for any cMP owner that has DP1.4 GPU.
From their web site.....
"Apple - Mac All iiyama monitors are compatible with Apple-Macintosh computers."
"Apple - Mac All iiyama monitors are compatible with Apple-Macintosh computers."
Hardly a qualified statement unfortunately unless they provided resolution and other details.
I personally believe the LG 5K monitor is actually communicated via DP1.4 which embedded into Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C). Therefore, those new Mac can connect it at 5K Hz, but older Thunderbolt 2 Mac can only connect it at 4K 60Hz.
Even though there is no prove, but I believe the chance is there.
CORRECTION: There is NO DP1.4 support in TB3. TB3 still using DP1.2 standard.
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I notice this statement as well, but it means almost nothing. Any Mac can connect to it and display something (even as worst as 640x480) can fit into that statement. Compatible can means "backward compatibility", not necessary means "fully functioning" as expected.
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Agree. I had the Dell 5k which was supposed to work but it was far from plug and go.... I returned it for a nice Dell 4k and I'm much happier with it...
From my knowledge TB3 doesn't support DP1.3/1.4, they're sending two DP1.2 streams over a single cable to enable 5K.
Intel's upcoming Titan Ridge Thunderbolt 3 controller will do DP1.4.
https://www.anandtech.com/show/12228/intel-titan-ridge-thunderbolt-3
Thunderbolt 3 uses a USB-C connector, but it does not use a USB-C controller so it does not support USB-C's Alternate Mode (which supports DP1.3) and therefore is limited to the DP1.2 support of the TB3 specification.
ahh right, so DP 1.3 is granted to USB by the type-c port. USB over type-c is different to USB over a TB3 type-c connector. *facepalm*
seems disingenuous for TB3 on type-C to be called a superset for type-C if it doesn't offer everything USB offers when using the same port.
But I would wait for at least one review before jumping on it... In general, I like the looks of the monitor with the all glass front, but how good is it?