I am a MacBook novice new to the world of Apple computers. This video helped show how I would hook up my MacBook M2 to an external non-apple monitor. I have a dongle I had ordered by mistake thinking it could be used as a docking station and now will come in handy to link both components. Very helpful video. Thanks for sharing.
great video. the only problem is the apple makes it (almost) impossible for the secondary display to show good resolution. If you know a workaround for it to show 4k or better on the second display, do let me know! again, great video.
Bloody brilliant video. Thanks. Saved me a lot of tears to be honest. Have been able to have an ASUS Pro-art working with my M1 MacBook Air for the last 6 weeks, I do a software update on the Mac, then use my Mac on the job (so disconnected from the ASUS) and suddenly I couldn't use the ASUS screen when I reconnected. It would show an image of my mac's home screen but the mouse would only work on the Mac, not on the ASUS. I'd pull all the plugs, turn everything off and on, and then the mouse would work on the screen but couldn't open any apps as they're on the Mac, only faded out on the screen and unusable. Yes, it's impossible to explain so trying to get customer service over the phone or even via email wasn't working. I watched your video and learnt about how to mirror the screen etc. A little trial and error and then all of a sudden, it's working, you li'l rippa! Thanks heaps.
Video chapters and links to the donges are down below. I hope this video is helpful. :) 🛒 Walmart USA - bit.ly/46vTGWP 🛒 All USB-C to HDMI (B&H) - bhpho.to/3ROxEb1 🛒 Yeolibo USB-C to HDMI (mine) eBay - ebay.us/tZNluS 🛒 USB-C to HDMI (Simple/Affordable) - ebay.us/AZwiLm 🛒 USB-C to Display Port - ebay.us/FMMwBQ (affiliate links) Video Chapters: 0:00 - About & Older Macbooks 0:21 - External Monitor Ports 0:51 - USB-C to HDMI Dongle (link below) 1:18 - Macbook Air to Monitor Setup 1:41 - Display Settings and Orientation 2:51 - Closing the Lid or External Keyboard & Mouse 3:23 - My list of dongles (links below) Please leave a thumbs up and comment if you found this helpful. Cheers!
Thanks this was very helpful. Especially showing that both the built-in and external monitors work, and how to orient them to make the mouse movement logical. Thanks so much!
thanks to you I finally able to connect my external monitor and bro I was shocked to see how you just hover over the display to switch am like this is soo cool..... am new with all the tech and all
Now can you do a video on doing this with monitors if different resolutions, such as 1080, 1440, 4K? All the current videos all seem focused on gaming monitors but all I need is general use and light weight video editing. Thanks
Shane, I thought I recognized you! Helping my son set up an external monitor and I'm like it's Shane from In the Blues! I play and have enjoyed your videos, even though you are a southpaw😜
Thank you for this video! I have a unique situation I want to run by you. I have 3 thunderbolt displays that I'm trying to connect to an M2 Pro Mac mini. The first two displays run great off two of the USB-C ports in the back of the mini. The third display is supposed to be connected via the HDMI port. I've tried a couple of adapter, but so far nothing is working. Any suggestions?
I know we get the bigger screen to look at our timlen, What are rhe other benefits of using external display while video editing ? Will external monitor reduce the work load of MacBook?
it's not working for me... i want to connect my macbook air m1 2020 to a 2010 asus monitor through an hdmi cable and with a dongle like one in the video. but, even though it recognises the monitor on the Display tab on the mac's Preferences, it keeps showing "no signal" on the monitor
Hi, friend! Could you help me? I bought an HP monitor that is FULL HD to use with the Macbook Air (2020). The problem is that I notice that the image on the monitor is not completely clear. I notice it in the letters, they don't look completely sharp. I use Canva to design and when I zoom out the letters look distorted but if I zoom in it looks fine. That doesn't happen on the Macbook. Any suggestions? I have tried all the resolutions that the system gives me and the problem persists. Thanks in advance! 🙏🏼
I have a problem after connecting my MacBook Air to a monitor... everything is so small! I realized the scaling feature in the "Displays" setting is available only until the laptop has connected to the monitor. After connecting, all I can change is the resolution, but changing it just makes everything blurry. Do you have any suggestion on how to change the size of everything after connecting to a monitor?
