Re: Laptop external monitor setup (Win 8.1)?

[Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Yeah, it looks like a dead-end for my aging ASUS laptop with its USB 2.0
ports.

I did find a TrippLite unit that plugs into a DisplayPort and offers all
that I want. And I've found a powered HMDI-to-DisplayPort adapter offered
by another vendor. But TripplIte doesn't think the laptop will be able to
provide enough signal strength to its image-splitting gizmo.

I did buy an Intel NUC at the same time as the second 24" screen, but have
been procrastinating in loading Widows 10 on it and deploying it. Save for
buying a new laptop, moving forward with the NUC looks like the best way to
go.

Chris Morton



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On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 3:28 PM, Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:

> Unless your laptop actually has multiple display outputs (hardly any do),
> what you'll need is a USB display adapter. If your laptop supports USB 3.0,
> be sure to get that and not a 2.0 adapter. You want the fastest one your
> laptop will support.
>
> Gene Kim-Eng
>
>
> On 2/7/17 8:13 AM, Chris Morton wrote:
>
>> My Windows 8.1 laptop has an HDMI video output. To it I've attached a 24"
>> monitor using a DVI-D adapter on the monitor end.
>>
>> I have a second 24" DisplayPort monitor I'd also like to use, being able
>> to
>> display a different image on it than what is on the other two screens..
>>
>> Is this feasible? What hardware is required?
>>
>> Chris Morton
>>
>>
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