> so far from what people have said it should npt be a problem "Should not be" a problem, but since it is for you... heh-heh...
Seriously, I was a bit concerned that I might dork something up, but it was so simple that in hindsight I was almost embarrassed at how timidly I approached the dual monitor world. I would suggest getting a dual port/head card for your desktop PCs, as opposed to a second card. And I do hope your laptop has the newer, fully featured dual monitor display port (mirror vs independent display). You will need to see what soft-keys are used on the laptop to cycle between internal, external and dual display. It is in the Windows video display options you will find how to use the 2nd display (I usually right click on the desktop, go to the last tab (settings), then turn on the "Extend my Windows desktop to this monitor" checkbox option. Piece of cake, man, nothing to it. Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Newton > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 6:38 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [NF] Dual monitors > > > Thanks to everybody who replied to my question - I'll try it out this > evening.but so far from what people have said it should npt be a problem > > Paul Newton > > > mrgmhale wrote: > > My 18 month old HP Pavilion laptop (Z2000) has an external VGA > port that can > > be set up as either a mirror display for the primary panel, or for > > independent dual monitor display for disparate display > purposes. The main > > LCD panel has a max resolution of 1024 x 768, but the external port if > > configured as an independent 2nd display dual monitor > (non-mirrored) can go > > to 1280 x 1024. This is fairly typical of laptops with > external VGA ports > > over the past 2-3 years, depending on the manufacturer and model. I > > normally use my 2nd laptop VGA port for independent display > purposes with > > either an external 19" LCD monitor when visiting my parents > (and setting up > > shop at their place), or with my BenQ DLP projector for presentation > > purposes. It does a great job for me, very nice feature. > > > > I have seen a device at CompUSA that will create a dual monitor > output port > > via a USB connection (v-2.0 USB port I am certain), and is meant for use > > with laptops primarily. I did not pay much attention to it, > other than a > > passing thought re: how slow it must be compared to a regular PCI or AGP > > video card. Then again, a slow 2nd monitor is better than no > 2nd monitor at > > all. > > > > I have a few dual-head adapters on my tower PCs. They are simply video > > cards with 2 separate output ports, one port per monitor. > Often one is a > > standard 15 pin VGA port, and the other is a Digital port. The > digital port > > is easy enough to convert to a standard VGA 15 pin output via a > > Digital-to-VGA converter. I had to do that with every one of > my dual-head > > VGA cards. I had tried using two separate video cards in my > workstation PCs > > at first, one in a PCI slot, the other in a AGP slot. They > worked almost > > well enough, but I would run into apparent driver conflicts, even if the > > brands were the same. I finally opted to simply go with single AGP slot > > video cards with dual ports (dual-head). Everything has been > great since > > then. I went with 256 - 512 Mg cards, nothing smaller than > 256Mg (128Mg per > > head/port). Note, however, I do not do any gaming. If you do > gaming, or > > need really fast performance, you are going to pay through a > bloody nose for > > high performance dual-head video cards. > > > > As an aside, I have used both nVidea and Radeon technology based cards. > > Both work well for my purposes. > > > > Finally, for some really nice control of the dual monitors I licensed > > UltraMon, which allows home users to use a single license for use with > > multiple PCs. I am able to get some really nice display options beyond > > those that Windows provides. It was inexpensive to license, > and well worth > > the investment at twice the price (or more). > > > > Good Luck! > > > > > > Gil > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Newton > >> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 4:54 AM > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: [NF] Dual monitors > >> > >> > >> Hi al > >> > >> I know that many of you have the luxury of dual monitor setups and I > >> believe that these work either (i) using the MB display adapter and a > >> second adapter or (ii) without the MB display adapter but with a > >> dual-head adapter ? > >> > >> Can anybody tell me whether it is possible to achieve a simlar setup > >> with a laptop, using the built-in screen and a monitor attached to the > >> external display port, or will the external display always be the same > >> as what's on the built-in screen ? > >> > >> Paul Newton > >> > >> > >> > >> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. 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