Dual Monitor 1 Desktop

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Hello All,
Is it possible to add a video card to a laptop in the pcimia slot and add 2
monitors to the 2 outputs on the laptop(on the back and on the card)and have
only 1 desktop display covering both monitors? I've never tried this so I'm
at a loss as to how to do this if its possible.

Thanks For Any Help
 
Parker said:
Hello All,
Is it possible to add a video card to a laptop in the pcimia slot and add 2
monitors to the 2 outputs on the laptop(on the back and on the card)and have
only 1 desktop display covering both monitors? I've never tried this so I'm
at a loss as to how to do this if its possible.

Thanks For Any Help
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http://www.realtimesoft.com/multimon/products.asp#MultiMonLaptops

The Matrox DualHead2Go splits the signal from the VGA cable, into
two VGA signals. So that solution does not require installing a
video card in the PCMCIA slot. You set the resolution on the VGA
connector to 2560x1024, and the DualHead2Go makes two 1280x1024
signals from that.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/03/29/matrox_dualhead2go/

http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/gxm/products/dh2go/home.php

The reason for the following compatibility list, is my guess
would be that these GPUs support the wide 2560x1024 output.

DualHead2Go Compatibility list:
http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/gxm/support/dh2go/compatibility.php

Note that the DualHead2Go has a resolution limit, and if you
wanted to drive bigger monitors than 1280x1024, look elsewhere.

As Tomshardware noted, there is also a horrid little USB 2 VGA
adapter, but that has a resolution limit as well. And pushing
bitmaps down a USB2 cable, sounds pretty slow.

This looks interesting, but I wonder if it is still for sale:

http://www.realtimesoft.com/multimon/reviews/vtbook/

I see the company is still alive and well.

http://www.villagetronic.com/

Paul
 
Something that would definitely work and probably be less troublesome in the
long run would be to purchase a video splitter and plug it into the laptop's
VGA port. Plug the two monitors into the splitter and the image will go to
both monitors. Many of them even have a signal booster that will allow you
to run a monitor at a distance from the source without signal loss affecting
the image.

Here is a cheap one but note the signal loss statement at the bottom of the
page http://www.datapro.net/products/1131-Y.html

SIIG makes a good one that we use at work and can be bought from many
sources

http://www.siig.com/product.asp?query=video+splitter&pid=1033

Black Box also sells them but normally higher in price than a Sigh model and
not necessarily more cost.

http://www.blackbox.com/Catalog/Detail.aspx?cid=1578,1856,1859&mid=4845

Some companies that sell them

CDW
http://www.cdw.com/shop/search/results.aspx?key=vga+signal+splitter&sr=1&platform=all

Insight
http://www.insight.com/site/search/index.cfm?ST=q&new_search=1&K=vga+signal+splitter&x=23&y=13

Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Description=vga+signal+splitter
 
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