New Mac mini and 30" Apple monitor, problems

[lily69]

I got this mini displayport to dual link DVI adapter to make it work, with flaws, flicking screen when background is dark black, google it, found many complains about it.
If I simply use the included HDMI->DVI adapter, I got 1280x800 only. I am really confused, I was thinking it should at least gets 1920x1200 if 2560x1600 isn't supported.
Now don't know what to, any tricks you can share? Thanks a lot.

 

[Thermonuclear]

Check out the reviews at http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB571Z/A?fnode=MTY1NDA5OQ&mco=MTA4MzU1ODY

Quoted from a most informative review:

I bought this adapter 4 months ago for my MacBook aluminum (bought Jan 2009) and Dell 3007WFPHC 30" LCD. The adapter had firmware version 1.01 and had the same issues many users reported: intermittent flickering, color speckle noise, blurry text, and analog-like color "snow". I could fix issue temporarily by putting the display to sleep and waking it back up.

Today I took the adapter back to an Apple retail store, where a manager gave me a new replacement that has firmware 1.02. The new unit has performed flawlessly over the past several hours. If you have problems and have firmware 1.01, see if a retail Apple Store will also give you a free replacement.

Fyi, find your adapter's firmware version:
Finder -> About This Mac... More Info... Hardware -> Graphics/Displays -> look for "Adapter Firmware Version: 1.xx"
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