computer people help!

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

so a usb to vga adapter wouldn't work then?

 

[mendon99 10+ year member]

not for extending the monitor, no.... duplicating, probably

 

[Bfat567 10+ year member]

In a normal production laptops case. You could run just the laptop screen and a second monitor of the vga port seperatly. To do so check the extend my display to this monitor box in display properties. Im assuming your a windows user here. To add the third grab a usb to vga/dvi. I like the matrox ones but whatever floats your boat.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

I cant believe you thought a simple vga splitter would allow you to differentiate between multiple monitors. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

I use a laptop so all I need to do is flip up the display on the laptop, connect an external monitor using the vga port on the laptop and voila, two monitors, separate and at peace with the world. I use it as I spend my work day writing code (C#, ASP.NET and SQL) and two monitors makes life much easier. In the "olden days", when desktop units were all the rage, a separate graphics card was required if you actually wanted two separate monitors on the same machine.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

In the "olden days", when desktop units were all the rage, a separate graphics card was required if you actually wanted two separate monitors on the same machine.

Not true. Manufacturers have made 'dual head' video cards for at least 15 years now. I was using one that long ago for CAD.
Desktops are still better than lappies. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

I cant believe you thought a simple vga splitter would allow you to differentiate between multiple monitors. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

Although on laptops this isn't usually the case, but most video cards now will allow you to use a splitter to run 2 monitors independently

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Although on laptops this isn't usually the case, but most video cards now will allow you to use a splitter to run 2 monitors independently

A splitter 'downstream' from the video card will not allow the processor to identify one monitor from the other. It would be like using a Y adapter on your RCA cables to split your signal to front and rear channels, and then expecting your h/u fader to wok. All this would allow you to do is treat both monitors as one large one by increasing your screen resolution to double width. I... guess that would work though, provided your card has the capability of outputting that high of resolution.

Unless Im misunderstanding what is being referred to as a splitter here.

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

so nobody has said anything about a usb to vga adapter and if that will work.

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

ok figured it out, usb to vga adapter with external video card did the trick. Time for some dbdrag judging SNITCHES!!!

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Those are some pretty shitty scores, bro.