Are you trying for a hub-and-spoke topology, or a bus topology? I thought the Mac TB displays were daisy-chainable.
On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 9:44 AM, Scott Ehrlich <[email protected]> wrote: > I know this is really an Apple question, but the 27 inch Thunderbolt > display has a very short, built-in thunderbolt cable. I have five of > these displays and want to connect the all to a Mac Pro. The > limiting factor is the limited cable length is prohibiting me from > placing the Mac and the monitors where I need them. > > I looked for thunderbolt extension cables and they just do not exist. > > I looked for thunderbolt hubs (like a USB hub) to possibly buy more > thunderbolt cables and use the hub as a signal repeater, but no hubs > exist. > > I did find some thunderbolt to mini displayport adapters, but it seems > Apple has a limit on the number of simultaneous mini Displayport > connections it will allow monitors to be powered by? We need all > five monitors to be active simultaneously. > > The only "next best" option I can think of is to return the Apple > displays and replace them, possibly, with something like the Dell > U2713H or U2713HM. We need the IPS, resolution, and a thin bezel. > > Insights welcome. > > Thanks. > > Scott > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
