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So, TB5 has entered the chat. Speculation on XDR v2?
Should be like MBP XDRs

- miniLED backlight (40000 leds, 10k zones?);
- ProMotion 120 Hz with backward compatibility (60 Hz for older devices);
- thinner;
- more expensive ($6999 for the sake of inflation).
 
Normal DisplayPort 1.4 can do 6K120 if you use DSC @ 9bpp instead of the usual 12bpp.

I think Thunderbolt 5 can do UHBR20 (77.37 Gbps) which requires 29bpp to do 6K120. That's almost 0 compression.

Thunderbolt 5 can do 120 Gbps, which can handle a couple UHBR13.5 connections (52.22 Gbps each) or a couple UHBR20 connections if they are limited to <60 Gbps each.

The display could be like the existing XDR and use a connection for each half of the display but that was only necessary to support GPUs that don't support DSC. The connections were HBR3 (25.92 Gbps) but limited to ≈19 Gbps each to fit in Thunderbolt 3. The existing XDR used HBR2 with DSC @12bpp for GPUs that support DSC (bandwidth less than that of uncompressed 4K60).
 
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Anyone using Screen Share with the XDR? I'm connecting from a MacBook Pro to a new Mac mini, the resolution offered is 3840x2160 or 1920x1080. Both look awful on the XDR, any way to get 3008x1692?
 
What is the current price for out of warranty replacement? $3000 or $3200? Do you have to mail back the broken one if you don't have the box or do they send you a box or make you go to the store? Thank you
 
Hey there!

I have 3 of these boards from 2 different sellers, but none of them are transferring data via usb, which makes my bootcamp not work and my monitor is not detected in device manager via usb.


I first thought that there are some settings in the bios to activate usb data transfer to the board, but there are none.

I already ordered a belkin cable from desperation, but it was lost.

I thought maybe someone on the forum has an extra working board? I am willing to pay more.

Thanks.
 
Hey there!

I have 3 of these boards from 2 different sellers, but none of them are transferring data via usb, which makes my bootcamp not work and my monitor is not detected in device manager via usb.


I first thought that there are some settings in the bios to activate usb data transfer to the board, but there are none.

I already ordered a belkin cable from desperation, but it was lost.

I thought maybe someone on the forum has an extra working board? I am willing to pay more.

Thanks.
Did you try other USB-C devices with these cards? I don't believe that all of them are broken. The problem is in Windows settings/drivers or BIOS settings. I guess you get display output only?
 
Did you try other USB-C devices with these cards? I don't believe that all of them are broken. The problem is in Windows settings/drivers or BIOS settings. I guess you get display output only?
Yes, I have tried other usb devices, all of them are only getting power.

I also tried other PCs with other motherboards, but it didn't work there either.

I looked at the drivers, they are installed and windows won't let me update them.

In the bios I found the settings for internal usb boards and enabled that, but it didn't help.

Possibly. Not only unlucky.

If you have enabled any settings, please share with me.
 
Did you try other USB-C devices with these cards? I don't believe that all of them are broken. The problem is in Windows settings/drivers or BIOS settings. I guess you get display output only?
I found information on forums that it is a problem with the firmware of the board with asmedia chip.

As I understand it, it won't work on modern boards with the latest bios updates.

Somehow you have to flash the pci board to make it work.
 
I found information on forums that it is a problem with the firmware of the board with asmedia chip.

As I understand it, it won't work on modern boards with the latest bios updates.

Somehow you have to flash the pci board to make it work.
That's interesting, I have Z590 Vision board, but BIOS is not the latest. Were these motheboards you tried the same?

I remember flashing firmware in TB3 controller with a cheap ch341 flasher with a clip. It wasn't difficult to do.
 
That's interesting, I have Z590 Vision board, but BIOS is not the latest. Were these motheboards you tried the same?

I remember flashing firmware in TB3 controller with a cheap ch341 flasher with a clip. It wasn't difficult to do.
The boards I have tried they are modern z790 asus rog apex and encore.

I don't know how to update the firmware or where to get it, but I think I better wait for the belkin cable.

Do you know what the problems are with this cable? The belkin one has a separate usb power supply.

Or should I consider the asus board ?

Thanks.
 
The boards I have tried they are modern z790 asus rog apex and encore.

I don't know how to update the firmware or where to get it, but I think I better wait for the belkin cable.

Do you know what the problems are with this cable? The belkin one has a separate usb power supply.

Or should I consider the asus board ?

Thanks.
I think Belkin cable is less stable than PCI-E card. I'd try to find the way to flash it first if that's a known problem and there's a solution.
 
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