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    Multiple Monitors on 6860FX

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Nathand, Jun 26, 2008.

  1. Nathand

    Nathand Notebook Consultant

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    I've never seen this done with a laptop before, so it may not be possible, but...

    Is there a way to hook up 2-3 19-20" monitors to my Gateway 6860FX? This might really help with productivity for things like web design and as a perk, would be awesome for gaming (assuming the graphics card could do all that rendering).

    Any idea's?


    Thanks in advance,

    Nathand
     
    Nathand, Jun 26, 2008
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  2. Nathand

    Nathand Notebook Consultant

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    No one has done this? Would it help if I bought a docking station or something?
     
    Nathand, Jun 27, 2008
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    jm821 Notebook Consultant

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    yes it can be done. couple months ago when I bought my 6831fx, I did a search on youtube for the 6831fx and stumbled upon a video of a guy displaying his new 6831fx with an external monitor and dragging multiple windows from laptop screen to his external display(looked like a 19'' LCD). remember, 6860 and 6831 are almost exactly the same cept for ram/hdd/64OS
     
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    tuffthegamer Notebook Enthusiast

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    tuffthegamer, Jun 27, 2008
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  5. Nathand

    Nathand Notebook Consultant

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    There are a couple downsides to using that product. For one, it acts like the three monitors are one monitor, which kind of stinks. It also doesn't support very high resolutions.
     
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    Nathand Notebook Consultant

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    Well, in lack of a better solution, I think I'll try using the HDMI and analog monitor ports in addition to the laptop screen to make 3 screens. Not what I was hoping for, but I guess what I wanted isn't really possible with a laptop.

    Time to invest in a new desktop, lol.
     
    Nathand, Jun 28, 2008
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    royk50 times being what they are

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    cant see how you will pull out 3 displays with that

    but, let us know how it all worked out, that is if you try that hdmi, vga and default display thing.
     
    royk50, Jun 29, 2008
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