What kind of USB Display Adapter to extend the screen

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What kind of USB Display Adapter to extend the screen

PudyJapan opened this issue 4 years ago · comments

Hi,

I have Recoil III with 8th gen 6 core processor and everything works very well.

I can see that I can't use HDMI or DP since it's attached to dGPU. What kind of USB display adapter can I use to extend the screen, are there recommendation for compatibility?

Thanks for advance.

Aki · Answer 1 · Thu Sep 17 2020 07:58:50 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

USB adapter supports “DisplayLink” can be used to extend the screen. For example, j5create adapters are known to work, although I don’t know whether these products sell in your region or not.

PudyJapan · Answer 2 · Thu Sep 17 2020 16:24:09 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Thank you!

PudyJapan · Answer 3 · Wed Dec 02 2020 14:31:16 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

@kirainmoe
I am sorry to reopen the issue. But would a usb type c to HDMI or DP adapter that would normally work with a mac work with tongfang based hackintosh?
Also if I got a monitor with usb type c input would I be able to connect it directly with a usb type c cable?

Aki · Answer 4 · Wed Dec 02 2020 14:34:24 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

would a usb type c to HDMI or DP adapter that would normally work with a mac work with tongfang based hackintosh?

Typically not, unless your adapter supports DisplayLink or some other protocols that support convert HDMI/DP signal to USB signal.

if I got a monitor with usb type c input would I be able to connect it directly with a usb type c cable?

No.

PudyJapan · Answer 5 · Wed Dec 02 2020 14:36:14 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Thank you very much for the quick reply. I really appreciate it.

Michel Moreira · Answer 6 · Fri Sep 03 2021 22:41:06 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I use a dell D6000, based on DisplayLink, used to drive 3 monitors, 1x4k and 2x full hd. Now replaced with a 32:9 5120x1440. All worked great.

I am sorry to reopen the issue. But would a usb type c to HDMI or DP adapter that would normally work with a mac work with tongfang based hackintosh?

Tried USB -> DisplayPort and USB->HDMI, the Tongfang notebooks USB-C ports doesn't support "mode change" so they don't work, even on Windows. The Mac USB-C ports does support "mode change".

Leaving this comment to help others that reach this issue.

No need to reopen the issue.