

DAISY CHAIN IMAC AND MONITY 1080P
AFAIK a 1080p at 60Hz plus a 4K at 60Hz would be running close to the limit of displayport 1.2 bandwidth.īeen looking at a similar setup myself between my desktop and my work lenovo, though I don't intend to daisy chain the desktop unless I find there is no downside (eg not confident about Variable refresh rate working when daisy chained). Specs say the displayport is 1.4 rather than 1.2 on this dell, so I'm hopeful that means no issues with a 4K. Then can run any* displayport monitor at the end of the chain. You can have up to four monitors in this setup as long as your GPU and cable support it. Monitor A, in this case, connects to your computer. With DCI-P3 color gamut, Thunderbolt 3 and beautiful industrial design, they are the perfect Mac companion. What Are Daisy-Chaining Monitors Daisy-chaining is the process of creating a series of monitors where Monitor B is connected to Monitor A using a small wire. Most USB-C monitors lack daisy chain, and a few have daisy chain but lack the KVM. The BenQ PD-20 is the perfect Mac monitor. Various smaller and larger docks in different price ranges exist for Thunderbolt 3. You do not need a 200 pound dock in order to use multiple monitors and power the MacBook. List of daisy chain compatible monitors. It is a typical type of network topology. MST is simply not supported, and youll need to use Thunderbolt 3 for display chaining. Daisy chain is not supported by macOS (DisplayPort MST is not supported). The other way that works is to use a supported configuration. Haven't found any other monitor (other than the 1440p 27" of this same monitor) with all 3 of these in my search so far, apart from some much more expensive benqs. A daisy chain is used to direct the connection of network nodes and nodes of the computer. he Mac does NOT support daisy-chaining over USB or DisplayPort. Has daisy chain, usb-c power delivery/dp alt mode and KVM.

Is the monitor you describe as the host of the daisy chain.
