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  • 03-08-2020 7:49pm
    #1
    ecdi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭


    Hi. I have two screens which I would like to connect to laptop. At the moment I am using one screen along with my laptop with a vga-hdmi adapter. Is the an adapter which I can plug two vga''s into. Unfortunately screens do not take hdmi


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,962 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    if you split the signal from one hdmi output you'll have the same image on both monitors

    you'll have to see if your usb ports can handle display out (verify your intel hd graphics can handle output to 2 displays - most recent years can but you should ideally do your own research on the exact laptop model for usb to display) and use something like one of these usb to vga adapters, do the setup (not just plug and play)

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adapter-Converter-Resolution-Compatible-Projector-Black/dp/B0856V8YLM/ref=psdc_6911813031_t1_B07TB8DDSL


  • #3
    ecdi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭ecdi


    glasso wrote: »
    if you split the signal from one hdmi output you'll have the same image on both monitors

    you'll have to see if your usb ports can handle display out (verify your intel hd graphics can handle output to 2 displays - most recent years can but you should ideally do your own research on the exact laptop model for usb to display) and use something like one of these usb to vga adapters, do the setup (not just plug and play)

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adapter-Converter-Resolution-Compatible-Projector-Black/dp/B0856V8YLM/ref=psdc_6911813031_t1_B07TB8DDSL

    I have this exact one and it works fine. How can I connect the second screen?


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,962 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    ecdi wrote: »
    I have this exact one and it works fine. How can I connect the second screen?

    You said that you have a hdmi to VGA adapter.

    The one that I linked is USB to VGA

    Using both different adapters you can connect the two monitors


  • #5
    ecdi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭ecdi


    glasso wrote: »
    You said that you have a hdmi to VGA adapter.

    The one that I linked is USB to VGA

    Using both different adapters you can connect the two monitors
    Sorry yes I have hdmi to Vga.
    If I use this USB to Vga can I use the 2 screens independently of the laptop?


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,962 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    ecdi wrote: »
    Sorry yes I have hdmi to Vga.
    If I use this USB to Vga can I use the 2 screens independently of the laptop?

    It should work yes.

    But I can't say 100% as laptops can vary in what is possible to be output through usb

    You can return it if it doesn't and it's not expensive in any case


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