@@GeekyNerdyTechy: Hi, I have a MacBook Pro M1. Recently for no apparent reason the audible sound cuts out because it keeps on automatically switching the sound from the built in speakers to the headphones ..... even though no headphones are plugged in. What is wrong? What should I do to fix this?
Thanks is a good device. With a similar device, I am able to connect the power source to my M2 device through the device, also able to connect an external monitor, but the device does not detect my external 4Tb hard drive. So I am unable to make a backup of my internal hard disk through Time Machine. Would appreciate if you can make a test of your device if you are able to do it.
Hello, I recently bought a macbookair M2, to connect it to my EizoCG223w equipped with DVI and DisplayPort ports I bought a USB-c -> Display port cable. Unfortunately the mac does not recognize the monitor the cable is not suitable. Can you recommend a cable that will surely solve my problem and avoid wasting money? Thanks for the support.
So i have the macbook pro 2017 13in and it's screen just turned off (the flexgate issue) ...the repair is costing too much and I don't wanna spend ...so I was thinking if I could just use an external monitor...but the screen of my Macbook is turned off so how will I change the display settings is there something you can help me with ...or I have to get the screen fixed or get a new laptop
Nice video. I now have a Mac studio in addition to my m1 MacBook Pro. I currently have a 27" monitor connected to my Mac studio. I connected my MacBook Pro to my Mac studio for a second monitor. In the system preferences I can connect my MacBook pro but every time I wake them I have to reconnect my MacBook Pro and set the sound back to my Mac studio. Any thoughts how to fix this?
Very good Video, I have a question I have a MacBook Air M1 (2020) and I just bought a monitor for it (Philips 276E8VJSB 27") It's a 4K 27" monitor, but, I have to connect it with my MacBook Air with HDMI cable. When I turn on the display setting (3840 x 2160 pixels 4K UHD) after connecting via , everything looks very small and is not scalable at all. This thing is troubling me a lot, please tell me any solution to this, I will be very grateful to you.
so. there's nothing different to the m3? my partner is a day trader and im trying to understand which model to get so she can work on multiple displays.
I have an iMac 2017 and im planning to buy the macbook pro 2024 if I want to use the iMac for display because of it size then wich cable will I need to connect? thank you : )
Hi, I have a MacBook Pro M1. Recently for no apparent reason the audible sound cuts out because it keeps on automatically switching the sound from the built in speakers to the headphones ..... even though no headphones are plugged in. What is wrong? What should I do to fix this?
Any advice, I have my monitor switched on, HDMI connected to my Mac but nothing displays. If i go to display on my settings there is no "display settings"?
Can I use one usb-c port of the M1 Air for charging and the other usb-c port to plug a dongle which will connect to the monitor? I'm afraid charging through the dongle will damage the dongle and the battery.
hi can you help. my external monitor screen keeps shivering after 5 mins of use. i am using a benq monitor. macbook air m2 and belkin usb-c hub. thanks in advance
Which dongle would you recommend that does not yield to the one you displayed but also can read from a CD. The M1 doesn't have a place for a CD? Thanks.
I found a run over MBA m2. It works ..screen is toast ..need help on using external hdmi blindly with keyboard commands…backlit works sound works all keys intact have MagSafe charger…. Have an mba m1 ..so I have a tool to work with
Hello. Fantastic video. One question as I am new to this. Is it possible to be using your Macbook air to do one thing (ex. browsing on chrome) and have the monitor be doing something else (ex. streaming a football game) at the same time?
If you connect a 4K tv with HDMI for streaming services like Netflix etc will you get full resolution and surround sound through the tv? Obviously the TV gets connected to a sound bar or home theatre. I use the Optical out for that.
Haha - I have that exact Mac and that exact dongle. Now I just need that shirt.
haha! Nice! I am like your bald twin 😂
@@GeekyNerdyTechy I’m shaving the head to complete the process!!
You have no idea how much money you just saved me because I almost bought a new laptop. Thank you.
This is literally the exact video I was looking for! I have Macbook Air M1 and just bought an Asus external monitor. Excellent explaination.
I am a MacBook novice new to the world of Apple computers. This video helped show how I would hook up my MacBook M2 to an external non-apple monitor. I have a dongle I had ordered by mistake thinking it could be used as a docking station and now will come in handy to link both components. Very helpful video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks. You saved me from frustration. It turns out order of operation matters! Plug in the USB-C first then the monitor.
