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About the USB C, can you use a standard C to HDMI converter, or do you have to use the base ?

• eludwig 10y ago
  I was wondering this as well. I don't have such a cable, but I am thinking it might work. The USB C connector on the dock looks like it just feeds right into the hdmi cable. There isn't much info online about this. Just old forum posts.
  • berberous 10y ago
    Reddit seems to think there's a lockout chip in the handheld that prevents you from using anything but the dock to connect to a tv.
    • erelde 10y ago
      Maybe you could rip open the base (it seems it's only plastic), do a little work and get back the power/hdmi/usb c converter inside it.
• mikeevans 10y ago
  I tried it with the USB-C multiport adapter from my MacBook 12 and it didn't work.
  • TazeTSchnitzel 10y ago
    The protocols might be different. The MacBook (and thus its accessories) use DisplayPort Alternate Mode, perhaps the Switch uses HDMI Alternate Mode.