I have dual monitors - both hhdmi - and a laptop and a PC. Can I use this to switch so I can have dual monitors on both?
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Yes, This the switcher is great which ever one or two it detects power from it will work
236721
I used it to switch between inputs. Only one input at at time sending the same output to two screens.
236722
No I do not belive so. I use this to switch between an Xbox and PS3 on either a computer screen or TV. It has two inputs and outputs but can only choose one of each at a time. Your situation is more complicated and will probably need a combination of a switch and a splitter but to be honest I can't quite figure out how that would work.
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I would Say if both of those accept the HDMI input it would. I just use mine for two TVs but I can watch direct TVs on both TVs and ps4 on both TVs. Hope that answers your question and helps.
1720152
You have the built-in monitor, and a vga port as well as an hdmi port. The settings detect for multiple monitors. I would expect that, therefore, you could do as you asked. However, I have not tried this so will not certify. The vga port can be used as a second monitor, while the hdmi can be plugged into HD tv etc. Vga does not carry sound, hdmi does. If you need more of an answer, you can advise exactly what you are trying to accomplish. Remember there are also other ports and wireless available as well. I would think you could do whatever you need to do since this is well-equipped laptop.
1450885
Yes, you can hook up two monitors at the same time. It has two HDMIs and one DVI.
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I just tried it with Windows 7 and it worked. I used the HDMI port on the left and the VGA port on the right. I believe when you do this you can no longer your the laptop screen (as a 3rd screen). Now maybe if you have the laptop docked you could run 3 monitors but not 100% sure
2137799
Yes you can. That is exactly my setup at work. You could also hdmi out to another independent monitor and usb out to another if you wanted. Thanks rMBP!
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It depends on whether you have two monitor connections (i.e. jacks) on that computer. If you don't have two connections, at least one of them being DVI-D, this won't help you at all. If you mean a laptop, where the "monitor" is integrated, the answer would depend on whether that laptop has a DVI-D monitor jack on it, and whether its electronics are designed to drive both the laptop's screen and the monitor jack at the same time (most of them are). DVI-D jacks do NOT have pins/sockets near the blade/slot; if you do have four sockets right around the slot, that is DVI-I, and in that case you can use a much cheaper passive adapter ($5-$8) It depends on whether you have two monitor connections (i.e. jacks) on that computer. If you don't have two connections, at least one of them being DVI-D, this won't help you at all. If you mean a laptop, where the "monitor" is integrated, the answer would depend on whether that laptop has a DVI-D monitor jack on it, and whether its electronics are designed to drive both the laptop's screen and the monitor jack at the same time (most of them are). DVI-D jacks do NOT have pins/sockets near the blade/slot; if you do have four sockets right around the slot, that is DVI-I, and in that... » Read More It depends on whether you have two monitor connections (i.e. jacks) on that computer. If you don't have two connections, at least one of them being DVI-D, this won't help you at all. If you mean a laptop, where the "monitor" is integrated, the answer would depend on whether that laptop has a DVI-D monitor jack on it, and whether its electronics are designed to drive both the laptop's screen and the monitor jack at the same time (most of them are). DVI-D jacks do NOT have pins/sockets near the blade/slot; if you do have four sockets right around the slot, that is DVI-I, and in that case you can use a much cheaper passive adapter ($5-$8) « Show Less
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I wouldn't think that will work. There is only one 15 pin video connector per input or output. I cant rule out doing a USB to video adapter as monitor 2 and using the usb switch in the KVM, but that sound pretty complicated. they do make dual display KVM-just do a search. This is not a dual display unit.
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this device supports vga, otherwise you would need an adaptor. it allows you to use two pcs with one monitor, mouse and keyboard.
729886
The HDMI selector switch on here toggles between the ports, yes, BUT one port is for 1080i and the other is 1080p. The other switch controls output to either VGA or Component. This is not a HDMI switcher, but a converter. If you happen to have one of each input, then perhaps you could use it as a selector switch.
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First, please know that I am far from expert on this (or any electronics). That said, there is a monitor plug. I don't know if it can be used in tandem. I started using this as a port == I have various things attached to it, and now I just have the one thing to plug into my laptop. I found a user manual here -- perhaps it will answer your question better... http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03123989.pdf
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No, it only switches between multiple inputs to one display device. What you are describing is called an hdmi splitter
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Hi, I took a gamble when I bought this switch and I currently have it connected similar to what you asked, monitor connected to input 1 (DVI-Female to HDMI Male adapter), lcd-tv connected to input 2, and PC connected to the output (DVI-Male to HDMI adapter). It is working fine in this manner. Hope that helps.
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Yes. I haven't personally done it, but if you have 2 sets of input devices and only use the kvm for the monitor, I don't see why it wouldn't work.
499229
If you want to show content on two screens at the same time from one source, you need a splitter, not this switch. But to answer your question, yes you can.
365749
Depends what ports are on your laptop. This monitor has a VGA output only. so if you dont have a vga port, then you cant use this monitor. (technically you could.. but it would cost alot for converters and it would be better just to get another monitor). So google what a vga looks like.
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Yes, as long as you have the dvi out on your computer and the display port out on your computer, then you will be able to do the dual monitors this way. I currently have a dell with a vga out and a hdmi out. I have one monitor go to the vga and the other to the hdmi. This is nice that it works this way because most newer computers now come built with multiple video outs. Which means you don't have to spend the extra dollars getting a high performance video card with dual adapters.
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Yes lol. I have a HDMI splitter connected to port A and my computer connected to port B. The HDMI splitter or switch has 3 ports one for the ps3 another for the Xbox and another for the Wii. I switch between consoles and computer all the time. One down side is... It'll be cool if the monitor included a wireless control so you can switch without physically touching the monitor.