I want to hook up 2 hdmi monitors to my laptop. Will i be able to extend the screens or just duplicate (mirror)?
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We did this with a PC, and it works great, I'm not certain about laptop, though I can't see why it wouldn't work, probably would depend on the size of your processor. We have i5
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Go to your control panel and look under display. If your laptop shows the option of extending your screen over multiple monitors then your laptop HAS the capability of doing so. Most laptops provide this option. However, as I've never used this device I cannot say for certain that it would work this way. I did want to correct some of the previous incorrect answers however in terms of capability.
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Yes as Steve and Ken indicated it simply replicates the input on all four outputs. Most people use this as an HDCP removal device.
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The additional monitors connected with this splitter will show exactly what you see on the computer's monitor. In order to extend the computer's desktop I believe you need to add another video card, and I don't think this is possible with a laptop unless the laptop has an expansion slot for "Express Card" expansion cards--you would need to buy an Express video card and put it in this slot and connect a second monitor to this card. Good luck.
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This is only meant to mirror the picture between two displays. It will not create a second workspace or extension of your current monitor. This is meant for creating two monitors with the same picture. If you are looking to work with two monitors at the same time with different programs open on each of them. You will need either a video card with two outputs on it or two separate video cards. Does this make sense?
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It will duplicate the main laptop. If you have a video card on your system that reads 2 separate monitors, then you will get two different displays using the splitter.
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If your laptop has a HDMI output this will let you split it to 4 monitors, TV's, Projectors.. all will show the same picture.
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It will only duplicate what's on your monitor. You need additional hardware to have additional views on additional monitors.
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I really don't know but that is an interesting question. Most laptops seem to have an easy way to use two screens and Windows will allow you to use more. You might try attaching a VGA monitor and trying for three that way, before springing for another USB monitor. If you try it and it works out, let us all know.
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I am assuming you want to "extend the displays"? If this is so then no, your video card needs to have two monitor ports in order to "extend the displays". You will only be able to mirror them with this splitter.
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Your screen may be extended instead of mirrored. If it is a Mac, go to System Preferences->Displays. Click on "Arrangement" and choose "mirror displays". If you use Ubuntu linux, the interface is in a similar location. It might also be similar in Windows but this depends on whether the manufacturer of your laptop included a custom controller for the displays or if it uses the Windows native display option.
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Yes. As long as your cables are long enough. Once connected you can configure both displays from laptop.
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I use it to extend the desktop from my laptop to another monitor and it works just fine. I don't have personal experience beyond that. If you are extending to more monitors than the main and one more, you may be able to use two adaptors; just a guess.
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You will need to go into your display settings and choose the extend option. It is a little different depending on the Operating system you have. I have posted the most common below. Windows 7 http://www.online-tech-tips.com/windows-7/how-to-setup-dual-monitors-in-windows-7/ Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307873 Good luck
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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
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Yes you can extend the display. I have mine set up with 2 external 23" monitors and the Ultrabook display for extension over 3 screens.
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From Lenovo website: Monitor: Yes, through a mini-hdmi port. It comes with an adapter that will convert mini-hdmi into a regular VGA cable, so if still have that around you can use it. Of course, you can also use a DMI to VGA adapter to go that route as well. 2 monitors: can I connect 2 external monitors? steve s on Mar 25, 2014 Yes. There is a micro HDMI port that you can use to connect to an external VGA or HDMI monitor. The adapter can be purchased from Lenovo or any other cable vendor.
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I've had my laptop hooked up to an HDMI monitor at the same time as this USB monitor, so I had three monitors going at one, but I've never tried two USB monitors.
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A vga cable should do the trick, if your laptop does not have a vga port connect it to the projector and manage your display settings until it works, you can have it set to work on multiple workspaces or just mirror your screen like a regular monitor.
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as others have replied this would not work for multiples screens. and any splitter would mirror the screen. would need a video card capable of multiple outs or multiple video cards.