Almost everything I'm seeing out there on amazon Best Buy etc come with ethernet, sd card slots which I don't really need and would simply prefer more USB ports. The wirecutter recommended ones dont have enough for me as Id prefer to have at least 4 or 5. Does nothing like this exist currently? Or do I just have to suck it up and separately do hdmi/usb power passthrough and then another for all the usb drives/kb/mouse?
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USB C hub with HDMI 4k 60Hz and more than 3 USB ports
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Here's one:
And it currently has a 40% off coupon on Amazon to boot!
EDIT: Oops, just noticed it's 30 Hz, not 60. Let me look some more.
Ok here's one with FOUR USB ports + 60Hz 4K HDMI:
Oh wow, take a look at this one:
And it currently has a 40% off coupon on Amazon to boot!
EDIT: Oops, just noticed it's 30 Hz, not 60. Let me look some more.
Ok here's one with FOUR USB ports + 60Hz 4K HDMI:
LENTION USB C Hub with 4K HDMI Output(4K@60Hz), 4 USB 3.0, Type C Charging Dongle Compatible 2023-2016 MacBook Pro, New Mac Air, Steamdeck, Type C Devices, Stable Driver Adapter (CB-C35sH, Space Gray)
LENTION USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter with 4K HDMI, 4-Port USB 3.0 and Power Delivery
www.amazon.com
Oh wow, take a look at this one:
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Even DisplayPort 1.4's HBR3 link rate (with two lanes link width) is not sufficient for all HDMI 2.0 4K 60Hz modes.
HDMI 2.0 (594 MHz) 4K 60Hz 8bpc RGB requires the addition of DSC. Some HDMI displays can accept CVT-RB timing (533 MHz) to do this without DSC but M1 Macs don't have a method to create custom timings. DSC might not work in Big Sur and M1 Macs don't support Catalina.
HDMI 2.0 4K 60Hz 10bpc 4:2:2 and 4:2:0 will work without DSC. HDR requires 10bpc. Some adapters don't support HDR. macOS doesn't have a method to select pixel format so you have to hope it does the right thing. M1 Macs don't have a method to determine the current output pixel format.
The Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter is an example of a USB-C hub that supports HDMI 2.0b, HDR, HBR3, DSC, USB 3.0, and Power Delivery but it only has one USB port. Tested on Intel Mac mini with W5700 in Big Sur:
- works 4K60 10bpc 4:2:0 HDR (2 lanes HBR3, no DSC)
- works 4K60 10bpc 4:2:0 not HDR (2 lanes HBR3, no DSC)
- won't enable DSC for 8bpc RGB/4:4:4 so it fails the chroma subsampling test (only greyscale text is clear - coloured text on coloured background is bad at 4:2:0 - I'm not sure why it won't at least do 4:2:2 to reduce the chroma subsampling problem)
- can do 8bpc RGB/4:4:4 at 533MHz
The CalDigit SOHO supports all the same but has two USB 3.1 gen 2 ports and a DisplayPort output.
Tested on Intel Mac mini with W5700 in Big Sur:
- macOS doesn't enable the HDR option for the HDMI output.
so update. I bought the official apple usb-c digital av adapter and just "daisy chained" by old hub into the usb-a.
I went to the store yesterday to check out what they had and literally only had the usb-c digital av and the caldigit T3plus. Not wanting to pay $250 i had a brief convo with an employee on hubs and the air. He stated he himself used the anker 7-1 but noted hdcp issues when broadcasting to TVs.
I do note that the "hub" gets fairly warm with use (not hot) and i dont like it hanging off the air on the little mac stand I have (used originally for the 15" rmbp)so I propped it up it take a little strain off the port.
Stupid question but im guessing using any usb-c extender would probably mess with the reliability of the signal/power/data correct?
I went to the store yesterday to check out what they had and literally only had the usb-c digital av and the caldigit T3plus. Not wanting to pay $250 i had a brief convo with an employee on hubs and the air. He stated he himself used the anker 7-1 but noted hdcp issues when broadcasting to TVs.
I do note that the "hub" gets fairly warm with use (not hot) and i dont like it hanging off the air on the little mac stand I have (used originally for the 15" rmbp)so I propped it up it take a little strain off the port.
Stupid question but im guessing using any usb-c extender would probably mess with the reliability of the signal/power/data correct?
It's a digital signal. It will work until it doesn't. As long as the noise doesn't reach a certain level it will be ok. However, the signal is 8.1 Gbps so it's not going to allow as much extension as USB 3.0 would.