Dual display over usb c on new MacBook 2016
I'm trying to get 1 usb c cable out of our new 2016 MacBook to drive to external displays (not mirrored but extended). Ever dock I look at that has 2x outs says that the new MacBook can only mirror two displays. See except below. Has anyone been able to do this? I would appreciate any help you can give.
Thanks so much!
Rob
CalDigit’s dock supports up to the 4096 x 2160 pixel resolution at 60Hz maximum on the MacBook Pro. But as noted above, it can’t drive two external monitors as distinct displays through its two ports.
The company says that stems from a choice Apple made in implementing multi-stream transport (MST). MST differs from single-stream, in that it allows multiple distinct video desktops to pass over a single connection. This manifests itself both as monitors that combine two streams into a single display, and as adapters like this one that can split two desktop signals to appear on two separate displays.
While Apple says its 2015 and later MacBook Pro models can handle an MST display, handling two displays is off the table for now. CalDigit says a specific MST function called “MST hub” is not turned on in macOS, but believes Apple could enable it later. With Windows, the dock can drive two separate external displays on a capable Windows system.