Oh so you can connect an MacBook Air to a 4K display ! Wow this is good because the MacBook Air doesn’t have the best display for colour grading now I got a solution . thanks great video

Until I watched this video I didn't know I had a thunderbolt port on my Mac, I've had it for like 3 years! haha

Thank you! I didn't think this was even possible with my 2015 MBA. 👍🏻

Hi everyone, I hope this video is helpful. If you have any comments or questions please let me know. Links in the description.

KZfaq is a strange place. I've watched loads of your guitar videos and suddenly you pop up in a search for my tech needs as well. Is there nothing you can't do!

Legend. I was stuck on this problem all day!

I have a MacBook Air (early 2015) with a compression fracture which blocks out the top portion of the monitor so this video gave me some hope. Thanks!

i love that my laptop can connect to my new 75hz monitor, its so smooth. Its like a new computer

There is a important issue that the font in your 4k will be so small, my suggestion is you choose 1920x1080 as your resolution and the mac system will use their built in technology to make the pictures more accurate.

Appreciate the video, I was not aware that I had a Thunderbolt port. My MacBook Pro dies this weekend, so I am using my MacBook Air and needed to connect to my monitor, I purchased a USB to HDMI cable and it simply does not recognise the Monitor, more wasted money, but I will try the Thunderbolt connection option. Thanks for the tutorial.

Thank you so much. I have MacBook Air and waiting for my monitor to be delivered

Super easy solution and it turned out I had the correct cable on hand! Thanks for saving me from the annoyance of buying and waiting for a different cable that wouldn't have worked anyway. :)

Didn't know you had any other channels other than your intheblues channel. Good stuff.

Thank you this helped me so much

Into the blues guy on tech gear too? Rock that sweet telecaster brother!

thank you for the simple tutorial!

This is exactly what I am looking for. Thanks for the video.

Thank you Shane!! I didn't know you had another channel besides In the Blues. This really helped me out...now to choose a monitor.

Very clear vid, cheers! Whats the difference between plugging it into HDMI Vs Display Port? Am wondering if i will lose resolution if i go thunderbolt to HDMI. A cheeky explanation would help as i've been tryna find this out all day. Thanks

Step by step details on setting up the display to your monitir would have been good

Woah, I didn't know you had a tech channel. I love your guitar videos!

This is great! what about if you want to connect two monitors? The USB connection will work to connect another monitor? if so, what type of cable would you recommend?

Must be Australian! My dad is from there and he always said H as (heych) haha love it

THANK YOU SO MUCH! All i had to do was mirrior the display lmfaoo

Nice tutorial, same way I tried it is not capable of providing 60hz out put. Sometimes I felt uncomfortable

Woah! Didn't expect to see you here Shane

Hi is it possible for 2013 macbook air 11 inch?

Thank you. Very helpful

👍Beautiful video

I have exactly the Mack book air in 2017 same color! This really helped thank you so much but does it work with the MacBook Air 2020?

I'm trying to connect tow monitors, do you have any tutorial?

thanks for the video but sadly, it worked for you in the first go. it has not for me even when I did this. so suggestions about what one might do if it does not happen straight away will be useful.

will try this to connect an old Mac Mini 2014 with an old HP monitor with only Display port and HDMI. Thanks a lot!

Until this video I didn’t know you were also a geeky tech person🧎🏽

lovely clear instructions EXCEPT must tell non techie people like me to look in settings ,tick "mirror" or it will all be a big disappointment!!!

I like your music !

you didn't show how to make it show, mine only shows my MacBooks background on the monitor

By doing this with my mac book air if i buy a wireless keyboard it essentially will work as a desktop? Im basically after more screen space to allow me to view several windows without them being too small.

CHEERS FOR THIS , SUBSCRIBED . 👍

Hey, thanks a lot for this video, the display worked like a charm. Although, the audio isn't working, any ideas on how to fix it?

Thank you so much!

Thanks for this video! u saved me a lot of time!

Good video man..... just a question, it's possible to close the lid of your mac and still using it in the monitor?

I need to learn how to have the external monitor being able to have something different on it than the Macbook.....mainly I want and need to be using a mouse for Trading the markets and being able to move around the screen quickly and clicking on different options within the charts. Was hoping I did not need to buy a desktop PC for doing this.

Thanks for this . Was wondering whether Macbooks can run a second monitor at higher DPI like 4k etc without running into scaling mismatch. Looks great 👍

Does it need to be plugged in always to a power source to be able to use it in clamshell mode? Will it affect the battery of macbook air 2017?

does this work for the other way around, i want to use my mac as the second screen?

Thanks brother🤙

what? is this in the blues guy? I need help for this and didnt expect you, lad!

Hi, do you experience any performance drop when working on a 2 monitor setup?

Thanks Really helpful

I can get to the point were it lights up to home page but when I open an app the monitor doesn’t change

thanks

Thanks for this vid!

Nice One .. I wish to Purchase the Convertor .. thank you ..

