Macbook 2016 | 3 LG 34" Ultrawide Curved Monitors | 1 Does Not Work

Note: The monitor does work. They are new. Also when I have restarted the monitors sometimes switch which 2 works. So right now my 2 outer monitors instead of my middle and left. Any suggestions?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, iOS 10.2.1, 2016 Model

Posted on Feb 8, 2017 7:33 AM

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Feb 12, 2017 10:26 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Okay so to update - My 3 monitors are:


LG 34UC98-W 34" Curved FreeSync IPS Monitor 3440 x 1440 WQHD 5ms 21:9 UltraWide On-Screen Control with 4-way Screen Split, Thunderbolt 2.0 and USB 3.0 Quick Charge - Link: http://www.lg.com/us/support-product/lg-34UC98-W

Today I went to apple and purchased new Thunderbolt cables in case their was a issue there. No issue. Daisy chained all 3 monitors and then into the USB-C to Thunderbolt 2 adaptor (MMEL2AM/A). Still only 2 monitors worked. Next I plugged in 2 monitors daisy-chained into one port on the right side of the 15" Macbook Pro with 460 Radeon Graphics Card, and then I plugged the 3rd monitor by itself with another of the above adaptors on the same side (as there is 2 plugs on each side on the 15") and nothing. Still 2 monitors. I then plugged the one by itself (not daisy chained) on the left side of the computer and walla - I now have 3 monitors working! BUT that is still frustrating becuase one of the main reasons I bought this mac is that it is supose to be able to handle 6 monitors. Are you kidding me - it looks like only 2 monitors per port!!!!??? I thought that was the whole purpose behind USB-C & the Thunderbolt idea was to be able to daisy-chain off each other. Its very irritating that i have now had to use all my ports on my mac just becuase I can not daisy-chain 3 monitors? Anyone else come up with this same scenario?

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Macbook 2016 | 3 LG 34" Ultrawide Curved Monitors | 1 Does Not Work

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