Dual monitor setup. v. HALP
06-Aug-2008, 12:05 PM
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06-Aug-2008, 12:25 PM
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Using a splitter will show the same image on both displays. If you want to use both monitors in a extended desktop configuration, using both displays as one larger display you might want to check out Matrox's DualHead2Go, http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/gxm/dh2go/.
06-Aug-2008, 12:33 PM
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dont know what newbread is saying, but all you have to do it
if you card suports dual display (most new cards do) then buy a spliter cable, and in display settings, select your 2nd monitor and check the box extend my display and set it to the same resolution as the 1st monitor.
if you card suports dual display (most new cards do) then buy a spliter cable, and in display settings, select your 2nd monitor and check the box extend my display and set it to the same resolution as the 1st monitor.
06-Aug-2008, 12:38 PM
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Are you looking to show the same image on both displays?
Display #1 = Display #2
If yes, a splitter is all you need for a mirror setup.
If your looking to set both displays up in extended desktop, where you can drag a window from Display #1 to Display #2, or see a single window stretch out across both displays, that Matrox product or something similar would be the way to go if looking for an external solution without changing out your existing video card.
Display #1 = Display #2
If yes, a splitter is all you need for a mirror setup.
If your looking to set both displays up in extended desktop, where you can drag a window from Display #1 to Display #2, or see a single window stretch out across both displays, that Matrox product or something similar would be the way to go if looking for an external solution without changing out your existing video card.
06-Aug-2008, 12:40 PM
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dude you dont need to buy any spacial hardware, if the card supports dual display all you need is the splitter cable.
you have been doing it the wrong way and costing your company lots of money.
i have done this 120 times....upgrade at my work
you have been doing it the wrong way and costing your company lots of money.
i have done this 120 times....upgrade at my work
Last edited by Xscorpio; 06-Aug-2008 at 12:44 PM.
06-Aug-2008, 12:45 PM
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dont know what newbread is saying, but all you have to do it
if you card suports dual display (most new cards do) then buy a spliter cable, and in display settings, select your 2nd monitor and check the box extend my display and set it to the same resolution as the 1st monitor.
if you card suports dual display (most new cards do) then buy a spliter cable, and in display settings, select your 2nd monitor and check the box extend my display and set it to the same resolution as the 1st monitor.
06-Aug-2008, 12:49 PM
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yes 2 ports...not 2 vga ports..............2 dvi yes......1 goes to monitor other one if you have HD extention with 3 prong
