Mini Display Port Splitter??

[Mac Motion]

Anyone had tried this Displayport splitter yet? It's called IDT ViewXpand. Wonder if it's working well on a Mac.

Ok I think I found it. It's called Accell UltraAV in USA. Part number K088B-001B. Here's a list of retailers. Wonder if it's working on a Mac. $142 is a bit expensive

Edit: $142 at Buy.com and $143 at Amazon.
Edit 2: PC Mall says it's for all platform.
Edit 3: Dell and Startech have the DP to DVI version of the same unit.

 

[3282868]

You can connect multiple displays to a single displayport. It's packet switched and self-configuring. You can either split (hub) the displays, or daisy chain them if they have out ports. The upper bound is determined by the aggregate bandwidth of all displays attached.

This^

One of the main benefits to display port connections is you only need ONE for a computer, as you can connect as many displays as you want. Mainly this is done through daisy chaining (one chord from the graphics card to the display, and another cord from the display to another display and so on). Apple's displays don't have a mini-displayport out which is RIDICULOUS as it defeats the purpose of one of display ports points of use.

If you get a splitter to split the connection from one mini-displayport for two monitors, it will not be the same image.

UPDATE: I searched for mini-displayport splitters and was floored to find that there are no cables that simply split one mini-display port connection for two displays. Isn't this what display port can support, more than one display per connector, max two or three per one connection?

No way I'm spending $250+ for a display port "hub" on top of a $750 Apple LED LCD AND a cable to convert the display from mini-display port to display port for the adapter. This is crap.

 

[Mac Motion]

Ok I think I found it. It's called Accell UltraAV in USA. Part number K088B-001B. Here's a list of retailers. Wonder if it's working on a Mac. $142 is a bit expensive

The Accell UltraAV is not a great option. Amazon says there's a limit of 3840x1024.... with 3 monitors attach that is 1280x1024 per monitor. Maybe enough for most users but not for me.

So there's no monitor out there with both DP-out and DP-in ports to make a daisy chain?

 

[narofx]

Toshiba has a USB dock, which provides DVI or VGA output up to 1920x1200 resolution, called the Dynadock.

http://laptops.toshiba.com/dynadock

So, with the MBP's screen, another LCD screen output from the mini DisplayPort and one via Dynadock, you can have 3 displays.

Although the specs does not state that its compatible with Mac OS, I had seen it work at a tradeshow where they had a display unit connected to a Macbook.

 

[jbyun04]

CinemaView has this thing called a Duo or something

http://www.cinemaview.com/product/cinemaview-duo

 

[turbobass]

UPDATE: I searched for mini-displayport splitters and was floored to find that there are no cables that simply split one mini-display port connection for two displays. Isn't this what display port can support, more than one display per connector, max two or three per one connection?

Are you saying that there are no devices that you found to split mini display port or no *cables*? That is, is it hopeless or just expensive?

 

[mikecism]

Nope

There is no reasonably priced way to split the Mini-Displayport signal. And by split, I just mean two displays mirrored, not expanded desktop.

(Reasonable meaning < $50).

The closest this is the Tripp-Lite splitter, but that is a big ball of fail and does not work at all (Mac can't push the display

It's amazing that in this day and age, Apple is still 10 years behind PCs on a basic function. I love my Mac, and it's great, but simple peripherals functions are quite frustrating.

 

[turbobass]

It's amazing that in this day and age, Apple is still 10 years behind PCs on a basic function. I love my Mac, and it's great, but simple peripherals functions are quite frustrating.

Maybe I am just confused and/or splitting hairs, but just an observation -- doesn't display port as a protocol support daisy-chaining displays? I guess they can't be daisy-chained or split (mirrored) -- and this is the fault of the Apple peripherals, not the Mac desktop hardware (as in -- is there a Dell Monitor with the Display Port "Out" that could accomplish this, no?)

 

[mikecism]

Maybe I am just confused and/or splitting hairs, but just an observation -- doesn't display port as a protocol support daisy-chaining displays? I guess they can't be daisy-chained or split (mirrored) -- and this is the fault of the Apple peripherals, not the Mac desktop hardware (as in -- is there a Dell Monitor with the Display Port "Out" that could accomplish this, no?)

Displayport 1.2 supports daisy-chaining; I wish Apple embraced it in their hardware. They choose not to for over a year, so that is on Apple. Looks like they don't do it with Thunderbolt either. (Grumble).

I would be happy with just a plain spitter, ala VGA (but with the better resolution). those have been around forever.

 

[sierra1]

Will Tripp Lite splitter work with 2010 MBP

There is no reasonably priced way to split the Mini-Displayport signal. And by split, I just mean two displays mirrored, not expanded desktop.

(Reasonable meaning < $50).

The closest this is the Tripp-Lite splitter, but that is a big ball of fail and does not work at all (Mac can't push the display

It's amazing that in this day and age, Apple is still 10 years behind PCs on a basic function. I love my Mac, and it's great, but simple peripherals functions are quite frustrating.

Is this the splitter you were referring to?
http://www.tripplite.com/en/products/model.cfm?txtModelID=4747

Have you tested it with a MBP? Why won't it work? I want to split the output of my MBP so I can drive my NEC PA2741W simultaneously with my Sony Bravia 46" display. I currently have to swap cables to use only one display at a time.