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    M1330 Plug In 2 Monitors?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by swordfish01, Jul 10, 2007.

  1. swordfish01

    swordfish01 Notebook Consultant

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    I am big on working on 2 monitors when i am in the office and need a laptop that I can plugin to both of them...

    I know the lattitude docking stations will work, but can the xps do this?

    I would like to make it my main computer.
     
    swordfish01, Jul 10, 2007
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The M1330 does not support a docking station...but there are two ways to do this.

    One is to purchase an ExpressCard device (if they are out yet) that can drive a monitor.

    The other way is to get a VGA-splitter which would work perfectly.
     
    Greg, Jul 10, 2007
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  3. blahdude84

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    Will the m1330 ever have a docking station?
     
    blahdude84, Jul 10, 2007
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    Anzial Notebook Evangelist

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    Wait, 1330 has a vga port and hdmi port... is it possible to hook up a monitor to it via dvi adapter on hdmi and another one on the vga port?
     
    Anzial, Jul 10, 2007
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  5. Sirius_GTO

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    Look into the dualhead2go from Matrox.
     
    Sirius_GTO, Jul 10, 2007
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    praneeth Sanath Jaya Suriya!!!

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    Good question, anyone know? Does the HDMI port block out the VGA out...
     
    praneeth, Jul 10, 2007
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    yes you can do that.
     
    Sirius_GTO, Jul 10, 2007
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  8. swordfish01

    swordfish01 Notebook Consultant

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    OOOOOOOOO That is awesome...

    With this..we can actually be working off 3...

    [​IMG]

    Looks like I can get one on ebay between $150 and 200.
     
    swordfish01, Jul 10, 2007
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  9. Sirius_GTO

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    well, if you want to work on three BIG monitors, check out the triplehead2go.
     
    Sirius_GTO, Jul 10, 2007
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    Menatep Notebook Enthusiast

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    What is the final answer to this question?

    Can two external monitors be plugged into the XPS M1330. One in HDMI port and another in the VGA port.... the laptop can be closed, and all the information would be displayed on the two external monitors.

    I recently bought the XPS 1330 with nvidia 128 mb card, and the laptop is getting shipped as we speak, but i'm just wondering it it's possible to run two external monitors WITHOUT dualhead2go.

    Dell representative told me that it's possible, but i don't know what do believe.
     
    Menatep, Aug 7, 2007
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  11. Zetto

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    well, try it when you receive it :)
     
    Zetto, Aug 7, 2007
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  12. Menatep

    Menatep Notebook Enthusiast

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    Tried it and can confirm that you can run two external monitors and have a laptop display blank. One monitor can be plugged into VGA port, another in HDMI port. Both of them can display extended desktop stretching across.

    I would however get a dualhead2go card and run 3 displays in total (2 external + 1 laptop).
     
    Menatep, Aug 11, 2007
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    sbressler Newbie

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    Did you or anyone ever test the m1330 with any Matrox system? If so, what were the results? What monitors did you use?

    Thanks so much!
     
    sbressler, Jan 4, 2008
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  14. nizzy1115

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    There are usb lcds too.
     
    nizzy1115, Jan 4, 2008
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