Hi, I have a question. I ordered a new Studio XDR Display and I read that it supports daisy chaining. Does this mean that I can connect my older original Studio Display to the new one using a Thunderbolt cable so that I don’t need to run two cables to the MacBook? If so, how is it possible that a single Thunderbolt cable can handle two monitors with such high bandwidth requirements?
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FreakinEurekan
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FreakinEurekan
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I don’t “know” yet of course but I don’t see any reason they’d change it from prior chainable displays. macOS lets you route audio wherever you need it - one display, the other display, both, split L/R, whatever.
next week i will test it, but not sure if older studio display has capability of daisy chaining
SDAVE
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FreakinEurekan
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Two options:
(1) it'll work
(2) it won't
Anyone on MacRumors who claims to "Know" prior to March 11, is lying 😉
(1) it'll work
(2) it won't
Anyone on MacRumors who claims to "Know" prior to March 11, is lying 😉
so hope march 11 i will try it. MBP PRO 14 TB5 - TO STUDIO XDR and daisy chain with old studio display.
Coming out of the downstream Studio XDR TB5 port to a Studio Display V1 should be no different to coming out of a downstream TB5 port of a TB5 dock.
It can be an 8K video capable USB-C cable, or TB3/4/5.
That's how it works, as long as you are using a TB5 cable from a TB5 Mac to the monitor...
If you are using a TB4 Mac, with or without a daisy-chain to some other 4K or lower USB-C monitor, then yes, we will have to wait until someone tries it, but it most likely won't be HDR (10 bits) or >60Hz.
It can be an 8K video capable USB-C cable, or TB3/4/5.
That's how it works, as long as you are using a TB5 cable from a TB5 Mac to the monitor...
If you are using a TB4 Mac, with or without a daisy-chain to some other 4K or lower USB-C monitor, then yes, we will have to wait until someone tries it, but it most likely won't be HDR (10 bits) or >60Hz.
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anshuvorty
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"The older Studio Display doesn't support Daisy Chaining, I think?"
No, but it can be the second (last) monitor in a TB5 daisy-chain.
No, but it can be the second (last) monitor in a TB5 daisy-chain.
alchemistics
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It just makes sense that this should work in case you go this route:
TB5 capable Mac -> new TB5 Studio display -> old TB3 Studio display
Thunderbolt is backwards compatible, meaning you can daisy chain any TB device to be the last in the chain. This can also be a Dock, an SSD or any other TB device.
Chances seem pretty high that this will work. There might be a limit with the new XDR as it will use more bandwidth, leaving less throughput for daisy chained devices.
TB5 capable Mac -> new TB5 Studio display -> old TB3 Studio display
Thunderbolt is backwards compatible, meaning you can daisy chain any TB device to be the last in the chain. This can also be a Dock, an SSD or any other TB device.
Chances seem pretty high that this will work. There might be a limit with the new XDR as it will use more bandwidth, leaving less throughput for daisy chained devices.
This is new. M4 Pro/Max Macs only support two monitors connected to a TB5 dock, but the TB5 spec allows three.
The new TB5 Macs support this, which has to be a DP 2.1 compliance thing?
So a daisy chain of three monitors is possible with an M5 Pro/Max Mac, though probably not all could be 5K/120Hz...
M5 Pro
The new TB5 Macs support this, which has to be a DP 2.1 compliance thing?
So a daisy chain of three monitors is possible with an M5 Pro/Max Mac, though probably not all could be 5K/120Hz...
M5 Pro
- Supports up to three external displays over a single Thunderbolt port
- Supports up to four external displays over a single Thunderbolt port
Was also interested in this and found a video posted today
(4m30s in) which seems to confirm older Studio Display is compatible with DaisyChain as long as it’s the last display in the DaisyChain setup
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As far as I understand from the technical specifications of the new Studio Display XDR, M3 pro can operate at 120 Hz. However, when I check the specifications of my device, it has a Thunderbolt 4 port, not Thunderbolt 5. Do you think Thunderbolt 4 can support 120 Hz smoothly on a 5K display?
I have normal studio display 2026 (not XDR) connected to my MBP via TB4. SD is connected to my LG monitor USB-C port (27UN880B) via TB5 cable which was in the box and daisy chain works perfectly. MBP is connected to SD, two screens show up and MBP is charging.
My guess is that if it works with LG monitor without TB it should work with old SD with no issues whatsoever.