![]() ![]() ![]() While I wouldn’t have expected to get an extra USB-A port like in Apple’s AV Multiport adapter, I feel like, for 60 Euros, at least a single USB-C port for power delivery should have been added. While I’m happy with performance and easy software setup of this adapter, there is one major limitation, which is exacerbated by the accessory’s price tag: the lack of USB-C power passthrough, which means your iPad Pro won’t charge while mirroring video to an external monitor. I also tested 4K Dolby Vision content from Netflix and encountered no issues with mirroring from the iPad Pro to the TV. I didn’t have to tweak anything for this work and the movie looked great on the TV. Again, as I hoped, with Dolby Vision enabled as the main preference Fantastic Beasts started playing without showing any alert on the TV The Greatest Showman (which has an HDR icon on the iTunes Store instead of Dolby Vision) caused the TV to switch to HDR automatically (showing a message in the top right corner) as I had enabled display mode changes in Settings. Once the the setting was on, I launched the TV app and started playing two of my recent movie purchases that support Dolby Vision and HDR – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and The Greatest Showman, respectively. ![]() This option, as explained in Settings, changes the TV’s display mode automatically based on the dynamic range and frame rate of the content you’re viewing. I was surprised by the size given the adapter’s single port, but it’s not a big deal because I’m just going to throw this in a bag and forget about it anyway.Īt this point, after seeing that both Dolby Vision and HDR were available in Settings, I turn on the switch to allow display mode changes, which was disabled by default. It’s almost double the size of an Apple USB-C to USB-A adapter, the cable is slightly thicker, and the USB-C connector is larger as well (the plastic around the head of the connector, not the plug itself). I just spent 30 minutes playing with the iPad Pro connected to my 4K TV through this adapter, which arrived this morning, and I’m happy with the purchase, even though there is one significant drawback.įirst off, this is one chunky adapter. The unique proposition of this adapter is support for 4K 60Hz video-out with HDR and HDCP 2.2, which, as I noted in yesterday’s iPad Diaries column as well, I haven’t been able to find in other USB-C adapters so far. As I mentioned earlier this week, I have been looking forward to Belkin’s USB-C to HDMI adapter for the new iPad Pro since I discovered the accessory was announced on the same day of Apple’s Brooklyn event. ![]()
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