Can you run two monitors, extending your desktop, through one graphics card and one output socket?
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No, unfortunately. You need a graphics card with dual-output; and for best results, one that advertizes itself as being able to support two monitors independently. It takes a robust graphics processor and, depending on your system, maybe some other software, as well. To do what you want to do, the computer needs to send out two separate signals to the individual monitors.\n\nIf you're using Windows, have a look at this site, it explains hardware for multiple monitors:\n\nhttp://www.touchscreens.com/support-technotes-multimon.html
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yes  depending on the connection you may need a vga/dvi adapter other then that compatibility is not an issue.
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If you have enough slots in your PC to add two more video cards to the existing one, then yes, you can.\nMost current operating systems can handle it...
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Sounds like you might mean a KVM switch, or you can even RDP from one PC into the other.
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In a business setting, it's not uncommon to have multiple monitors per PC.  All you need is a video card with 2 or more outputs or multiple video cards.  People who deal with finances, insurance, etc. & deal with stocks sometimes do this.
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No, but would like to have Dual Monitors.
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Yes, I think you can.  You need a DVI to DVI plug, or DVI to VGA
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Yes.  DVI to DVI is all you need for the connection.  You want to make sure the video card in your laptop can hadle Dual monitors if that is your intention.  Sometimes Dual monitors plus not enough juice in the video card equals a crashing CPU.
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Install Graphic (VGA) Driver for your Monitor.
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Windows does support two monitors.  Go out and buy a video card put it in available PCI slot.  Then set windows to extend my desktop to the second monitor.  Running two monitors does take more power from the computer though.
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hook a monitor up to each port\n then go into display properties and go into settings...you can configure everything there.
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Good question.\n\nIf you want an easy way of doing it, I would recommend buying a video card that supports two monitor adapters. This way you can hook up the two monitors and all you need to do then is a little setup\n\nWhat you need to do under Windows Xp is to right click on your desktop and go to properties. Once you are at properties, select the settings tab. Once both monitors are hooked up, you will see a drop down box for selecting the monitors. Select the second monitor from the drop down list. Once you select it you will see a checkbox that says "extend my windows desktop to this monitor". Make sure the checkbox is checked and click ok. Then that's it. Have Fun!
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No you can't you would have two have two monitors hooked up to the one tower or you would both to have your movie on both computers
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Not really.  You would need to be able to plug in 3 keyboards, etc.  Thats just not possible.\n\nWith three monitors, you could hook in three video cards and have a very big desktop.
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A couple of ways:\n\nMake sure you're running Windows 98SE, 2000 or XP first.\n\n1.  Purchase a "dual-head" video card that can output video to both connections, then add a second video card (with one or two connectors).\n\n2.  Purchase three video cards with one output each.\n\n3.  Purchase a Matrox Pahrelia (I think that's how it's spelled).  The DVI connector can be split into two separate VGA connections for a total of three monitors on one card.\n\n4.  Purchase a single "dual-head" video card or two single-output video cards, and add a USB-VGA adapter.  Performance on the USB-VGA adapter is slower than standard video, but it's much easier to install, and can be taken on the road if needed.\n\nDepending upon your motherboard, you will either end up with a combination of PCI Express and/or PCI cards or an AGP card with PCI cards.  I would recommend purchasing cards with compatible chipsets (i.e. all NVidia or all ATI) to minimize the chance the drivers will conflict with each other.
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you need 2 graphics cards, or 1 very good graphics card, with 2 outputs. if you install 2 cards, with a monitor plugged in each, right click on the desktop, select display, and select each card and make sure "extend my desktop onto this display" is ticked. very easy on XP, harder on 98/2k/nt\ni have seen a xp computer running flight simulator with 10 monitors on one computer.
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Unless you have some utility program installed for your video card that allows you to do it from the PC end, you can't.  Most monitors have a menu system that is used by pressing buttons on the monitor itself.  Check your monitor manual for details, every brand and model is a bit different so I can't be more specific.