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Laptop display to 2x LCD monitors - What connection?
Hi,
I have an ASUS laptop (http://www.asus.com/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/N53SV/specifications/) and I'm looking to purchase 2x LCD monitors (22", 1920 X 1080).
The laptop has;
1x VGA
1x HDMI
The monitors I am looking at consist of;
1x VGA
1x DVI
1x Display Port
I'd like to maintain a digital connection however I cannot find anything online which supports HDMI split. Is my only option here to use VGA to Dual VGA?
Thanks
I have an ASUS laptop (http://www.asus.com/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/N53SV/specifications/) and I'm looking to purchase 2x LCD monitors (22", 1920 X 1080).
The laptop has;
1x VGA
1x HDMI
The monitors I am looking at consist of;
1x VGA
1x DVI
1x Display Port
I'd like to maintain a digital connection however I cannot find anything online which supports HDMI split. Is my only option here to use VGA to Dual VGA?
Thanks
This is what you need to solve your problem.
https://www.google.ca/search?q=hdmi+splitter&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ORvwU9fzMZTo7AazsoD4Bw&sqi=2&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1680&bih=804#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=nIi9HEAoX1U_6M%253A%3BVwpSUnYoTR4_bM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fimg0.justhifi.de%252FInAkustik_HDMI-Splitter-1-auf-2-High-Speed_a6628_1.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.justhifi.de%252FInAkustik_Star-HDMI-Splitter-1-auf-2-High-Speed-3D_a6628.html%3B800%3B600
or this
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3429780&CatId=3482
https://www.google.ca/search?q=hdmi+splitter&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ORvwU9fzMZTo7AazsoD4Bw&sqi=2&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1680&bih=804#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=nIi9HEAoX1U_6M%253A%3BVwpSUnYoTR4_bM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fimg0.justhifi.de%252FInAkustik_HDMI-Splitter-1-auf-2-High-Speed_a6628_1.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.justhifi.de%252FInAkustik_Star-HDMI-Splitter-1-auf-2-High-Speed-3D_a6628.html%3B800%3B600
or this
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3429780&CatId=3482
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With a HDMI splitter splitting the video, I'm reading online that only the same image will be outputted to both monitors. This is not what I am after. I am looking for the ability to extend the desktop.
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http://www.amazon.com/Startech-DP2HDMI-DisplayPort-Adapter-Converter/dp/B0017K6BDW
In theory, you can also use a HDMI splitter...
http://www.amazon.com/EnjoyGadgets-EGHSP1X2-Splitter-Amplifier-Display/dp/B00997MYR2
and then use HDMI to DP to convert that signal. However, i've never personally tried it so i'm not sure if it'll work.