Macbook Pro 2019 - 4 thunderbolt ports, want 3 monitors

deker0 · 01-25-2023, 06:23 PM

Hi all,

Glad to be a part of this forum. This is my first post on here and I'm still learning as I go along.

Here is my current setup:

Macbook Pro 2019 with 4 thunderbolt ports

Three Dell monitors - two have DisplayPort and one is much older that supports DVI/VGA.

I also have a Belkin dock - it has one DisplayPort input and one input that looks like USB-C. One Dell monitor is connected to the DisplayPort and the other monitor connects using a custom cable USB-C (?) to DisplayPort. There is one USB-C output that goes into the Mac's thunderbolt.

What I'd like to do is add the older Dell monitor into the mix. I managed to grab a DVI to USB-C cable, so the DVI plugs into the monitor and the USB-C into one of my thunderbolt ports. Obviously, it didn't work, which is why I'm here.

Spoke to Apple support, they of course insisted it's not possible, since the MBP 2019 can only handle 2 external monitors.

I'm hoping someone here can help me out and assist me in getting that third monitor added into my set. Thanks so much, I really appreciate the help.

01-25-2023, 06:23 PM	#1
deker0 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2023 Posts: 5	Macbook Pro 2019 - 4 thunderbolt ports, want 3 monitors Hi all, Glad to be a part of this forum. This is my first post on here and I'm still learning as I go along. Here is my current setup: Macbook Pro 2019 with 4 thunderbolt ports Three Dell monitors - two have DisplayPort and one is much older that supports DVI/VGA. I also have a Belkin dock - it has one DisplayPort input and one input that looks like USB-C. One Dell monitor is connected to the DisplayPort and the other monitor connects using a custom cable USB-C (?) to DisplayPort. There is one USB-C output that goes into the Mac's thunderbolt. What I'd like to do is add the older Dell monitor into the mix. I managed to grab a DVI to USB-C cable, so the DVI plugs into the monitor and the USB-C into one of my thunderbolt ports. Obviously, it didn't work, which is why I'm here. Spoke to Apple support, they of course insisted it's not possible, since the MBP 2019 can only handle 2 external monitors. I'm hoping someone here can help me out and assist me in getting that third monitor added into my set. Thanks so much, I really appreciate the help.