Your comment save me. Thanks
This video is very well explained thank you very much
Glad it was helpful!
EXCELLENT tutorial. Straight to the point and simplified. Thanks!
I bought an Anker dongle then bought just a dongle that strictly has 5 USB ports since I needed way more for my setup. Good stuff!! Thanks for this 😁
great video. the only problem is the apple makes it (almost) impossible for the secondary display to show good resolution. If you know a workaround for it to show 4k or better on the second display, do let me know! again, great video.
Bloody brilliant video. Thanks. Saved me a lot of tears to be honest. Have been able to have an ASUS Pro-art working with my M1 MacBook Air for the last 6 weeks, I do a software update on the Mac, then use my Mac on the job (so disconnected from the ASUS) and suddenly I couldn't use the ASUS screen when I reconnected. It would show an image of my mac's home screen but the mouse would only work on the Mac, not on the ASUS. I'd pull all the plugs, turn everything off and on, and then the mouse would work on the screen but couldn't open any apps as they're on the Mac, only faded out on the screen and unusable. Yes, it's impossible to explain so trying to get customer service over the phone or even via email wasn't working. I watched your video and learnt about how to mirror the screen etc. A little trial and error and then all of a sudden, it's working, you li'l rippa! Thanks heaps.
OMG, when a guitar guy looking for computer solutions, here is the best place, hahaha great job!!!
Video chapters and links to the donges are down below. I hope this video is helpful. :)
🛒 Walmart USA - bit.ly/46vTGWP
🛒 All USB-C to HDMI (B&H) - bhpho.to/3ROxEb1
🛒 Yeolibo USB-C to HDMI (mine) eBay - ebay.us/tZNluS
🛒 USB-C to HDMI (Simple/Affordable) - ebay.us/AZwiLm
🛒 USB-C to Display Port - ebay.us/FMMwBQ
(affiliate links)
Video Chapters:
0:00 - About & Older Macbooks
0:21 - External Monitor Ports
0:51 - USB-C to HDMI Dongle (link below)
1:18 - Macbook Air to Monitor Setup
1:41 - Display Settings and Orientation
2:51 - Closing the Lid or External Keyboard & Mouse
3:23 - My list of dongles (links below)
Please leave a thumbs up and comment if you found this helpful. Cheers!
I use this dongle now for one of our Nintendo switches to travel with. Glad to know that this will work for my new Mac
just needed a quick refresher, perfect, thanks
Thank you, you make it so simple. I was missing one simple step.
Thanks this was very helpful. Especially showing that both the built-in and external monitors work, and how to orient them to make the mouse movement logical. Thanks so much!
thanks to you I finally able to connect my external monitor and bro I was shocked to see how you just hover over the display to switch am like this is soo cool..... am new with all the tech and all
Super helpful - this was absolutely everything I needed to know! Cheers,
This is so helpful! I kept getting an error message and I found out why in less than 60 seconds
Thanks! Very straightforward and clear explanation!
Excellent tutorial... Best I've seen for this application!!
Now can you do a video on doing this with monitors if different resolutions, such as 1080, 1440, 4K? All the current videos all seem focused on gaming monitors but all I need is general use and light weight video editing. Thanks
I appreciate this a lot. It's been a big help! Thank you!
Thank you so much for this video! Saved me trying to set up a dual monitor school setup!
Thank you sooo much I was trying to figure out how to display the bottom portion to the monitor 😅😊
Thank you, sir. You gave concise explanation and the demonstration is appreciated as well.
I like straight to the point tutorial
I’ve tried this hdmi to usb cable on 3 monitors and it’s still not working for me
Well done GNT - short and sweet, exactly what I needed to know.
Great job! Answered my questions
Excellent video. Thank you very much. Greetings from Chile.
Randomly found this video after years of watching you on InTheBlues! How crazy! Need some guitar solos to your tech videos!
Shane, I thought I recognized you! Helping my son set up an external monitor and I'm like it's Shane from In the Blues! I play and have enjoyed your videos, even though you are a southpaw😜
Thanks, man! Most appreciated! :)
Can I close my laptop and work on the monitor, great video straight to the point. Thanks
Thank you great video
thanks - so well explained!
thanks. most easiest explaın ever ı saw. thanks
Thank you so much!!! This video saved me!
