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    Second Monitor for Laptop

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by M1I9K8E9, Jul 26, 2008.

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    I am looking to buy a monitor to use with my laptop for video and photo editing so far these are the ones im interested in.
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009108
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009091
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009139
    During my research i found out that i can hook up my 360 to the monitor with the vga cable. Also i would like to hook up my dishnetwork dvr to the monitor via an external tv tuner. But i havent found out a way to have all of these things connected at once, it seems that i will only be able to have one device connected at a time because there is only one vga port on the monitor. Is there anyway i can setup this stuff to be connected to the monitor together or will i just have to unplug one device and plug in another when i want to use it?
     
    M1I9K8E9, Jul 26, 2008
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