you can't daisy chain usb c, and the 5k only has one TB3 input so there is no option to daisy chain.
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you can't daisy chain usb c, and the 5k only has one TB3 input so there is no option to daisy chain.
I meant that the 5K display is attached through ThunderBolt 3 and that the usb-c ports on the back of the 5K display can be used to attach one or two other monitors.
This isn't possible because on 5K display uses so much bandwidth that it saturates the whole stream. You cannot daisy chain 5K monitors with TB3.
That is not true. ThunderBolt 3 has 40Gbps while a 5K takes about 25 Gbps. This is why there are 3 usb-c ports on the back with each a downstream of 5Gbps.
It is true because not all of the available bandwidth can be devoted to video. You can only run one 5K display over a single TB3 connection. If you connect a second display into the back of the LG 5K monitor it will not display anything.
the 3 USB c ports on the back CANNOT be used to hook up to other monitors. This isn't the same as the apple TBD where there are 2 TB ports used for daisy chain, one as input and one as output. You have to hook a second monitor directly to the mbp.
Then does this also mean there won't be any ThunderBolt 3 dock with 3 simultaneous display outputs?
Will the base MBPr 2016 13" be able to drive the 5K without any lag or major performance limitations?
I don't see that happening, but there might be a dock that has an input and an output for daisy chain, but based on how slow TB1 docks rolled out, I wouldn't hold my breath.
Will it drive the 5K? yes, without any lag, no one knows.
When the first retina MacBook pros were released in the summer of 2012 they had ghosting issues too. They were all LG panels, the Samsung panels didn't exhibit ghosting. This is the first I've heard of iMacs having the issue (normally a lurker in the Mac Pro threads). Thanks for the heads up.
I have to be honest, this is my first retina laptop as the Air was the last device in the house to be non-retina. I never thought I'd be bothered by the difference in resolution & quality when hooking it up to an external monitor to work, but boy, the drop in quality is so noticeable in everything you do.
Will the LG 5k display work with devices that only have a normal HDMI or DP connection, like the Apple TV or a simple PC laptop?
I want the 5k for my MBP, but would want to use the same screen with other devices as well. It's fine if it runs with lower resolution and requires an HDMI/DP => USB-C adapter, but will the screen accept 2560x1440 or 1920x1080?
I want the 5k for my MBP, but would want to use the same screen with other devices as well. It's fine if it runs with lower resolution and requires an HDMI/DP => USB-C adapter, but will the screen accept 2560x1440 or 1920x1080?
That's unfortunate, I would have loved to have the 4K and 5K display chained over one cable,.. :/
The thing to remember is when you are looking at a 5K display, you are beholding a constant data transfer of up to 30 Gbps. It's astonishing stuff. So the fact you can't daisy chain yet another monitor onto it isn't to be scoffed at!
Daisy-chaining on a single cable shouldn't be a problem. The problem is that we don't yet have many (if at all) Thunderbolt 3 stuff to put in front of the chain that provides enough power to MBP.
With a single TB3 port on the 5k, the monitor is destined to be at the very end or the only thing on the whole chain. So, imagine if you have a TB3 dock, a TB3 DAS and the 5k monitor, it would basically have to go with dock<-->DAS-->display. But if the dock/DAS isn't capable of powering MBP, you either connect the power separately or have the display on another port. No way around this.
With a single TB3 port on the 5k, the monitor is destined to be at the very end or the only thing on the whole chain. So, imagine if you have a TB3 dock, a TB3 DAS and the 5k monitor, it would basically have to go with dock<-->DAS-->display. But if the dock/DAS isn't capable of powering MBP, you either connect the power separately or have the display on another port. No way around this.
That's not true because USB-C is no more than a connector and cable. The protocol used determines whether you can daisy chain it or not. In this case the USB-C ports are USB only. The USB protocol does not support daisy chaining. Sad to see that there isn't an additional TB3 port on this display so you can actually daisy chain other TB devices but that is to be expected on a device like this (there simply isn't enough bandwidth left if you want to do 5k and have the USB ports operate at USB3.0 speeds).
Be careful with USB-C: it's just hardware and it is used for both USB as well as Thunderbolt 3.
dumb question, I've got a 2012 retina MBP that I've been thinking of getting an external monitor for.
I know it can't drive 5K, but could it do a lower resolution with this monitor?
I might upgrade to the newer MBP next year, but this one has the 25% discount now.
better to wait, & not waste $ on temp cables then have to upgrade?
I know it can't drive 5K, but could it do a lower resolution with this monitor?
I might upgrade to the newer MBP next year, but this one has the 25% discount now.
better to wait, & not waste $ on temp cables then have to upgrade?
your mbp won't be able to drive the 5k at any resolution. you need a TB3 machine at a minimum.
My new MBP is coming in the next week or so and these monitors aren't yet available. I have been using my 27" Apple LED Display and 24" Apple Cinema Display with my 2015 mbp but I don't think the new computer supports those anymore. They are mini Display port powered with USB
You should be able to run those with a USB-C to mini DP adaptor like this.
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I wonder if I need two of these or even if a dock would have two mini display ports with some USB A
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