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH THIS WAS SOO HELPFUL!!!!!
nice and clean how to video.thank you.
Thank you for this video! I have a unique situation I want to run by you. I have 3 thunderbolt displays that I'm trying to connect to an M2 Pro Mac mini. The first two displays run great off two of the USB-C ports in the back of the mini. The third display is supposed to be connected via the HDMI port. I've tried a couple of adapter, but so far nothing is working. Any suggestions?
So helpful and excellent tutorial. Thanks!
big help
I know we get the bigger screen to look at our timlen, What are rhe other benefits of using external display
while video editing ? Will external monitor reduce the work load of MacBook?
I am flabbergasted...only known you as a guitar player for the last 10+ yrs
Thanks you so simple was explain by you.
This worked, thank you!
Glad it helped!
thank you so much for this!! it helped a lot :)
Thank You! Super Helpful!
it's not working for me... i want to connect my macbook air m1 2020 to a 2010 asus monitor through an hdmi cable and with a dongle like one in the video. but, even though it recognises the monitor on the Display tab on the mac's Preferences, it keeps showing "no signal" on the monitor
Have you tried changing the input on the monitor? Switch the input on the monitor and see if it brings up the MacBook.
@@jnelly3426 how do you do that ???
@@jnelly3426 i couldn't as i don't have an adaptor for other ports. but i think the problem was with the port itself
@@captainkilos nah. gave up and sold the monitor, as i think it was a monitor problem
I have similar problem but with older monitor.. I have around 2006 one. Its not the monitor problem but more on ur dongle. Buy new one for ur mac
That cables makes me irk. Lol i wish theres wireless connection.
excellent explanation
Thank you so much . Solved my problem.🎉
Hey, it's the guy from my guitar videos!! Nice job.
Thanks 😀
Thank you, Shane.
Thanks! This was helpful
Thank you!!
Hi, friend! Could you help me? I bought an HP monitor that is FULL HD to use with the Macbook Air (2020). The problem is that I notice that the image on the monitor is not completely clear. I notice it in the letters, they don't look completely sharp. I use Canva to design and when I zoom out the letters look distorted but if I zoom in it looks fine. That doesn't happen on the Macbook. Any suggestions? I have tried all the resolutions that the system gives me and the problem persists. Thanks in advance! 🙏🏼
Try a different cable .. usb-c to hdmi.. connect it directly to the MacBook not through a dongle .. let me know if this helps ✌️
I had the same problem today. Connected directly into the M1 MBP. Nothing I tried would make it a crisp image. Does it have to be a 4K monitor?
No need to have a 4K monitor.. well, then try a display port to usb c .. or try to plug in the usb c in the other port on your MacBook ..
Do you think a mac mini hooked up to a monitor is better value than using a laptop (I already have a keyboard and trackpad) thanks!
I have a problem after connecting my MacBook Air to a monitor... everything is so small! I realized the scaling feature in the "Displays" setting is available only until the laptop has connected to the monitor. After connecting, all I can change is the resolution, but changing it just makes everything blurry.
Do you have any suggestion on how to change the size of everything after connecting to a monitor?
Did you find fix?
Have the same issue, how did you fix it?
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! 🙏🏼
Love your presentation !
Does this also work for audio? I'm a teacher and I need to be able to use a second screen for both picture and audio. Any recommendations?
Hi thanks for the video,
How about the quality of image on a secondary screen? I've connected an second screen and the image is poor.
10/10 keep making these videos
Thank you kind sir, you helped me figure this out at my job. It was such an easy process. I have finished one job without stressing out thanks to you.
Glad it helped
@@GeekyNerdyTechy: Hi, I have a MacBook Pro M1. Recently for no apparent reason the audible sound cuts out because it keeps on automatically switching the sound from the built in speakers to the headphones ..... even though no headphones are plugged in. What is wrong? What should I do to fix this?
Thank you for this
Great video. Thank you.
Thanks!
Thanks is a good device. With a similar device, I am able to connect the power source to my M2 device through the device, also able to connect an external monitor, but the device does not detect my external 4Tb hard drive. So I am unable to make a backup of my internal hard disk through Time Machine. Would appreciate if you can make a test of your device if you are able to do it.
