Hi All,
I just got a 2017 MBP 15" to replace my 2013 MBP 13" machine and having trouble duplicating my workflow.
In the office, I have two monitors that do nothing special - just some 4 year old IPS LED monitors at 60 Hz running probably 1080p. I would bring my sleeping computer in, plug in a monitor into the HDMI port and then another into the mDP port, and then I'd have dual monitors up and going while keeping my laptop closed. In the meantime, I have the Apple adapter that has USBC/HDMI/USB 3 ports, and I can get one monitor to display through it, but I can't get the other monitor to display as well when I connect it to a simple USB-C to HDMI connector.
I'm not trying to do anything 4K or daisy chaining or anything crazy - just trying to do something quite simple that I've been doing for a while. I've been reading lots of things and most just confuse me more as to why I can or can't do something simple. So I have several questions:
1) Is it true that I can't do this anymore without going and spending a bunch more money on Thunderbolt monitors?
2) Is there a recommendation from anyone on a docking station that will do the dual monitors and all the other assorted connections?
Much thanks in advance!
I just got a 2017 MBP 15" to replace my 2013 MBP 13" machine and having trouble duplicating my workflow.
In the office, I have two monitors that do nothing special - just some 4 year old IPS LED monitors at 60 Hz running probably 1080p. I would bring my sleeping computer in, plug in a monitor into the HDMI port and then another into the mDP port, and then I'd have dual monitors up and going while keeping my laptop closed. In the meantime, I have the Apple adapter that has USBC/HDMI/USB 3 ports, and I can get one monitor to display through it, but I can't get the other monitor to display as well when I connect it to a simple USB-C to HDMI connector.
I'm not trying to do anything 4K or daisy chaining or anything crazy - just trying to do something quite simple that I've been doing for a while. I've been reading lots of things and most just confuse me more as to why I can or can't do something simple. So I have several questions:
1) Is it true that I can't do this anymore without going and spending a bunch more money on Thunderbolt monitors?
2) Is there a recommendation from anyone on a docking station that will do the dual monitors and all the other assorted connections?
Much thanks in advance!