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  1. J

    Alternatives to studio display

    I’m trying to determine if there is less expensive alternative monitor and possibly advantageous for my workflow. I haven’t been able to find a ton of information, but a decent amount of reviews out of the Apple world appear to experience difficulties with connectivity and resolution. Was...
  2. BuggyRidesAgain

    M2 Mac Mini Monitor recommendations

    I recently purchased a M2 Mac Mini and am currently looking for monitors for it. Ideally I would like to purchase two of the same monitors for it and I have been researching options for the last week. The monitors will mostly be used for programming, reading pdf copies of text books, and likely...
  3. G

    Lagging 4k monitors - Mac Mini 2018, thunderbolt cables

    I have 2 4k TVs for my 2018 i5 Mac Mini. There is noticeable lag with keyboard/mouse inputs. When i used just 1 display (the same TV) with HDMI to HDMI, this was not an issue. But adding a 2nd monitor with thunderbolt caused more problems (no waking from sleep, monitors not being in correct...
  4. Lacky

    Does the LG UltraFine 5K support NVIDIA Surround?

    Hi guys, I've got my LG UltraFine 5K connected to my PC via the Moshi DisplayPort to USB-C cable plugged into my NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti and I'm trying to setup NVIDIA Surround, however, no matter what I do, I can't get it to connect. It just keeps coming up with a display connection error...
  5. J

    Dual monitor change picture syncronization

    Hi, I've searched almost everywhere for advice or a suitable script that would restore the same order and start from the same image set in rotation on two monitors when the monitors wake up. This problem does not occur after restarting the computer and after waking up from the "screen saver"...
  6. M

    Dual monitor HDMI mac mini m1

    Hello all, I've searched around for fixes and somewhat at a loss, however sorry if that has already been answered. I have a Mac Mini m1, 16 GB and been using a Yeolibo USB C Hub Adapter with it for about a month. All the ports worked fine until today. HDMI stopped working and now my second...
  7. sbn

    Dillemma: What monitor solution for MBP, with high pixel density and large real estate?

    I have a 2015 iMac 5K 27" and a 27" LED Cinema display, side by side now.This is being replaced by an M1 Max 16" soon, so I'm looking for a new monitor solution. My plan is to use the 16" display of the MBP along with my desktop monitor, so no matter what I choose, I'll have the "dual monitor...
  8. S

    Ultrawide Monitor with Mac Mini M1 and Macbook Pro - dual setup

    I currently have two curved monitors - one dedicated to my PC and one to my Mac Mini. Both have their own peripherals. I also have my work MacBook that I want to get up on a big screen with mouse and keyboard (but want to use those from the other set ups...) I have been looking at philips...
  9. J

    M1 Mini display and disk issues

    Just got an M1 Mac mini for work. Experiencing some odd issues with it, with displays not waking from sleep, and an external SSD that randomly stops being recognized by the system. (Just updated to the latest Big Sur version.) Disk issues: I have two SanDisk SATA SSDs in a Sabrent 4-disk USB...
  10. F23

    HDMI issue: Wakes with wrong resolution

    New problem I encountered on M1 Mac. Was waking to correction resolution before. However, HDMI always took longer than my DP monitor to wake up. But now when the HDMI monitor wakes, the resolution is at 1080p instead of 1440p and it's not fit to the screen. Half the stuff is off screen like the...
  11. F23

    Daisy Chain Dell monitor on M1 Mac Mini?

    Since the M1 Mac Mini only supports 1 display with each port type, would it be possible to use dual Dell monitors through 1 USB C/Thunderbolt port by using daisy chaining of the DP 1.2 port? HDMI has been causing major issues with black screens and flashing so I am looking to use just the USB C...
  12. nemoryoliver

    Will the iMac 5k + 4k Monitor thru Mini Display Port work at 60Hz Full Resolution?

    Hi guys! I wanted a 2nd monitor for my iMac 27" 2019, but don't want to spend much on a thunderbolt/usb-c monitor. I am looking at this Samsung Monitor LU28E590D5 https://s.lazada.com.ph/s.upKN it's the cheapest 4k monitor with IPS panel. I'm hoping I can make it work at full 4k resolution @...
  13. W

    Should i get Vega 48 or 580X for Dual Monitors setup?

    Hey guys I couldn't find any specific information on the internet about this iMac 2019, hope i can get help from you guys and I believe there are many experts here that can guide me. I'm currently using Macbook Pro mid 2015, 16GB DDR3 RAM, 512GB SSD with AMD Radeon R9 M370X 2048 MB Intel Iris...
  14. thisguyneil

    Mac Mini 2012 not detecting dual monitors

    First time poster, if this belongs somewhere else/isnt allowed please be patient with me Hi, I have used my 2012 Mac Mini (MD387LL/A) with my 27 inch LG monitor (27MP33HQ) for years without any problem, but recently I've picked up a Samsung 24 inch curved monitor (CF390 24'') and wanted to run...
  15. R

    Macbook Air Monitors Help!

    Hi guys, my names Ruwaid and i recently bought a Macbook Air 2017, iv always wanted to buy a Macbook because i love the operating system, windows is too clustered for me, Anyway i have a full setup with dual monitors but i would love some assistance on how i can go about connecting two monitors...
  16. M

    OWC thunderbolt 3 dock, 20Gbps cable and dual monitor problems

    Hi So I have OWC thunderbolt 3 dock and OWC thunderbolt 3 20Gbps 2M cable. I want to connect 2 displays, bot have DP inputs (one via miniDP to DP cable, another with usb-c to DP cable) and looks like I can get image on both of them only if I connect the one on usb-c port first and one with DP...
  17. Larvas

    How to get two screens running on MBP 2016?

    Hey guys, so the internet is killing me, I rarely ask questions because in most cases I can google/search the answer, but with this one, I'm quite stuck. I found the buyers guide for adapters, for single monitors and all other sleeve crap, but I could not find a proper answer for a dual...
  18. MyopicPaideia

    Dual External Displays with rMB?

    Apologies if the answer is only a correctly worded search away, but I can't seem to find what I am looking for. I am fairly certain I read about a good USB-C hub/dock that allowed the rMB to drive 2 external monitors at either 1080 or 1440p resolution @ 60Hz, but I cannot seem to find it...
  19. zamboknee

    Dual Monitor Setup

    I have a Retina MBP (Mid 2014) and an Elgato Thunderbolt 2 that I thought I could use for a dual monitor setup. I got a Displayport/thunderbolt cable to HDMI adapter (monitor 1) and a regular HDMI (monitor 2) in hopes of plugging both of these into the Elgato but turns out that the Elgato...
  20. R

    Mac Dock Setup

    I was looking at different Thunderbolt docks, but it seems like all of them only support 2 monitors if one of them is a Thunderbolt monitor. What docks/solutions do you recommend to get a dual monitor setup with a dock for the current MBP? We have a Plugable USB dock, but I have heard it doesn't...