Use both HDMI and Thunderbolt for external monitors

[karohan]

Can the new Macbook Pros use both the HDMI and Thunderbolt (with an HDMI adaptor) to have two external monitors running simultaneously in addition to the laptop screen?

 

[David N]

Yes

 

[karohan]

There was recently a post on the Macrumors home page about how the retina MBPs were shown to run two Cinema Displays and an external HDMI monitor. This makes sense, but are you sure you can run three non-cinema display monitors (using thunderbolt to hdmi converters)?

 

[theSeb]

There was recently a post on the Macrumors home page about how the retina MBPs were shown to run two Cinema Displays and an external HDMI monitor. This makes sense, but are you sure you can run three non-cinema display monitors (using thunderbolt to hdmi converters)?

Yes.

 

[gabicava83]

Yes.

How and with what?

 

[aliennerd]

Here you go, I did post this on another thread:-

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Sorry, my bad, these are of course mini display port monitors plus HDMI.

 

[gabicava83]

Ah sugar, I read this wrong.

Multi-tasking and men = no good.

I meant running x3 none apple monitors.

 

[theSeb]

How and with what?

What monitors are you planning to run and what inputs do they have?

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Ah sugar, I read this wrong.

Multi-tasking and men = no good.

I meant running x3 none apple monitors.

You can do this. I connect a Dell U2412m to my thunderbolt port on my MBA and Mini (using a miniDP to DVI adaptor ) or to the HDMI out on my mini. I can also connect a Dell to the HDMI port and an ACD to the thunderbolt port at the same time.

On the rMBP you have three outputs (2x TB and 1 x HDMI) and you can connect any modern monitor to a thunderbolt port

That means you can connect any two displays via the TB ports (using miniDP to DP or miniDP to DVI or miniDP to HDMI connectors) and then another display using the HDMI port.

 

[gabicava83]

What monitors are you planning to run and what inputs do they have?

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You can do this. I connect a Dell U2412m to my thunderbolt port on my MBA and Mini (using a miniDP to DVI adaptor ) or to the HDMI out on my mini. I can also connect a Dell to the HDMI port and an ACD to the thunderbolt port at the same time.

On the rMBP you have three outputs (2x TB and 1 x HDMI) and you can connect any modern monitor to a thunderbolt port

That means you can connect any two displays via the TB ports (using miniDP to DP or miniDP to DVI or miniDP to HDMI connectors) and then another display using the HDMI port.

How's CS treating you 😉?

It does have three outputs, but I want to use ethernet too.

So can only use two.

Anyhow, thanks for the info, you are right though 🙂

 

[theSeb]

How's CS treating you 😉?

It does have three outputs, but I want to use ethernet too.

So can only use two.

Anyhow, thanks for the info, you are right though 🙂

I finished my degree 11 years ago. I was just reminiscing about the good, old days in the other thread.

You're quite right. If you want to use another TB dongle , then you're stuck.