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Duel monitors for laptop(essentially 3)

  • 27-12-2010 10:59am
    #1
    RasTa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,116 ✭✭✭✭


    Just wondering it's possible to have two actual monitors(not the laptop screen) through a standard enough laptop(win 7, 3 gigs ram and a average graphics card)


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  • #2
    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    Hi rasta, what model is the laptop and what graphics card

    I guess on a bog standard machine theres only a single blue(vga) connection


  • #3
    RasTa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,116 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    nuxxx wrote: »
    Hi rasta, what model is the laptop and what graphics card

    I guess on a bog standard machine theres only a single blue(vga) connection

    Not sure of the graphics card but it's just the one VGA. Someone did mention getting a USB graphics card and monitors but the refresh rate will be crap. I've all but given up on the idea unless you have any suggestions.

    I won't be using it for gaming just browsing and watching films.

    It also has a HDMI port, would VGA + HDMI for each monitor work?


  • #4
    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    If you download this http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/1921/mirrors.php , it will tell what model of graphics card you have.


  • #5
    RasTa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,116 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    nuxxx wrote: »
    If you download this http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/1921/mirrors.php , it will tell what model of graphics card you have.

    Not sure where I should be looking but it just says " mobile Intel 4 series chipset"


  • #6
    Deano12345
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,594 ✭✭✭Deano12345


    RasTa wrote: »

    It also has a HDMI port, would VGA + HDMI for each monitor work?

    Yeah that'll work fine, just be aware that VGA wont carry any sound whereas HDMI will


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