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As with any USB connector, the monitors refresh rate is a bit slow.

This is annoying, but I'm getting used to it. So, when the USB settings are loaded, its too late to set the monitors the way they last were. An apple tech told me this is true of USB type devices, as Apple first loads the display settings, then the USB ones.

Occasionally, I also have to go to display settings and rearrange them. I have to hit Command F1 which puts them into extended display. Every time I reboot they default back to being mirrored. This is the resolution I was able to get on all three monitors when they were connected individually, so I believe I am not losing anything there.ġ. Second and third monitors - on Diamond device - Dell 2009W : 1680 x 1050

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Main monitor - Asus VE278 - on Thunderbolt: 1080P This is a USB -> 2 monitor solution (it has two ports - one DVI and the other HDMI).

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Are connected to a Diamond USB 3.0 Dual Head Display adaptor Model DV100 (it took me a little while to find drivers for this for the MAC, but they are out there). My other two monitors - which are used more for reviewing documents, etc. My main monitor that I use all the time - Hooked up to the thunderbolt port. That said, I have 3 external monitors hooked up to my mac air (mid-2013) as follows: There appears to be none, although I haven't seen anything saying that technically its not possible. What I'd really like to see, obviously, is a thunderbolt hub or splitter, etc. OK, I've been doing a bit of research on this topic myself. Some MBPs with integrated graphics can only support one Thunderbolt monitor, which may preclude three monitors from being used together. I don't have the right hardware to test this setup, but the article/KBs above imply that driving multiple monitors may be possible, depending on your MBP model (see this KB for more details) regarding the number of monitors that are supported. Target Display Mode does not work with Mini DisplayPort cable for more Target Display Mode to a Thunderbolt chain. You cannot use a MiniĭisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort cable to connect an iMac (Mid 2011) in Use only one MiniĭisplayPort device in a Thunderbolt chain. Mac or to a compatible Thunderbolt peripheral do not connect a MiniĭisplayPort display to a Thunderbolt display. If the Mini DisplayPort display is connected to a Thunderbolt peripheral, the display should be connected at the end of theĬonnect Mini DisplayPort displays directly to a Thunderbolt port on a Thunderbolt-capable Mac or to a compatible Thunderbolt peripheral. Connect MiniĭisplayPort displays directly to a Thunderbolt port on a Of an Apple Thunderbolt Display (27-inch) will not work. DisplaysĬonnected via Mini DisplayPort video adapter to the Thunderbolt port Thunderbolt port of an Apple Thunderbolt Display (27-inch). Mini DisplayPort displays will not light up if connected to the Thunderbolt storage devices into the display's relevant port. The Thunderbolt display directly into the Mac's port, then hooking For best performance Apple recommends hooking It's unclear why simply hooking the older monitors directly into the Work as normal by hooking them into another Thunderbolt peripheral. That Mini DisplayPort LCDs can be added to a Thunderbolt chain and Into the Thunderbolt port on the newer LCD. Mini DisplayPort displays won't light up if they're hooked directly

Apple Thunderbolt Display (27-inch): Connection options for Thunderbolt MacsĪpple's notes one other caveat about the Thunderbolt display: older.

I like this knowledge base article for the clear deprecation of which Macs support two Thunderbolt displays and which ones only support one.

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Should a Thunderbolt adapter come about that drives two displays, I'll update the answer, but nothing has been released (or even rumored) even though it's clearly something the protocol could support. You can then put the most important content on the Thunderbolt port and have the secondary display served over USB.

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Initially they were slower, but the newer ones are getting much faster and the software much better. You may find an inexpensive USB to VGA solution to get around this limitation.

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The Apple mini-DisplayPort to VGA or HDMI adapter terminates the Thunderbolt chain where it is connected, so until Apple released new MacBook Pro with two Thunderbolt ports (similar to the iMac that has two ports) then you will only get one video signal from the device through the Thunderbolt port.