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M1 Macs Able to Run Up to Six External Displays Using DisplayLink
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I'm not familiar with DisplayLink, and don't like the idea of installing 3rd party driver software. So my question is how many external displays can I connect without installing the DL software? I've currently got 1 simple 1080p HDMI display connected, but having a 2nd would be good.
Wow..just wow..IT guys are awesome lol.
I never do stocks so I think I am contented with 1 screen for now.
I'm using a Plugable usb-c docking station with displaylink, my setup is 1 monitor via HDMI/USB-C and 1 monitor via Plugable dock. Everytime I try to plug it in for 2 external monitors, my M1 MBP locks and displays black. It doesn't matter if I plug the HDMI/USB-C display first or the Plugable dock first.
The Plugable works fine in my 2019 MBP though. 🤷♀️
The Plugable works fine in my 2019 MBP though. 🤷♀️
Thanks for pointing this out. I did some research and the HP Thunderbolt 120 G2 does NOT use DisplayLink. Oddly enough, a lower end HP does. I also use a thinkpad for work which works great with the two 4k monitors. I'll look at the converters from Star Tek. My HP dock has all the ports USB-C, HDMI and Display Port. Which converter would you recommend? Thanks so much!
mine is a 2016 13" Pro (base model). It runs pretty terrible, and I see the spinning beach ball with nearly everything I do, even opening new safari tabs.
I planned to connect Mac Mini M1 to my new two widescreen Philips 499P9 49” 5K. Is it not possible??
Apple introduces “pro” machines that can‘t run ten AAA games simultaneously? Unforgivable!
Just wrapped up some diagrams per viewer requests.
Apologies if scaling is off, on mobile.
Apologies if scaling is off, on mobile.
Wow that's tragic. Sounds like something is going weirdly wrong there.
Quite frankly, I am not a fan of any Intel MacBook made from late-2015, they are all badly flawed in many ways. The Retina models from 2012 to mid-2015 remain the best Intel MacBooks ever made. The M1, of course, blows them all out of the water.
If I was you, I'd first go into an Apple store and ask them to take a look at it. I've found their service staff to be excellent, and will usually fix any problems for free if they don't require out of warranty parts.
If that fails to fix it, then I'd wipe the hard drive and install the OS from fresh (I'd install Mojave - it's the best one so far. Catalina is a dog, and Big Sur is too new to have ironed out all the problems). That might get your laptop kicking again. If you are going to do that, then I also recommending doing a temporary backup where you simply copy all the files you need to keep onto an external hard drive, as I've found Time Machine can sometimes mess you about. Good luck.
Amazing - thanks for the diagrams. Do you have the part numbers (or Amazon links) for the USB3-HDMI adapter and USB3-DDP adapters?
(I have the MacBook Air M1, and would be looking to not buy the TB3 dock if possible - so would just have a HDMI to USBC cable in port 1 of the Air, and then use a DisplayLink dongle in port 2 of the Air - via a bog standard USBC-USBA dongle).
Thanks again!
Yeah! They’re all linked in the video description. They’re Amazon affiliate links if that’s ok (I used the funds from the previous videos to get the M1 Macs to make the video, doing likewise for future videos)
Not to be confused with DisplayPort alt mode over USB-C
I was reading up on Displayport MST. Mac OS supports MST for running 5k and 6k displays, but not for daisy chaining.
I wonder if you could could daisy chain two thunderbolt displays as that was a supported configuration before. I don't know of any other thunderbolt displays that support daisy chaining.
Anybody have two thunderbolt displays they could lend me to test out my theory?
At least, it looks like it might be possible to run 2 display ports monitors daisy changed in the future if Apple decides to add support.
MBPr 2015, 2.5GHz i7 – Daisychaining 2 Dell U2414H 61 Screens
Marking this question as an already existing question is wrong as the other question refers to a Mid 2012 NONretina Macbook running 10.10.1 instead of 10.10.3/4 I think that daisy chaining DisplayP...apple.stackexchange.com
The same Intel Mac running Windows in Boot Camp does MST daisy chaining with no problem. Can Apple pull their heads out of their rectums, put aside their petty attempt to "convince" people to buy Thunderbolt monitors, and properly support MST daisy chaining in MacOS?
Tired of Mac users constantly being told that DP multimonitor adapters do not fully work in MacOS:
DisplayPort & Mini DisplayPort Adapters | Display & Video Adapters | StarTech.com
Use your DisplayPort compatible device with a display that supports a compatible standard (VGA or HDMI) - or vice versa - by using one of our DisplayPort adapters.
www.startech.com
USB-C Display Adapters | Display & Video Adapters | StarTech.com
Even if your USB-C equipped laptop, desktop or tablet doesn’t have the video connections you need, our USB Type-C video adapters make it easy to extend your display to a VGA, DisplayPort, or HDMI monitor.
www.startech.com
MST Hubs Before You Buy | StarTech.com
What is an MST hub, and how can I tell if it will work in my setup?
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USB-C | SOHO Dock – CalDigit
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I am actually also programming on the mac. But I can still only use (or deal with) 2 monitors at a time, although they are both 5K.
Most of the full stack developers on my team use at least two external monitors. Primarily the 15 and 16 inch Intel MBPs. This will great news about this workaround. Many of us were holding off until next year's larger models with M1. I bit the bullet and bought the 13" M1 and I love the speed. Many of the dev tools work with Rosetta, and the rest have a roadmap for native support very soon.
I suppose it comes from 'Pro' being the short form of 'Professional':
Noun
1 A person engaged or qualified in a profession: professionals such as lawyers and surveyors.
2 A person engaged in a specified activity, especially a sport, as a main paid occupation rather than as a pastime
3 a person competent or skilled in a particular activity
So I guess if you do something with a level of competence or skill, and/or get paid for that, you'd be a Pro. The problem is I think it's become a much abused term, generally applied to things that have more 'features' and cost more.
Assuming the full resolution works on HDMI (which looks like it does based on the response below), should run just fine
Q: Will the new mac mini m1 with a thunderbolt 3 usb-c connection drive the full 5120x1440 resolution when connected to the usb-c port of this monitor?
A: Yes! The monitor has every connection needed (VGA, HDMI, USB-C, etc). I use it with my Mac and works great.
Mac Mini M1
HDMI: 499P9 (1) (No webcam)
Thunderbolt 1: 499P9 (2)
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So I can connect one screen at 5K via HDMI and the other at 5K too via DisplayPort, all without external cables/hardware right?
The questions refers to the USB-C connection, not HDMI...
thanks
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