I am going to buy a Macbook Pro 2018 15". I am just wondering, if it is possible to connect two monitors via one docking station. If there is any docking station, which it supports 2 monitor connections and extending the view (not mirroring). I don't want to use 2 hdmi adapters because I will need to buy the docking station anyway to have usb and ethernet connections.
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How do I connect dual screen setup on a Mac Mini?  Mac Mini: Late (2012) Apple Cinema Display 27" Apple ThunderBolt Display 27"  ThunderBolt Port: Apple ThunderBolt Display 27" Tried two different Kanex XD units and did not work.  Kanex XD: Mini display port female to HDMI female converter to HDMI cable to HDMI Port on Mac mini.  Does anyone have a link to a converter that work or an option to hook up?
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I have two monitors, but only one dock, which is somewhat annoying, so my question is, how do I get multiple docks? (One on each screen)
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It seems the new Mac Mini uses both HDMI and Thunderbolt, but bandwidth limitations of Thunderbolt may prevent using 3 daisy-chained Thunderbolt high resolution monitors such as the newly released Apple Thunderbolt 27" Display, limiting you to two instead of three.  If this correct: 1. What occurs to the 3rd monitor in a triple daisy-chain? Black screen? Reduced available resolution up to the bandwidth limit of Thunderbolt? 2. Are there HDMI to mini-displayport adapters for connecting the HDMI output of the Mini to the Thunderbolt input of an Apple Thunderbolt 27" Display? Would that even work?
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I have a Surface Pro 4 and an iMac (late 2019). I would like to connect my Surface Pro to the iMac to use the iMac screen as a second monitor.  Is that possible?  What are the requirements to use an iMac as a second screen?
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I've just purchased a Dell P2415Q monitor which I've connected up to my MacBook Pro (running OS X El Capitan). Everything works great in terms of the display, however I've noticed that it goes into power-saving mode (i.e. shuts off the display) as soon as I disconnect my MacBook Pro from its power source.  Given the battery is already charged up I don't want to keep it plugged in as I suspect it will damage the battery life if I keep it that way for a long time (and I do intend to take my MacBook Pro out and about for other uses).  Does anybody know how I can make the display work irrespective of whether my MacBook Pro is connected to it's power source or not?
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I have a Late 2011 Macbook Pro 13" (running Lion - OS 10.7.4) which I use with a dual external monitor setup. I have two 21" LCDs that I use as external monitors. One uses the built in Mini Display Port on the Macbook Pro and the other is connected via a USB to DVI adapter (Diamond DVILink).  The problem I am having is with the 13" built in display of the Macbook Pro. I would like it to remain closed and unused (I prefer the dual monitors at same resolution), however I cannot seem to "disable" the display in the display preferences applet. So even though the Macbook Pro lid is closed the operating system still makes use of the display, even though the apple logo on the back of the display is unlit. I have tried to move the laptop screen off out of the way in display preferences but I find when I "sleep" my setup that any applications that remain open move to the laptop screen. This makes it difficult to locate the application windows when resuming from sleep.    Does anyone know of a way to disable the laptop built in display so it is not seen by the OS when external monitors are being used?
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I have .  it works fine with my Macbook Pro. I also want to connect it to my Windows laptop via HDMI. I bought this , which converts the HDMI signal to DisplayPort. Everything plugs in just fine, but the display just does not turn on. I tried a variety of resolution settings.  Note: this display does not have a power button. It just turns on when I plug it into a Mac. There is no activity when I plug it into the DisplayPort converter.
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Several people have posted about how they use 3 external monitors with their MacBook Pro Retina. see:        However, when I attempt to do this on my 15" late 2013 MacBook Pro Retina, I can only run 2. Either, 2 thunderbolt, or 1 thunderbolt and 1 HDMI. When I plug in all 3, only 2 of them work.  Apple tech says     Yep. You can only have 2 external monitors (unless you want to add a usb monitor).   Is there some trick I am missing? Some setting to tweak? I have 3 monitors just waiting for the solution. One of my monitors feels quite left out...
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I have a laptop with a graphics card that supports 2 displays. I would like to know the easiest way to set it up so I can close my laptop lid and use 2 external monitors (unique displays).  I use it primarily for office applications and video and want a quality, clear picture.  The laptop has 1 VGA port and I have 2 24" 1920x1200 monitors that have VGA and DVI ports. So a few questions:   Can I just use a VGA splitter? (seen mixed feedback on this) Would it a VGA to 2 DVI splitter give a better picture quality? (if it exists) Would I be better upgrading laptop to one with 2 digital ports ( I just see a lot with VGA and HDMI though)   specs: Model: Toshiba Satellite C675-S106 (Windows 7) Graphics Card: Intel HD Graphics 3000 (supports 2 displays) Processor: Intel Core i3-2350M
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My Mac doesn't recognize my TV's resolution on (so far) 3 VGA cables I've tried but it works just fine using other seemingly old VGA cables. My roommate had the same experience on Mint Linux.  What's the difference between VGA cables? What should I look for in a VGA cable that I buy? Are those still being made?
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Is it at all possible to use my 21.5 inch late 2013 iMac as an external monitor on which I can extend the display of my ?  These are the ports that I'm working with on both devices:
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I have an older macbook pro with a mini display port. Can I use a Thunderbolt display as an external monitor?
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I have been using a 24" monitor with my macbook pro early 2011 connected via a mini display port to DVI adaptor.  I recently received an HP Z30i 30" monitor.  When I connect to it with an mini display port to display port adaptor, although it displays at the monitors native 2560x1600 resolution, the mac is scaling the desktop display down so as to leave a 1cm or so black border around the desktop.  The mac reports using a resolution of 2560x1600 and the display reports this also.   This makes the display blurry as single pixels become sub pixels.   The display looks like the same effect as having "under scan" turned on when using an HDMI cable at 1080p.  I thought that maybe there was a hardware or display problem, but when I boot off a previous system partition from a different hard-drive using the same OS (10.8.5) release, the monitor set up works perfectly.  This proves the OS release, display and the hardware, so I'm thinking that there must be a preferences problem with my current setup.  Perhaps the under scan setting is somehow being applied to this display when it's not using HDMI?  I've tried deleting /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver.plist, ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.windowserver.HostNumber.plist and rebooting but no results.   The scaling is applied before the login screen and logging in as a different user has the same problem.  Any ideas?  It's driving me nuts, I've got this nice 30" screen and I can't use it!
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I have scoured the Internet and come here as my last hope.  I currently have the Galaxy S4, M919v. I own two 24 inch Samsung monitors.  Is there any method for me to display my Android screen onto one of my monitors?  I want to basically play my Android games, using my Android phone, but have them displayed on my monitors. My 24 inch monitor has the same resolution as my phone, so I figure the graphics should be great.  I am trying to find a WIFI/micro-usb cable solution to this problem without buying any types of additional connectors.
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Is it possible to use my Macbook Pro's display to receive inputs from other sources?
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I use a Full HD 24" external display besides my 15" MacBook Pro Retina, on which I use the option for most screen estate regarding the Retina display. In the display arrangement screen, the MacBook Pro is therefore a bigger rectangle than the external display. Is there a way to size these rectangles regarding their "real world size" instead of resolution? I'm annoyed by my cursor teleporting vertically whenever I move from one display to another.
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I've seen many of the solutions on the topic, all posted in this site. But I haven't seen any of them mentioning Apple's adapter,   I have that, which was used to connect to my old MacBook Pro 2013.   Now, I'm assuming that all I need is to connect the Mini DisplayPort to an adapter, such as  (as mentioned in one of the posts) and the USB cable to a USB-C adaptor.   Is this correct?