Macbook Air 13 in Early 2015 to Ultra Wide Monitor

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Macbook Air 13 in Early 2015 to Ultra Wide Monitor

Hi - looking to buy an ultra wide monitor to connect to my MacBook Air. The monitor I was looking at is the LG 34wK500P 34" IPS LED Ultrawide https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-34wk500-p-34-ips-led-ultrawide-fhd-freesync-moni tor-gray/6204327.p?skuId=6204327

Can this be done as the resolution on the Ultra wide is 2560 x 1080? If so, what attachments would I be using?

Thanks for the help!

MacBook Air

Posted on Nov 15, 2018 6:09 PM

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mannifromalb Author

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Nov 16, 2018 6:44 PM in response to dwb

Thanks - instead of buying both the dongle and the hdmi, why couldn't I just buy a mini display port to hdmi like this;

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HHLY2ZM/B/belkin-4k-mini-displayport-to-hdmi- cable-2-m-65-ft

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dwb

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Nov 16, 2018 8:30 AM in response to mannifromalb

Per Apple's specs -

Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 3840 by 2160 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors.

Thunderbolt digital video output

Native Mini DisplayPort output
DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter (sold separately)
VGA output using Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter (sold separately)
Dual-link DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (sold separately)
HDMI audio and video output using third-party Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter (sold separately)