Will my laptop monitor act as a 3rd monitor? Or do I need to go with the triplehead?
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yes. You will be able to have 2 separate external monitors side by side that will act as a large single display spread across the two monitors and your laptop monitor can be positioned to the left or right of these external monitors. If you put your laptop in between the two external monitors your mouse will scroll from the laptop to the first external monitor then over to the next external monitor ... with the laptop in the middle your mouse will move LAPTOP to MONITOR 1 to MONITOR 2 - so it is best to put the external monitors side by side LAPTOP - MONITOR 1 - MONITOR 2
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I'm not exactly sure.....here is my setup: 1 - laptop native display 1 - hdmi out FROM laptop 1 - hdmi out FROM this universal hub although from their picture - looks like they have 2 monitors connected to the hub (1 is hdmi, the other might be the DVI port)
188648
You can setup the Monitors and all three will 2 External and Laptop monitor will show. The Orientation is determined by the software and you can adjust it anyway you need it. Make sure you download the latest version of the software and reboot. I have installed on 3 MAC's now and It seems to work out better if you download the software reboot then plugin the hardware.
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Yes, that is how my setup is: http://i.imgur.com/vc7h9mm.jpgHere's the trick though, you need to buy 2 of these. I know there are directions that say "the third monitor must use the adapter" but it's actually 2 out of the 3 screens need to have them in order to work. I'm using an older mac pro tower and it has 2 mini display ports and 1 dvi. I have the 2 mini display cables each running through an Accell adapter, and then my third screen goes straight from dvi to hdmi to the TV. Make sure all of your connections are seated properly, I thought my adapters went out but it was the weight of the cable "pulling" slightly on my HDMI. I've been using these for a few months now and they haven't failed yet! Yes, that is how my setup is: http://i.imgur.com/vc7h9mm.jpgHere's the trick though, you need to buy 2 of these. I know there are directions that say "the third monitor must use the adapter" but it's actually 2 out of the 3 screens need to have them in order to work. I'm using an older mac pro tower and it has 2 mini display ports and 1 dvi. I have the 2 mini display cables each running through an Accell adapter, and then my third screen goes straight from dvi to hdmi to the TV. Make sure all of your connections are seated properly, I thought my adapters went out but... » Read More Yes, that is how my setup is: http://i.imgur.com/vc7h9mm.jpgHere's the trick though, you need to buy 2 of these. I know there are directions that say "the third monitor must use the adapter" but it's actually 2 out of the 3 screens need to have them in order to work. I'm using an older mac pro tower and it has 2 mini display ports and 1 dvi. I have the 2 mini display cables each running through an Accell adapter, and then my third screen goes straight from dvi to hdmi to the TV. Make sure all of your connections are seated properly, I thought my adapters went out but it was the weight of the cable "pulling" slightly on my HDMI. I've been using these for a few months now and they haven't failed yet! « Show Less
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I wouldn't bet on it without more checking , have a RADEON hd 6450 and isn't allowing the third moniter. So having the same problem. According to amd you need one display port connection to go to the third monitor. the req,s for the "eyefinity controls" on their website. still trying to solve this myself so not much help for setting up three monitors
1390939
Yes this will work for a third monitor. It is an active adapter like advertised.
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hi,i just have 2 monitors, but 3 monitors in surround+1monitor on something else seems to be possible, nvidia has some explanations about how to do it, i have never set up that kind of configuration, hope i could help morehttp://www.geforce.com/whats-new/guides/how-to-correctly-configure-geforce-gtx-680-surround#1
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Most laptops can handle up to 3 monitors with the help of an external USB video dock...I have a Sony VAIO and i am using 3 monitors with the aid of an external dock. If your question is to achieve this with just your laptop, then I am not sure the video card can handle multiple laptops just by itself.
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I'm not exactly sure.....here is my setup:1 - laptop native display1 - hdmi out FROM laptop1 - hdmi out FROM this universal hubalthough from their picture - looks like they have 2 monitors connected to the hub (1 is hdmi, the other might be the DVI port)
2108339
Yes, you can connect 3 monitors at once with EYEFINITY 2 with DVI and 1 with Display Port, or just 2 duplicated or extended.
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There are 2 DisplayPort plugs, 1 HDMI, 1 VGA and 1 DVI. I've had no problems running a dual-monitor setup, but I doubt that whatever humble business laptop you're docking this into has the GPU capability to simultaneously display on 4 monitors. A better question you should be asking yourself is why on earth would you want a quad-monitor setup for docking your laptop. Swordfish was just a movie dude.
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I am currently using 2 of these along with my Lenovo laptop (total 3 screens) in my home office. The USB ports on the laptop did not have enough power to run both of them at the same time, so I used a powered USB hub that I already had. Works great as a 3 monitor setup.
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Yep, it's possible with docks like this Dynadock, or the Plugable Dock Plugable USB 2.0 Universal Docking Station with DisplayLink DVI/VGA up to 1920x1080, Audio, Ethernet, and 4 Available High-Speed USB 2.0 Ports. You just connect the extra monitor to the dock with its own cable, then the dock to the laptop with USB. So assuming that your laptop already has an external VGA port that you can get one external monitor connected to (try that first), then the dock then allows you to add a second external monitor. Your desktop can then be set to span all three screens (your laptop screen, and the two external monitors), which is a cool setup.
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Yes, you can use just the external monitor.. or leave the laptop monitor open for dual monitors. I've been doing both.
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It will duplicate the main laptop. If you have a video card on your system that reads 2 separate monitors, then you will get two different displays using the splitter.
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Most likey not, most computers will prioritise one output over another or have you select what output you want it in. And if the computer doesnt have you select it your tv will. For example "hdmi 1" or hdmi 2." id advise searching "how to set up a 3 output display with laptop" on youtube.
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Yep, that's my setup. I'm almost certain you can even hook up a third to the DisplayPort.