How do you use Dual monitor's on one desktop?

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Permalink Reply by Anubis on January 17, 2009 at 8:26am

Leme get this straight...You have a laptop and you want to connect another monitor too it and extend your desktop?

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Permalink Reply by Rashid on January 17, 2009 at 8:33am

Actually I have a desktop and laptop and I want to run dual monitors on the desktop, using the laptop as the second monitor. Or just hooking up a second monitor.

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Permalink Reply by Errol on January 17, 2009 at 9:00am

Depends on the graphics card.

If you have a graphics card that has two ports to plug in to, then you're set.

You right click on desktop, go to settings, and set up your dual monitor.

If however, you don't, then you'd need a second graphics card.

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Permalink Reply by Rashid on January 17, 2009 at 9:14am

What about if I have have a laptop and desktop? Can use the laptop as a second monitor?

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Permalink Reply by Errol on January 17, 2009 at 9:15am

No, I don't think so.

But you could use the monitor from the desktop as a second monitor for the laptop. Possibly.

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Permalink Reply by Mateus Augusto Lopes on January 17, 2009 at 9:24am

I configure to be an extended desktop.

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Permalink Reply by Ian Walker on January 17, 2009 at 9:36am

I am not sure if you can use a laptop screen as a second display for a desktop machine. As for dual monitors on a desktop, well you need a compatible card to start with, and then you simply right-click the desktop, click the settings button for your graphics card and follow the instructions.

Take care.

Ian

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Permalink Reply by Adam Saberton on January 17, 2009 at 9:49am

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Permalink Reply by Ian Walker on January 18, 2009 at 4:33am

Well spotted :)

Take care.

Ian

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Permalink Reply by Zune80 on January 17, 2009 at 11:46am

No, you can't "borrow" the laptop screen as an independent monitor to use as a second desktop display. Not in the traditional way anyway.

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Permalink Reply by Rashid on January 17, 2009 at 9:25pm

Thank you all answering my question concern the dual monitor issue. It all was helpful information.

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Permalink Reply by Denis on January 18, 2009 at 3:15am

Yes! It is possible.

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I looked into this a while back, I don't know now, but back then it seemed to be sluggish, even with only 24 bit colors, so you may want to invest in Gigabit networking, but by all means, check out the trial.

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