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  1. skel_73

    New MacBook Pro with Touchbar - Displayport / External Monitors Issue

    I just got my new MacBook Pro with Touchbar. Maxed out, souped-up. It is replacing my 2012 Retina MacBook Pro. My old set up was to connect 2 Dell monitors (a Dell U2715H and a slightly older one) to the MacBook using 1 connection through an OWC Thunderbolt hub (display port connection) and the...
  2. M

    Connect MacBook Pro 2016 and PC to one display | As minimal looking as possible

    Hey there, I have a comfort problem to solve, but first let me give you some background-details: I’m going to get the new MacBook Pro (15 inch model) as payment by a client around christmas. At the moment I’m working with the first Retina MacBook Pro from mid 2012, but I build a gaming PC a...
  3. raha613

    Thunderbolt Display + OWC Helios + LED Cinema Display Chain

    Background: Over the years there has been some discussion regarding the use of an Apple LED Cinema Display with an Apple Thunderbolt Display all chained to one Thunderbolt port. It was concluded that as long as the LED Cinema Display is the last in the chain and it is connected to a Thunderbolt...
  4. S

    Help: Mac mini to Dell Monitor no Output (Issue & temporary workaround)

    Hi, I bought a new Dual Core i7 16GB 1TB Mac Mini a month ago. All of a sudden (over the last week or so), when booting the machine from off, no display output is sent to my Dell monitor. The Mac Mini itself appears to boot with no issues and is not in sleep mode. The monitor just insists...
  5. ourcore

    Resolution issue with 30" Cinema HD Display

    Hey, guys, I just revived an old 30" Cinema HD Display with a new power adapter. Issue is that when connected via Mini DisplayPort to a rMBP using Apple's MDP to Dual-Link DVI adapter, the display intermittently flickers on and off. I tried the same connection on another rMBP and got no output...
  6. N

    External 4K Display on rMBP 13" (Late 2013)

    Hi, I hope this is the right forum to post this - if not, please move it! I've just recently started working with my Macbook Pro (Retina, 13", Late 2013) on an external display. As I really enjoy it, I bought a Dock from Henge Docks and a 4K Display from Samsung (U24E590D). Unfortunately there...
  7. AlexanderHoerl

    MacBook Pro Mini DisplayPort cutting WIFI off.

    Hello, I'm using a late 2013 MacBook Pro 15" and a LG 27UD68-W 4K display, both are connected through a Mini DP to DP cable. But when I connect both using the MacBooks Thunderbolt port the wifi drops instantly to around 0,3 - 20 mbit/s (I usually have 50 mbit/s) sometimes a cant even get a...
  8. jeffreyk

    Mac Pro (Late 2013) and Three 4K Display Setup

    I will be upgrading to three 32-inch 4K displays for my Mac Pro (Late 2013) very soon and I had a set up/configuration question. For the three 4K displays, can I use three DisplayPort 1.2 cables utilizing the three individual busses or do I need to use two DisplayPort 1.2 cables for two of the...
  9. barefeats

    LG UltraWide 34" Display

    I've been test driving an LG 34 inch 3440x1440 this past week. It's plug and play with the Mac Pro cylinder. It comes with 2x Thunderbolt, 1x DisplayPort, and 1x HDMI ports. I also connected it to the Mac Pro tower with GTX 980 Ti using the DisplayPort. With the Apple Thunderbolt display...
  10. G

    Resolved Dual Monitors on a Mid 2011 Mini?

    I've done some cursory googling and have searched here a tad bit, but have gotten myself easily confused as to whether or not I can connect a second monitor (Asus VH222H) to my Mini via a MiniDisplayPort to HDMI adapter?? (my main monitor, a Dell S2715H occupies the mini's sole HDMI port ATM)...
  11. d00d3n

    Output 4k@60hz and power macbook 12" simultaneously?

    Anyone who has found a working solution to power a macbook 12" and output 4k@60hz video simultaneously through the USB type-C connector? Outputting 4k@60hz works just fine for me (http://9to5mac.com/2016/06/04/how-to-enable-4k-60hz-resolution-2016-macbook/, using a USB type-C to displayport...
  12. carlsson

    Changing volume not possible for external monitor connected via DisplayPort

    Apple are following some kind of standard; That if you connect something digitally (eg HDMI or DisplayPort) the sound volume should be altered on the digital device (at least, this is what I've read about it). I bought a monitor that connects via DisplayPort. It has built in speakers. I cannot...
  13. JohnDoe_1984

    Resolved Display Issues on Dell U2515H

    I've connected my Dell U2515H monitor to my 2013 Macbook Pro via the MiniDP to DP cable. The display is working however, it appears that is having an issue with colors. Take a look at the attached screenshots and see... In the first, the finder is totally washed out with white. The...
  14. peanutismint

    Early 2011 Macbook Pro + 21:9 WQHD display: best cable/connection to use?

    Shelled out on a WQHD UltraWide 21:9 aspect monitor to use with my PC but also my early 2011 MacBook Pro which has a Thunderbolt port which I currently use with an HDMI converter cable to drive my current 24" monitor. The 21:9 monitor has a plethora of inputs - HDMI, DVI, Thunderbolt and...
  15. tillets

    MBP mid 2012

    Hello, I just have bought a MBP mid 2012. I wonder if it is a rMBP? And what is the option with a samsung UHD display. I own a U28D590 display with HDMI and DisplayPort. I tested a thunderbolt cable from Apple Store in an adaptater mini displayPort to DisplayPort. It actually doesn't work...
  16. adelejjeh

    Best way to connect peripherals to MacBook Pro Retina?

    Hi All I have an Early-2015, 13" MacBook Pro with Retina Display. I am looking for a good dock/docking station which can give me the following capability: Connecting an ethernet cable Connecting 2 DVI monitors or 1 DVI and 1 DisplayPort Monitors or atleast 1 DVI/DP and 1 HDMI monitor...
  17. I

    MBP doesn't acknowledge external display on reconnect

    Macbook Pro MD101LL/A using diplayport to vga adapter. Official Apple brand. This is the setup in teacher classrooms. The macbook is connected to the apple dongle which is displayport to vga and then the vga is connected to a wall drop running to a projector. The problem that is being...
  18. R

    Can't connect Dell U2515H using the DisplayPort cable provided with Display

    Hi all, I just acquired a Macbook Pro 15" Mid 2015 model. I had a Dell U2515H monitor already. The cable provided from Dell is a DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort. I was using this same cable with my Macbook Air late 2011 and it was working. I tried using the same cable with the Macbook Pro that...
  19. C

    Macbook Air 11.1" using MST Hub (EVGA Displayport Hub)

    Dear community, I am owning a EVGA Displayport HUB but unfortunately it does not work. My Acer (DVI(HDMI)) and Viewsonic (DVI) shows the same picture, so its cloned and not using extended or mst mode. Right now I am asking myself if I purchased the wrong adapters, since I read with MST you...