Can Macbooks using the USB-c ports directly HDMI to a display (male-USB-c to male HDMI)?
from cheese_greater@lemmy.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca on 14 Jun 20:16
https://lemmy.world/post/48174292

I dont want to use a stoopid dongle add-on

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T00l_shed@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 20:19 next collapse

I believe all the type c on MacBook are DP so technically it should work

Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 20:28 next collapse

Yep.

unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de on 14 Jun 20:52 next collapse

What? The question is worded confusingly.

When going from USBC to HDMI you always need an adapter because the signal from USBC is DP not HDMI.

cheese_greater@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 21:04 next collapse

K the point of this question is whether there is a way to do it without an adapter

Please indulge my fantasy

unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de on 15 Jun 06:28 collapse

No, there is not. But there are cables with the conversion chip integrated into the cable so they arent bulky or anything.

mp3@lemmy.ca on 14 Jun 21:08 next collapse

And most USB-C to HDMI cables may appear passive, but they almost always contain a chip to do an active conversion of the signal (which also makes them unidirectional).

They’re basically disguised dongles with a single purpose.

lemming741@lemmy.world on 14 Jun 21:27 collapse
BCsven@lemmy.ca on 14 Jun 23:14 collapse

I thought I was having a stroke

SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works on 14 Jun 20:53 next collapse

Yes but there is a variety of cables possible, view the specifications carefully depending on which screen you are connecting to. Maybe you don’t need hdmi2.0 for example.

scytale@piefed.zip on 14 Jun 21:13 next collapse

Yes, there are cables that have usb-c on one end, and hdmi on the other. Just make sure to check the specifications and that the input is usb-c and output is hdmi. Those cables usually only go one way.

phanto@lemmy.ca on 15 Jun 00:48 collapse

www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00122747 This to a 2021 MacBook Air works fine. Also works on my ThinkPad from the dawn of time.

Be aware that a lot of MacBooks only allow one external display. Took me forever to figure out why I wasn’t getting two external displays.

cheese_greater@lemmy.world on 15 Jun 03:19 collapse

Is it an M-chip mac?

phanto@lemmy.ca on 15 Jun 03:41 collapse

Yup. M1.