I'm using a "TBI Pro Adapter Adapti-13 Mini USB-C Hub" on my macbook 13 pro (2019)
And I wish to connect my 2 PHILIPS monitors (243v5) they are the same but from diffrent years.
I connected them both thru the adapter one with VGA and the other with HDMI and the mac sees them as one monitor, but I would like it to be separated\chained with the macbook lid closed
another this is the adapter is "shooting down" for time to time can it be because of the adapter or maybe the mac book can't hold to "allot of things connected at the same time" (gaming keyboard, mouse, 2 monitor and sometimes ethernet)
Thank you all for your time 🙂
Best Answer
Judging from the manual, the adaptor can only output the same video signal to the different connectors at once. This means you can extend your screen once, but not multiple times. Most likely, the Mac does not even see that multiple monitors are connected, instead the adaptor just mirrors the one incoming video signal to multiple video outputs.
To extend your screen multiple times, you would need to get another adaptor or a powered hub.
EDIT:
As mentioned by @MacGuffin in the comments the manual mentions that this actually is possible under Windows, yet it doesn't show that under macOS. However, trying it with a second HDMI cable instead of the VGA may yield results, although the manual mentions that it should not make a difference - aside from quality.
Since the manual isn't that detailed, I would just try to contact the customer support mentioned at the bottom. They will be able to tell if and how it is possible to connect multiple monitors with different video outputs on macOS.
As a general note: While USB-C offers great bandwidth and speed it is still limited at some point. Plugging in 3 USB-devices, two monitors, 1GB Ethernet and Audio may work, but for sure not at maximum speed. It is not only a USB-C limitation, but also the controller in the HUB/adaptor needs to be able to handle all of that.
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