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Desktop computer and 2 monitors.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 7:50 pm
Posted on 3/19/19 at 7:50 pm
Can I hook up two monitors so I can view 2 different programs at one time?
I want to watch tv on one and do other things on another screen at the same time.
It may be simple for young techies but I am an old timer. Thanks!
I want to watch tv on one and do other things on another screen at the same time.
It may be simple for young techies but I am an old timer. Thanks!
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Posted on 3/19/19 at 7:51 pm to September 1948
Offices do a dual monitor all the time.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 7:56 pm to Bestbank Tiger
I have seen that but how do you hook them up and do the programs automatically separate themselves to a separate monitor?
Thank you.
Thank you.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 8:07 pm to September 1948
Use two different connections. If your desktop has a VGA and HDMI and Display Port etc. connect a monitor to one and then a second to another. It’s really simple. Do not connect them to the same output with a splitter. Will not allow for screen split only mirroring.
This post was edited on 3/19/19 at 8:09 pm
Posted on 3/19/19 at 8:09 pm to scottfruget
TYVM!
Posted on 3/19/19 at 8:11 pm to September 1948
Extend the screen. Don’t mirror. Setting can be found by right clicking on desktop and selecting display options. Drag display 1 and 2 on the screen to the appropriate position as they are positioned on your desk. Drag apps from display 1 over to display 2. The mouse will literally move from one screen to the other as you drag it to the edge.
This post was edited on 3/19/19 at 8:12 pm
Posted on 3/19/19 at 8:48 pm to September 1948
The IT guys always set it up. I know you need to have a special video card and an adapter/splitter for the two monitors.
They function as if they're a single monitor. You can drag windows from one to the other. So you could put YouTube on one monitor and Excel on the other.
They function as if they're a single monitor. You can drag windows from one to the other. So you could put YouTube on one monitor and Excel on the other.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 9:31 pm to scottfruget
So you are saying I could have just the one monitor (22" curved)and have side x side?
I do have an extra unused monitor. I've always been scared I would wreck something... Maybe it is time to be more daring!
Thank you!
I do have an extra unused monitor. I've always been scared I would wreck something... Maybe it is time to be more daring!
Thank you!
Posted on 3/19/19 at 10:37 pm to September 1948
Yes. If your pc has more than one video output connection, then you can have more than one. It’s simple. My dell can support vga and two display ports. Just check the back. I gave you a pic with display ports above. You can’t mess anything up. It’s not x games.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 10:42 pm to scottfruget
Thanks but you don't know my ability to mess stuff up. I will try that.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 11:40 pm to September 1948
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Thanks but you don't know my ability to mess stuff up
Posted on 3/20/19 at 11:50 am to Korkstand
Not quite that bad!Posted on 3/21/19 at 8:29 pm to September 1948
Can we get an update?
Posted on 3/21/19 at 9:07 pm to September 1948
You can setup 3 or 4 monitors if you want baw. What do the connections on the plugs look like?
Posted on 3/22/19 at 6:52 am to September 1948
Windows should automatically detect a multiple monitor setup and stretch the display. Sometimes I have issues with the primary display being on the wrong monitor but it's a very easy fix in the windows settings, or the software for whatever graphics card you are using.
Posted on 3/22/19 at 1:45 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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I know you need to have a special video card and an adapter/splitter for the two monitors.
A few years ago, absolutely. These days? Not so much.
We run mainly Dell Optiplexes and pretty much everything we've gotten in over the past 3-4 years has had integrated video and at least 2 video outputs (VGA/DVI/Display/HDMI) that allows using multiple monitors right out of the box. I believe the latest models have 2 Display and 1 HDMI as a standard (haven't tried running 3 monitors though).
Posted on 4/4/19 at 8:54 am to Bard
I have an Lenovo Yoga 2 pro and I had to but a special adapter for around $30. I know he said desktop, but just stating the issues I had to use dual monitors. I was kinda surprised it wasn't a simple plug and play. I was using an older monitor that didn't have USB so I had to buy USB 2.0 to DVI. I also had to be hard wired in for this particular company and had to buy a USB to ethernet adapter. That really surprised me. Only Wifi connections are the standard options.
Posted on 4/4/19 at 9:51 am to supadave3
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I was kinda surprised it wasn't a simple plug and play.
This is pretty typical with laptops... just not enough "real estate" on the ports to have multiple video outs... so have to connect via USB peripherals... I suppose the value of USB C is that you can fit more of them, but I get sick of having to have dongles *and* connecting cables. Also, USB C seems kinda fragile still... Not Micro USB fragile, but still fragile.
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I also had to be hard wired in for this particular company and had to buy a USB to ethernet adapter. That really surprised me. Only Wifi connections are the standard options.
This has been an issue for a while. This more than anything has to do with the increased desire for thinner/lighter laptops. Only a handful of companies are still bothering to put in hardwired ethernet ports...
Fujitsu seems to have been committed to ethernet ports for ages... often having some of the most innovative approaches... I remember some of the early "hinge down" openings, but here is a more modern version:
Apple on the other hand, has been USB to Ethernet for a pretty long time now.
Posted on 4/4/19 at 1:37 pm to fibonaccisquared
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This has been an issue for a while. This more than anything has to do with the increased desire for thinner/lighter laptops. Only a handful of companies are still bothering to put in hardwired ethernet ports...
We've started running into this with the Dell XPS 2-in-1's. It has a TBolt slot for the dock, a micro SD, a single USB C slot (it comes with a C to 3.1 adapter though) and that's it.
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