MrNPG
Prominent Member
Hi, so I’ve got my new 5k iMac but having problems with my second monitor that I use.
With my previous old iMac the second monitor worked fine, connected to the mac using a mini display port to HDMI cable.
With my new iMac, i have purchased a USB-C (thunderbolt 3) to HDMI cable but it doesn’t work. I can see an image on the second monitor but it just flashes up for literally a second and disappears.
So, is this because the new iMac is 5k and the second monitor cannot accept the signal?
Do i maybe need a “better” cable that can transfer the signal? Or maybe just the cable i have is faulty?
Has anyone alse successfully connected a monitor to a 5k iMac using this method?
My second monitor’s resolution is 1680x1050 @ 60hz, if that matters?
Cheers.
With my previous old iMac the second monitor worked fine, connected to the mac using a mini display port to HDMI cable.
With my new iMac, i have purchased a USB-C (thunderbolt 3) to HDMI cable but it doesn’t work. I can see an image on the second monitor but it just flashes up for literally a second and disappears.
So, is this because the new iMac is 5k and the second monitor cannot accept the signal?
Do i maybe need a “better” cable that can transfer the signal? Or maybe just the cable i have is faulty?
Has anyone alse successfully connected a monitor to a 5k iMac using this method?
My second monitor’s resolution is 1680x1050 @ 60hz, if that matters?
Cheers.