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Title: How to use a new monitor with an old Mac Post by: HCK on May 02, 2020, 04:05:15 pm How to use a new monitor with an old Mac
<article> <section class="page"> <p>While Mac 911 receives a lot of email about connecting Apple’s old series of displays to new Thunderbolt 3 Macs via USB-C connections, it’s also possible to go the other direction: connect a new “USB-C” monitor to older Macs—so long as the monitor has multiple video ports. (We published a large FAQ (https://www.macworld.com/article/3534509/connect-old-apple-display-to-a-new-mac-to-give-it-new-life.html) on what you need to connect old displays to newer Macs.)</p><p>Many display makers advertise their newer monitors as “USB-C” models. And there’s no backwards compatibility from USB-C, whether that port offers Thunderbolt 3 or just USB, video, networking, and power. No manufacturers have created docks for Thunderbolt 2 that allow a USB-C connection. I’m not sure it’s even possible, but there’s simply not enough of a market for it if it were.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3539848/how-to-use-a-new-monitor-with-an-old-mac.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: How to use a new monitor with an old Mac (https://www.macworld.com/article/3539848/how-to-use-a-new-monitor-with-an-old-mac.html#tk.rss_all) |