You can also buy a Thunderbolt dock with DisplayLink support for this. Use the external display to extend your desktop, mirror your screen, or keep working on a larger monitor while your MacBook is closed. You can also get the user guide for the software. Instead, they have Thunderbolt display ports. I tried another adapter (straight USBC to HDMI, with power on antoher port) and thought it was fixed but turns out it was doing the same. How to connect samsung curved monitor to macbook pro I have just bought an Acer H2777HU 27 inch (2560 x 1440 pixel) monitor.