Kurre Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Maybe an interference problem? Shorter cables is less prone to pick it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor7music Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 On 11/29/2020 at 10:12 AM, Sailor55 said: I may have a resolution. When I installed my monitor there were already two displayport cables being used for my two Dells. Rather than unpack the new cable that came with the Asus monitor, I just used one of the ones I already had. And that almost worked. That is, every application except Cakewalk worked fine (and Cakewalk only had problems intermittently). This morning I replaced the old cable with the new one from the box. Since then, I haven't any issues with Cakewalk or anything else. The old cable was about 8 ft and about 3/8" thick. The new cable is 6 ft and 1/4" thick. Or maybe it was just a slightly flaky connection. I know that doesn't seem likely but..., Or maybe it's all just black magic. Anyway, I'm really hoping this is a fix. Note to self: If you get new cables, then use them. BTW, I highly recommended the Asus XG43VQ for anyone who prefers a 16x10 over a 16x9 aspect ratio and wants to replace a dual monitor system. It's designed for gamers, but since I'm not a gamer, I just ignore those extra features. It can be had for about $750 AM (or $999 CD, which is what I paid). Thanks again everyone. I'll bump this post if I have any further problems. - Dan WOW! That's a lot of money for a monitor!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor55 Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) Glenn Stanton had the right idea in the beginning, I think. The monitor is really two monitors in one. (Hence the fat price). Therefore, twice the data must be sent through it in a given time frame. Formerly, that data was shared between two ports and two cables. Now, it all travels through only one port and one cable. If a cable is at all marginal (as my original one probably was) then it makes sense the throughput just couldn't quite be maintained. Running Cakewalk in full screen mode on a high resolution monitor with a 32x10 aspect ratio is probably a big ask. One would imagine Asus has tested their cables extensively. Anyway, I can report there have been no problems whatsoever since I started using the cable packed with the monitor. And there's the lesson. Cheers... - Dan Edited December 2, 2020 by Sailor55 Add Picture 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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