Can I use 2 monitors w/ my MacBook HDMI port?

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Can I use 2 monitors w/ my MacBook HDMI port?

Hi all, I have a MacBook Pro running El Capitan OS X. I want to run two external monitors off of the one HDMI port it has--is this possible? I do have a thunderbolt port, but it's occupied by a digital audio workstation, so I can't use this.

I bought a 1x2 HDMI splitter and plugged both monitors into it but was only able to get one external monitor to appear in my MacBook's "Displays"; the splitter basically split the screen between my laptop screen and the one external monitor :(

Can anyone tell me what kind of adapter will allow me to run 2 external monitors off the one HDMI port? Or if this is even possible?

Thanks so much!

Sondra

MacBook Pro 15″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Aug 15, 2020 2:34 AM

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Brian_P7

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Aug 16, 2020 1:33 PM in response to SondraSun

Greetings SondraSun,

We understand that you want to use multiple external displays with your Mac. For help connecting external displays to your Mac, check out the great information in this resource:

Use external monitors with your Mac

To learn how many externals displays may be compatible with your Mac, you can look up your specific model here:

Technical Specifications for Mac notebooks

Take care.

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