Mac usb c adapter with mini displayport update#

I find Apple's monitor support to be lacking. Generally, I am disappointed that this doesn't 'Just work' the way it should. I have had this happen both with HDMI and Display Port connections. Sometimes I also have to disconnect the Display Port cable in order to get the machine to come back alive properly.

Usually, when this happens, I must turn off the mini, then power back on.

Mac usb c adapter with mini displayport update#

At least a couple of these occurred on reboot when an update was done to macOS. Mini DisplayPort is not the same as Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt 2. Check with its manufacturer for compatibility with your Mac and display model. On maybe 3-4 occasions (since I got everything set up last November), I have had the display indicate 'no signal'. If you're using a Mini DisplayPort cable with your display, use a USB-C to Mini DisplayPort cable, such as the mophie USB-C Cable with Mini DisplayPort Connector. This distorted picture only lasts a second or less. When this happens, normally the resolution has not yet switched to my HDPI 1920x1080 resolution (4K Retina). During this time, the mini is awake and listening to keystrokes, so I can type my password blind. However, it then takes 5-7 seconds for any actual picture (the login screen) to appear. When display is sleeping, I hit a key and display LED turns on indicating a video signal. I would go back to HDMI if I needed to get back the USB-C Port the Display Port connection uses. In the end, because of problems with the utility, I no longer use it, but I stayed with the Display Port connection. Using HDMI, there was no hardware control of the monitor functions from HDMI. The iPad display, using Duet, actually comes up more quickly that the LG monitor.ДЇor a time, the additional attraction of Display Port was that, on the LG monitor, that allowed the LG utility to directly control some features of the monitor, like brightness. Interestingly, I often use my iPad Pro 10.5' as a second display, using Duet. The display port connection sped this up, but only by a couple of seconds. I was used to the instant response of my older iMac. With the mini, I noticed that waking the monitor from sleep was quite slow-5-7 seconds to produce video.