new MacBook Pro video outputs? plus USB edition via dongle?
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Re: [Usb-c on MacBook Pro 2017. How many video output?](/topic/3387/usb-c-on-macbook-pro-2017-how-many-video-output)
I am looking at upgrading my 2013 MacBook Pro to the new version, a 15" with maxed-out CPU, AMD 560 card...
My two questions are - how to get maximum HDMI outputs and also using the USB edition, what level of dongle hell do I invoke?
My USB key is USB-A shaped, for one thing - I will need to figure out how to get that connecting without some kind of DRM rejecting it through a hub or dongle.Also needing to power through one of those USB-C ports.
I can imagine using these to get the best results:
1 x Sanho HyperDrive Duo USB-C Hub for 13" and 15" MacBook Pro 2016/2017
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/b...
(or a better brand?)
This would allow pass-through power and plugging in the USB key, plus one HDMI output and leave a USB-C available on that side.
Then I could add up to three of these. Looks like good resolution... I seem to see a lot of people branding that same box though:
3 x OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dual HDMI Adapter
https://eshop.macsales.com/ite...
Interface (chipset) Maximum Resolution
- (1) Thunderbolt 3 (Alpine Ridge JHL6540)
- (2) HDMI 2.0 (Parade PS176)
- (2) 3840 x 2160 @ 60hz
So - $500 CDN approx to get all those cables happening ( US $400) for 7 HDMI displays? Can't imagine the GPU could handle that...
For my current show I could get away with only one of the OWC adapters.
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Just read the Q&A on the Sanho device, and the second USB-C port on the dock is data only, meaning you can't get video out of it. That's too bad because the device blocks / uses the second Thunderbolt port on the Macbook without passing video through it (which the onboard port is capable of doing).
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OK so the reviews on the Sanho suck - haha - mostly disconnect issues. Brrrr!
But this one seems better:
