Monitor question follow-on (Apple Thunderbolt Display)

[itsa...@icloud.com]

Hi y’all - me again!

Would something like this do the job? My iMac’s 27” display is currently set to 2240x1260 (default) which looks loverley to my old eyes?

Apple Thunderbolt Display 27-Inch A1407 + Thunderbolt / USB-C display adapter

> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/236173546888?_skw=apple+display+usb-c&itmmeta=01JZDJSXQA161S3T4YP6G6S3QG&hash=item36fd0a5588:g:0SEAAeSwna5oV8zI&itmprp=enc:AQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1fqfckh7RmjRoH9jid+cGVjAcdErxUTsCkCJtwbZdXdpy52aXOg+Inpi8AtTDb4LtGdcvmHucqfrl5kYnir3t8yI4PhsEP7VoHiBIlTbClFSVLPtJ5jeA955ZmiXuTrymrtSopCRxu0rRjPsbgqmjt623ofr4FzUwcJs+vrhwW6gJI2moIumBKkHUaneGd9jKK42Jb/AcjpE4MYEqSOS9muqf/9e3O+TKDbCYUDkP90TNletpWLbDX2pdf8wFpClT8=|tkp:Bk9SR-zb57L7ZQ <https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/236173546888?_skw=apple+display+usb-c&itmmeta=01JZDJSXQA161S3T4YP6G6S3QG&hash=item36fd0a5588:g:0SEAAeSwna5oV8zI&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1fqfckh7RmjRoH9jid%2BcGVjAcdErxUTsCkCJtwbZdXdpy52aXOg%2BInpi8AtTDb4LtGdcvmHucqfrl5kYnir3t8yI4PhsEP7VoHiBIlTbClFSVLPtJ5jeA955ZmiXuTrymrtSopCRxu0rRjPsbgqmjt623ofr4FzUwcJs%2BvrhwW6gJI2moIumBKkHUaneGd9jKK42Jb%2FAcjpE4MYEqSOS9muqf%2F9e3O%2BTKDbCYUDkP90TNletpWLbDX2pdf8wFpClT8%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-zb57L7ZQ>


Cheers,
Stephen

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[Sam - MacAmbulance]

I’d go for an LCD display with PD (power delivery) then it’ll charge the iPad while connected

Dell make great displays, anything with 4K or greater resolution will be fine 

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On 5 Jul 2025, at 16:29, itsagroup via Sussex Mac User Group <sm...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Hi y’all - me again!

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[Stephen Watson]

Thanks Sam, appreciated as always.

Stephen

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On 5 Jul 2025, at 17:17, Sam - MacAmbulance <in...@macambulance.com> wrote:

I’d go for an LCD display with PD (power delivery) then it’ll charge the iPad while connected

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[Jason Davies]

I suspect that’s retina (the iMac) while that Apple display is not. It’ll be fuzzier…

[Sam - MacAmbulance]

The Thunderbolt Display was 2560x1440 so should be the same quality as the 27” iMac

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[Jason Davies]

that's interesting...I have both, still...they really don't look the same!

Good correction, then, thank you. Maybe I've had the settings wrong all this time...

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Cheers,

Jason

[Paul R Owen]

That’s the resolution I have my Apple Studio Display set to, (it does go higher), and it looks super clear beside by old Apple 27” Cinema Display (MiniDVI via an OWC Hub) and a 27” 4K Samsung display (HDMI). I know I’m greedy using 3x27” displays with my MacStudio, but it’s nice.

Paul Owen

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[Sam - MacAmbulance]

Check the resolution yes, might be a nice surprise!

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On 9 Jul 2025, at 13:06, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group <sm...@googlegroups.com> wrote:



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[itsa...@icloud.com]

Hi all,

Well I’ve got into a confusing messy rabbit hole here!

I now have a 2nd hand Dell 4K P2723QE monitor with USB-C connection to try with my iPad Pro. It displays “correctly" using an HDMI cable onto a USB-C/HDMI adaptor from my iPad but the resolution is 1080p with no option to change it and it looks like my old Windows work computer … 

So, I tried the USB-C cable that came with my iPad into the USB-C socket on the monitor. It charges my iPad but nothing else - the monitor says “No USB-C signal from your device”. I assumed that this was because it wasn’t a video cable.

So, I went and bought a USB-C to USB-C cable, 480MB data transfer which the guy said would work with a 4K monitor but sadly I get exactly the same result.

I’ve now tried this new cable into the monitor’s USB-C socket from my new/old Mac mini with the same result again!

Is this cable likely to be OK for video? It says CHARGE + SYNC on the box.

Dell says that the P series monitors are not tested or supported for the Mac, yet also I found this on the Dell forum from February this year - “ I have the same (P2723QE) monitor connected to my MacBook M3 Pro with no issues”. A lot of people say it’s a bad combination but several also that they use it just fine. It’s so confusing.

Am I trying to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear here? Do I need to follow Federico Viticci, ditch the Dell and get an LG UltraFine 4K which he uses successfully or would I be better with some of the repurposed iMacs I’ve spotted on eBay where they have taken out the computer part, leaving the 5K 27” screen so it looks just like a 27” iMac and connects via Thunderbolt?

Any advice much appreciated as I’m rather lost/fed up/confused with it all at the moment. Sigh.

Thanks,

Stephen

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[Sam - MacAmbulance]

480mb is usb2 speeds, nowhere near fast enough for video

You need a usb data and charging cable https://amzn.eu/d/1LiHueR

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[Stephen Watson]

Thanks so much Sam. That makes sense. 😖

As Monty Python put it, “The pet shop man’s brother was lying”.

I’ll report back soon. 

Cheers,

Stephen

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On 9 Jul 2025, at 16:21, Sam - MacAmbulance <in...@macambulance.com> wrote:

480mb is usb2 speeds, nowhere near fast enough for video

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[Jason Davies]

I actually ruined it recently trying to mount a VESA thing on the back. It wouldn't fit properly and I did something a bit daft to persuade it – the fitting shot back inside on a very tough spring. Now I have no way of standing it up so it's waiting for me to take it to Apple for recycling...:(

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Cheers,

Jason

[itsa...@icloud.com]

Hi Sam - Just wanted to say thanks. Thunderbolt cable purchased and now all working very nicely. 🙂

Cheers,

Stephen

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