Hi Jason, In addition to Tony’s suggestion, you could try this book which has just been released, 2nd edition. Take Control of Untangling Connections. https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/untangling/
This guy knows his cables and USB C is not as straight forward as it seems at first, although they are simpler than earlier USB cables. Good luck. Paul Owen P.S. I have three monitors connected by: Mini DVI, USB C and HDMI. I find the USB C the simplest and most reliable. > On 13 Dec 2023, at 22:31, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > Currently a victim of USB-C connectors and cables all looking the same, would > appreciate anyone who’s grasped it all better chipping in. > > I have three USB C Apple devices: > > ipad Air 2020 > iPhone 15 > Macbook Pro 2022 > At work we’ve shifted offices to ‘agile working’ ie you find somewhere and > plug in a laptop. This connects via USB C to a hub with two monitors than run > through DisplayLink. That obviously only works on the Mac. > > But the monitors are Dell 2421DC > <https://www.amazon.com/2560x1440-DisplayPort-Delivery-Advanced-P2421DC/dp/B089G947J3> > which will run HDMI, USB-C and Displayport. > > So there are days I have hardly any time at the desk and I was hoping I could > run one of the monitors from my iPad Air (or even phone) and have a BT > keyboard, for days I don’t fancy lugging the MBP in. > > So I tried connecting via USB C directly using the cable that came with the > iPad Air (or perhaps the iPhone, not sure ) which I believe is data and > power. If I connect my phone to the mac, it seems to register a data > connector and prompts for ‘Trust this computer’. But none of them would > connect to the display. I found the setting to switch to the USBC input to no > avail. > > I believe this should work so the likely candidate is the cable (I don’t have > others to try). Or I could buy an HDMI to USB C cable but I’d rather not as > that will eventually join the drawer full of adaptors that are no longer > relevant. A USB-C cable will get longer use (and also charge the device). But > which one? And have I missed anything here, maybe it’s not the cable… > > Would be really helpful to be able to do this some days; I’m not sure I trust > the large open area as a place to leave the laptop (my own, everyone else > uses university-issued Dells and hates them) and some days I come and go a > lot. The iPad would be a much better device to be using on those days, easy > to slip into a large pocket. > > Cheers for any help, > J > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/B995C275-7082-4C83-8BE8-1CF82FF67D23%40me.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/B995C275-7082-4C83-8BE8-1CF82FF67D23%40me.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/CC01D093-0348-4573-A460-1A2C32DCB0EF%40mac.com.
