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Re: Retina Mac External display problem

#11

Post by safwanc » Wed, Jun 12, 2013, 7:57 PM UTC

octo_t wrote: post #2

I can't seem to reproduce, but I've got two monitors (VGA + HDMI)

Same here. MacBookPro10,1 with two monitors connected (VGA + HDMI) and I can't reproduce.

Re: Retina Mac External display problem

#12

Post by marc » Wed, Jun 12, 2013, 7:57 PM UTC

Can't reproduce. mid-2012 MBP Retina + Cinema Display 24"

Re: Retina Mac External display problem

#13

Post by freshyill » Wed, Jun 12, 2013, 8:06 PM UTC

I can't reproduce it using the latest update to the Retina 15" MBP and an iMac in target display mode, connected via Thunderbolt.

Re: Retina Mac External display problem

#14

Post by moraljto » Wed, Jun 12, 2013, 8:13 PM UTC

off-topic: how does he/she get those vertical tabs in Firefox in that screenshot?

https://raw.github.com/oyiptong/retinadisplayproblem/master/...

(warning: that is the picture that apparently breaks certain displays)

Re: Retina Mac External display problem

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Post by sayhello » Wed, Jun 12, 2013, 8:15 PM UTC

moraljto wrote: post #14

off-topic: how does he/she get those vertical tabs in Firefox in that screenshot? https://raw.github.com/oyiptong/retinadisplayproblem/master/... (warning: that is the picture that apparently breaks certain displays)

That's Tree Style Tab, great for tab hoarders like me https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tree-style-ta...

Re: Retina Mac External display problem

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Post by moraljto » Wed, Jun 12, 2013, 8:16 PM UTC

sayhello wrote: post #15

moraljto wrote: post #14

off-topic: how does he/she get those vertical tabs in Firefox in that screenshot? https://raw.github.com/oyiptong/retinadisplayproblem/master/... (warning: that is the picture that apparently breaks certain displays)

That's Tree Style Tab, great for tab hoarders like me https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tree-style-ta...

awesome, thanks!

Re: Retina Mac External display problem

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jun 12, 2013, 8:22 PM UTC

moraljto wrote: post #14

off-topic: how does he/she get those vertical tabs in Firefox in that screenshot? https://raw.github.com/oyiptong/retinadisplayproblem/master/... (warning: that is the picture that apparently breaks certain displays)

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Re: Retina Mac External display problem

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Post by faramarz » Wed, Jun 12, 2013, 8:50 PM UTC

No problems for me.

  Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012 HDMI Out

Re: Retina Mac External display problem

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Post by kogir » Wed, Jun 12, 2013, 8:51 PM UTC

Can't reproduce with MacBookPro10,1 + 2x Mini-DP->Dual-Link DVI + 2x Dell 3007WFP on 10.8.4

Re: Retina Mac External display problem

#20

Post by mbell » Wed, Jun 12, 2013, 9:03 PM UTC

Just a guess:

The patterns in the examples seem to be horizontal, meaning the raw (pre 'cable encoding', usually 8b/10b) bit pattern of the display output would be repetitive . It wouldn't be out of the question that a slightly improperly electrically balanced or terminated output could cause signal integrity issues, including ringing (voltage exceeds spec on rising / falling edges) which could trigger safeguard circuitry in a display (shut it off).