Thanks Shane! 🙏🏾
Hello, I recently bought a macbookair M2, to connect it to my EizoCG223w equipped with DVI and DisplayPort ports I bought a USB-c -> Display port cable. Unfortunately the mac does not recognize the monitor the cable is not suitable. Can you recommend a cable that will surely solve my problem and avoid wasting money?
Thanks for the support.
GREAT VIDEO!! BUT, I AM DISAPPOINTED. I CANNOT SAVE THIS VIDEO TO MACBOOK PLAYLIST.
So i have the macbook pro 2017 13in and it's screen just turned off (the flexgate issue) ...the repair is costing too much and I don't wanna spend ...so I was thinking if I could just use an external monitor...but the screen of my Macbook is turned off so how will I change the display settings is there something you can help me with ...or I have to get the screen fixed or get a new laptop
Nice video. I now have a Mac studio in addition to my m1 MacBook Pro. I currently have a 27" monitor connected to my Mac studio. I connected my MacBook Pro to my Mac studio for a second monitor. In the system preferences I can connect my MacBook pro but every time I wake them I have to reconnect my MacBook Pro and set the sound back to my Mac studio. Any thoughts how to fix this?
Very good Video, I have a question I have a MacBook Air M1 (2020) and I just bought a monitor for it (Philips 276E8VJSB 27") It's a 4K 27" monitor, but, I have to connect it with my MacBook Air with HDMI cable. When I turn on the display setting (3840 x 2160 pixels 4K UHD) after connecting via , everything looks very small and is not scalable at all. This thing is troubling me a lot, please tell me any solution to this, I will be very grateful to you.
so. there's nothing different to the m3? my partner is a day trader and im trying to understand which model to get so she can work on multiple displays.
Hey dont you play guitar too? for InTheBlues channel?
This was helpful!
Nice and short. Thanks.
No problem! Thanks for watching!
I have an iMac 2017 and im planning to buy the macbook pro 2024 if I want to use the iMac for display because of it size then wich cable will I need to connect? thank you : )
Can you please tell difference between running external display on Macbook Air vs Mac Mini in terms of performance assuming both have M2 chip?
Can you do this exact thing but from an m2 mac air to an m1 imac. I've been searching for hours and I feel like no one has a solution for that
Thanks Sir!
On my Alienware monitor , my MacBook does come up but the colors are very different . How do I fix that ?
Great help
Hi, I have a MacBook Pro M1. Recently for no apparent reason the audible sound cuts out because it keeps on automatically switching the sound from the built in speakers to the headphones ..... even though no headphones are plugged in. What is wrong? What should I do to fix this?
Hi, quick question. In the same configuration, is it possible to add a 3rd screen? Will the M1 Air allow it?
can you have different wallpaper for both displays
Any advice, I have my monitor switched on, HDMI connected to my Mac but nothing displays. If i go to display on my settings there is no "display settings"?
Can I use one usb-c port of the M1 Air for charging and the other usb-c port to plug a dongle which will connect to the monitor? I'm afraid charging through the dongle will damage the dongle and the battery.
Yes you can do it separately.
Thanks dude!
hi can you help. my external monitor screen keeps shivering after 5 mins of use. i am using a benq monitor. macbook air m2 and belkin usb-c hub.
thanks in advance
Which dongle would you recommend that does not yield to the one you displayed but also can read from a CD. The M1 doesn't have a place for a CD? Thanks.
Can you connect to external monitor but continue using MacBook as keyboard and trackpad? Thanks
Wow!!! You’re Intheblues!
I found a run over MBA m2. It works ..screen is toast ..need help on using external hdmi blindly with keyboard commands…backlit works sound works all keys intact have MagSafe charger…. Have an mba m1 ..so I have a tool to work with
How can I get my dvr camara connect through hdmi show in my macbook pro the same you have use as a monitor
Hello. Fantastic video. One question as I am new to this.
Is it possible to be using your Macbook air to do one thing (ex. browsing on chrome) and have the monitor be doing something else (ex. streaming a football game) at the same time?
Yeah mate you should be able to
It's better to use usb-c to displayport for daisy chaining.
If you connect a 4K tv with HDMI for streaming services like Netflix etc will you get full resolution and surround sound through the tv? Obviously the TV gets connected to a sound bar or home theatre. I use the Optical out for that.