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    Triple monitor setup

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by no_ice_for_me, Mar 9, 2007.

  1. no_ice_for_me

    no_ice_for_me Notebook Enthusiast

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    I currently have a triple monitor setup on my desktop computer. I have a video card that supports dual monitors, and I added another VGA card. I just ordered a Dell E1705 with a 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900GS, and I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to have a triple setup, using the built-in flatscreen as one of the displays (and 2 external monitors). The 1705 comes with 2 external monitor ports, VGA and DVI, but as far as I know, the card won't support 3 displays. I searched the forums and saw someone mention the Matrox DualHead2Go. Has anyone used this? If so, how does it work? Are there any other options available?
     
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  2. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Matrox sells two different multi-monitor devices; the DualHead2Go and the TripleHead2Go. Just the other day they released digital versions of both:
    http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3557
    They're not cheap.

    How many monitor cables will you be putting into the computer? I believe you can use both the VGA and the DVI ports to power external monitors, so you'd essentially have a three-monitor setup - the two external ones, and the laptop's display.

    I would simply wait until you get the laptop before you buy anything else.
     
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    Thanks for the reply. That will be ideal if I can run both external monitor outputs and the built-in display at the same time. I talked to Dell before I bought the laptop and they said that it won't be possible. Anyway I'm not planning on buying anything until the laptop arrives.
     
    no_ice_for_me, Mar 9, 2007
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