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I want my laptop to use 2 monitors and it's own screen

#1 RobbieD90

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Posted 04 January 2012 - 04:32 PM

I was wondering if there was a way to connect two monitors to my laptop and still use the main screen. I want a monitor either side of the laptop screen. I only have one vga port and a HDMI port. My laptop is good quality so I don't think performance would be an issue.

So would there be away to do this or would I need a desktop for this?

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Posted 04 January 2012 - 04:43 PM

depends on the spec of the graphics card. Can it run both outputs at the same time? if not you're stuffed. And do you want something different on all three screens?

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Posted 05 January 2012 - 02:41 AM

There are USB to VGA converters around.. at £60 a pop
http://www.misco.co....r-Video-Adapter Probably not suitable for high performance gaming needs but should be OK for keeping an eye on less demanding applications such as browser windows or Photoshop toolbars etc.

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Posted 23 February 2012 - 09:28 AM

Some laptops come with multiple video outputs - VGA, HDMI, and DVI - so you can use different outputs to connect to different monitors. Make sure you check out the specs before you buy the laptop though. You might also want to check the supported resolutions so if you have a high resolution monitor, you can take advantage of its capabilities with a graphics card that can 'feed' it video at those resolutions.