Sucha nice Vid ! Im using Macbook air 2018 ... and im considering to buy a 4k monitor ... Many people said there will be too much heat from the MacBook Air 2018 .... Could u give me some advice for it ? ...

Thank you for the information

It was great and simply explained, but I have a question. If I connect 1920x1080 external monitor with my mac air the same one which you have (1440x900), and use screen capture software to capture my screen then will it capture 1920x1080 or it will continue capturing old 1440x900 resolution? Please reply I can't find this anywhere, and i teach c++ programming and quality is very important factor for me.

thank you !

Hey Shane, when you open something on your Mac can you move it onto your monitor and keep working on the Mac book.. corresponding between both? Thanks !

Wow thanks

wow you made a video about plugging in a cord.

thanks a lot, that helped me a lot

how can you ensure that you get the picture of the windows pc and also the os operating system of the windows pc that you get a mac book with windows extern monitor. windows windows actually the other way around.

4k did not work for me using an HDMI adapter. Tried many. Hope it will work with the mini DP to DP cable. Tried with the same MBA

OK, but what about later macbooks? Should I buy USB-c to hdmi cable to connect to 4k monitor?

Does this just mirror the MacBook screen, or are you able to use both screens?

Needed to see an open window to see it on the monitor : (

My tech guy had me buy a VGA5to USB-C cable. How do I get it cabled to the monitor of my MacBook Pro

Thanks for sharing Bro Thru this I saved thousand of pesos :)

My MacBook screen is broken and I’m wanting to use an external monitor but the lock screen won’t display on the monitor so I can’t log into my computer. How can I fix this?

i notice you didnt try any of the apps from the macbook. I completed the exact process and got the display screen but once i opened an app on my macbook it did not display on the external screen

Thanks a lot :)

I have two monitors. How can I connect both HDMI's to one port? Any suggestions?

I have a MacBook Air that has a broken backlight noticed in the vid the apps on the bottom didn’t show on the monitor so if I were to. Plug it in would I need to navigate using the MacBook or no 😅

Is there a difference in connecting a Thunderbolt 3 to display port on 4K display versus connecting HDMI to HDMI? I have both.

hey mate awesome video, bought a thunderbolt to hdmi port and my mac doesnt recognize it and it slows down like hell. Does yours slow down too? my macbook air is 2015 13 inch

30hz only wtf

All look good but on your external monitor the icons are not appearing, this is my problem I can see the screen but I cannot surfing on internet, I'm able only to see the folders and the content of the folders. How can I solve the issue?

Excellent great job what the name capable wire to connect you use

I can not find a cable like that anywhere! I need DP on the Monitor end (not a mini DP) and then the Thunderbolt on the Mac end.

Would this work for the 2013 version of the MacBook Air? Also, does the MacBook have to be connected to the charge cable while using the monitor?

HMMMM. Monitor works great , when plugged into my mini mac. (Directly into mac using the HDMI cable.) That said, using the proper adapter cable, tried to get my old Macbook pro, (10.6.8) connected to monitor. Could not get a signal onto monitor. (Picture on 13" laptop ok) This worked fine on a previous older laptop, same 10/6/8 "Snow Leopard" Any thoughts on this?

Can you suggest any Touch screen monitor for MacBook Air 2017 ?

What would happen if we change the desktops on macbook? I mean which screen will show up on the computer monitor? It might be a dumb question but I haven't tried working in 2 monitors w/macbook yet :D

Can i close the screen on the mac and still be able to view on the monitor ? Early 2014 macbook

Dude, that's easy. How do you hook up a dual monitor to a macbook air 2014? I tried everything.

Will this same cable work with my Pre 2015 MacBook Air? Thanks

Your video was helpful but my Dell display shows Entering Power saving mode after it has been hooked up to my 2020 MacBook air M1. When I open display under System Preferences, It shows my MacBook Air. There is a drop down to Add a Display but the only option is Apple TV. I successfully used this Dell with my early 2013 MacBook Pro that I am retiring for a number of years. Actually when I first hooked up the Dell to my MacBook Air with an HDMI Connection it did work but stopped working. I don't know why. Any help will greatly be appreciated.

What about the processing speed?

Can you use the text scaling menu on the mac to make text on the 4k screen readable while remaining super sharp and 4k crisp?

What if I want to have different things on each screen is that possible? Or will it always mirror?

I have a USB to HDMI converter but it isn't working, I have the same model of Macbook and a HP monitor. Do I need to use the thunderbolt cord?

How did you go into display preference ?

Hi I would like to know if the display card of this mac book air will have high performance enough to output to a 27 inch 4D monitor for video watching and usual document work.

I have a TV monitor with HDMI port but thunderbolt 3 on the side of my 2017 MacBook Air. What connector would you recommend? Thanks.

What’s this work with a 2009 MacBook as well

I have a question do you have to turn on the monitor or just the computer or both?

What mac series is in the thumb nail and what port do you need?

Need that cable . Poor screen on MacBook Air 😢