XPS m1330 with 2 external monitors?

Just wondering what you guys would think the most efficient way to do this is? I attempted to connect two monitors (one to HDMI port and one to VGA) but the display drivers can only recognise 2 at once. So effectively i CAN have a dual mon setup, however i would prefer to have my lappy's LCD running aswell for a triple monitor setup....

One solution ive seen is to use a docking station by belkin or something similar. But has anyone else tried this out on a m1330 with 8400 GS? i mean, if a simple software solution is available, i would prefer it over going out and buying new hardware.


thoughts?

 

There's not a software solution. You can check out the ViDock when it is available for consumers, get a VTBook ( http://www.villagetronic.com/vtbook/index.html made by the same company as the ViDock) and put it in a PCMCIA to Express slot adapter, or you could buy a Matrox DualHead2Go ( http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/gxm/products/dh2go/home.php). I'd go with the DualHead2Go, mainly because it's probably the most cost effective. Though the VillageTronic stuff is a lot more feature rich.

 

Thanks Hep!
Yep i saw this as a possible solution. I think i might actually end up going with this. The only issue is it recognises the two displays as a single really wide display. However i think this isnt too bad as there is software out there which can split your display real estate (i think the software which comes with the device might be pretty decent aswell)

Thx again Hep!
Any other possibilities out there guys?

 

You can always get an EVGA UV+ USB VGA or DVI display port. Simple setup. MWave has one for $62 after MIR.

 

There are USB display ports on market but I highly advise against it. USB does not have the needed throughput to effectively have video. The resolution will probably be low, 16 bit color, video and movements will be laggy, not to mention, your hardware DPCs will go through the roof while you use one.