Assistance Needed - How should I hook up my new MBP to external monitors?

[roebuck1]

Hi all,

I'm new to this community. I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to go about connecting the new MBPs up to external monitors. I have two Asus monitors that I need to connect to the new thunderbolt ports (i.e., USB-C ports). Ideally, I would like a single thunderbolt chord to go to an adapter where I can plug in the two HDMI chords coming from the monitors. I have seen docking stations with a single HDMI port and single VGA port, but none with multiple HDMI ports. Are there adapters/docking stations that can support extending the display of two monitors? Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[JTToft]

Most docking stations will have one free Thunderbolt 3 or plain USB-C port plus either a DisplayPort or HDMI port.

Or you can just do two USB-C to DisplayPort cables from two ports on the Mac, assuming your monitors have DisplayPort.

 

[xraydoc]

If you want to do it with a single cable connected to the MBP, you may need to wait for a Thunderbolt 3 docking hub. Get one with an HDMI port and plug a TB/USB-C to HDMI adapter in to one of its open ports, or use a USB-C to Display Port cable. Unless someone markets a dock with two HDMI on it.

 

[roebuck1]

If you want to do it with a single cable connected to the MBP, you may need to wait for a Thunderbolt 3 docking hub. Get one with an HDMI port and plug a TB/USB-C to HDMI adapter in to one of its open ports, or use a USB-C to Display Port cable. Unless someone markets a dock with two HDMI on it.

Thanks for the reply, xraydoc. Do you have any recommendations on current docking stations?

 

[xraydoc]

Thanks for the reply, xraydoc. Do you have any recommendations on current docking stations?

I don't. I haven't looked too much at TB3 docking stations yet. There's at least this one.
https://9to5mac.com/2016/10/28/belkin-thunderbolt-3-express-dock/

 

[roebuck1]

I don't. I haven't looked too much at TB3 docking stations yet. There's at least this one.
https://9to5mac.com/2016/10/28/belkin-thunderbolt-3-express-dock/

Thanks again for your help, sir. Very helpful. I may wait for other brands, though...have had issues with Belkin cables in the past so I'm not sure how much I can trust their adapters.

 

[Clint_Barton]

Thanks again for your help, sir. Very helpful. I may wait for other brands, though...have had issues with Belkin cables in the past so I'm not sure how much I can trust their adapters.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=1234854&gclid=CKK6t420gNACFQUuaQodbJoIMw&is=REG&ap=y&m=Y&c3api=1876,92051677682,&Q=&A=details

Thunderbolt 3 to dual displayport or dual hdmi

 

[JTToft]

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=1234854&gclid=CKK6t420gNACFQUuaQodbJoIMw&is=REG&ap=y&m=Y&c3api=1876,92051677682,&Q=&A=details

Thunderbolt 3 to dual displayport or dual hdmi

- That's pretty cool. Their Thunderbolt 2 dual DisplayPort dock got some pretty mixed reviews, though.

 

[roebuck1]

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=1234854&gclid=CKK6t420gNACFQUuaQodbJoIMw&is=REG&ap=y&m=Y&c3api=1876,92051677682,&Q=&A=details

Thunderbolt 3 to dual displayport or dual hdmi

Clint_Barton, it is so ironic you send that because I was just chatting with a StarTech rep yesterday who did not mention that product. That looks to be the perfect solution to my problem. Thanks a ton.

 

[Clint_Barton]

Clint_Barton, it is so ironic you send that because I was just chatting with a StarTech rep yesterday who did not mention that product. That looks to be the perfect solution to my problem. Thanks a ton.

You are very welcome