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    Dual (or triple) monitors from a laptop?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by ITF, Apr 9, 2007.

  1. ITF

    ITF Notebook Consultant

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    Simple question and I'm willing to bet it's not possible - I'd test myself but don't have the hardware at the moment.


    Laptop has DVI and VGA outputs, can I hook a monitor to each one and run a dual monitor setup on them or even a triple setup including the laptop LCD?


    Thanks
     
    ITF, Apr 9, 2007
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  2. wannabeapilot

    wannabeapilot Notebook Consultant

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    im pretty sure its possible :)
     
    wannabeapilot, Apr 9, 2007
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  3. ejl

    ejl fudge

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    actually, i think that someone tried this and it is not possible...b/c the dvi and the vga share a video signal somehow...best way to know is try it. if it doesn't work, you can always try the matrox dual(or triple)head2go.
     
    ejl, Apr 9, 2007
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  4. ITF

    ITF Notebook Consultant

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    I only have one monitor here at the moment so I can't test as mentioned ;)

    As for the dual head2go, interesting piece of hardware I like it thanks.
     
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    jlopez Newbie

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    certain laptops can and others cannot do dual external monitors...
    i have a asus G1 laptop and it cannot do duel external monitors at the same time. i would not have bought the laptop if i know this was the case before hand but it is not clearly stated anywhere and one would think with 2 outputs - it should do it...but....
    It seems lack or foresight to omit this from a laptop but otherwise its a very capable laptop.
     
    jlopez, Apr 9, 2007
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  6. TedJ

    TedJ Asus fan in a can!

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    I'd love to see a notebook with that functionality jlopez, but I doubt it exists. Please name me one notebook GPU with three outputs.

    Ejl is right, the VGA port is cross-wired from the DVI port.
     
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    AlexF Notebook Deity

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    Dual will work. Triple will not -- at least, that's what we found with the V1Jp (which uses the same X1700 GPU as the A8Js).

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=107165

    As far as the wires go, they're not crossed. The system was able to see DVI, VGA, and the internal LCD all at the same time on the CCC, just that it wasn't able to use more than a combination of two at any one time.
     
    AlexF, Apr 10, 2007
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