If you have a MacBook Air or a MacBook Pro, except for the latest models, you’ll know that feeling of having to save on physical connections. And it is that, having only USB type C in these computers, we have had to manage (and a lot). So, in this post, we tell you how you can save HDMI cables and adapters to connect your MacBook to an external monitor.
Say goodbye to adapters
An HDMI cable, for one. A USB Type C to HDMI adapter, on the other. Connect the adapter to your Mac. Connect the HDMI to the adapter on your Mac. Connect the HDMI to the monitor. What a thing for something so simple! If you miss taking a cable and plugging it in, without adapters or complications, you may be interested in knowing that there is something that can be very useful for you.
USB Type C to HDMI cables exist. On the one hand, they have a USB type C connection, which plugs into the Thunderbolt port of the computer without the need for intermediaries. The other end uses HDMI which connects to the monitor. And if we want to connect or disconnect the computer from the screen, just remove the USB type C connection. And that’s it.
In the same way that it happens with HDMI cables, there are those that support more or less resolution, more or less color palette, etc. That is why here we leave you some of our recommendations, so that you make the right purchase, and have the best possible experience.
In addition, these cables are relatively cheap, if we take into account what we are going to be saving. On the one hand, the purchase of an adapter, to connect the HDMI cable. For other, the convenience of having a direct connection, and that it harnesses the potential of the USB-C / Thunderbolt connections of the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. So if you want comfort, being able to take an accessory (like this cable) everywhere, and you want to be sure that you’re going to be able to connect your computer to an external screen, projector or monitor, you’re going to solve a lot of “wow, I don’t have the adapter, sorry.
USB-C is a friend of USB-C
Did you know that it is possible to connect your MacBook to a monitor using only USB Type C? Here the thing has something more of trick, since it is the monitor itself that has to support video connections via USB-C or Thunderbolt technology. So, if you are thinking of renewing a monitor, or looking for one for the first time, and you want to have the comfort of USB-C, using only one cable, in this post we leave you some recommendations.
You will not only gain comfort by having a monitor adapted to work or consume content. But you won’t have to use HDMI adapters or cables of any kind, anywhere. And it is that, using a USB-C cable compatible with a video signal (yes, unfortunately not all USB-C cables are used for everything, but that is another story), we connect one end to the Mac and the other to the monitor. Even if the monitor supports it, you will be able to charge your Macfrom that same cable.
