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How do you use Dual monitor's on one desktop?
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My question is how you set-up dual monitor on one Desktop, as well as how can you use you laptop as a secord monitor with your desktop?
My question is how you set-up dual monitor on one Desktop, as well as how can you use you laptop as a secord monitor with your desktop?
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Permalink Reply by Anubis on -
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 -
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 -
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
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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
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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 -
I configure to be an extended desktop.
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Permalink Reply by Ian Walker on -
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 Ian Walker on
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Well spotted :)
Take care.
Ian
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Permalink Reply by Zune80 on -
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
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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 -
Yes! It is possible.
http://www.maxivista.com/
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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Permalink Reply by Paul Shadwell on -
I have a Mac Pro with dual monitors and a MacBook Pro. I use a piece of free software called Teleport that allows me to seamlessly use the Mac Pro's keyboard and mouse on the MBP. I just slide the mouse cursor from the dual screens to the right where the MBP is and then the KB and mouse work there. You can even drag and drop files between the two. The connection is via wireless. http://www.abyssoft.com/software/teleport/
If you are using a PC you can try MaxiVista http://www.maxivista.com/ which does a very similar thing for PC in fact it will do what you are looking for, in that it allows you to extend the desktop across to the laptop as if it were a 2nd monitor. It's not as easy to setup as the Mac solution and costs $30, but if it solves your problem then it's worth every penny. You can download a trial first just to make sure.
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