Dual Monitors

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2013/02/03 12:46:59 (permalink)

Dual Monitors

What are the right cables to use when I want to have 2 screes: One monitor, one laptop?
I've checked out some VGA "Y" cables but they're either too short or the splitted end is female (to plug it in to laptop I need male)

Could I use a DVI-to-VGA  to connect [the tower] to the monitor and use my VGA to connect [the tower] to the laptop?
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    Cactus Music
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    Re:Dual Monitors 2013/02/05 19:31:56 (permalink)
    Laptop monitors are hard wired in to the CPU with a tiny ribbon cable, You cannot directly access a laptops monitor with another computer. The VGA connector on a laptop is an output, not an input. 

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    Re:Dual Monitors 2013/02/05 19:50:45 (permalink)
    You should be able to plug another monitor into the external monitor connection

    Then Right Click on the desk top
    Select Personalize
    Select Display
    and follow through to what you want as far as display setup

    If it recognizes both the Laptop and the external monitor, it will show up


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    Re:Dual Monitors 2013/02/06 11:58:26 (permalink)
    Yeah, what Mike said.
    That's what I do.

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    Re:Dual Monitors 2013/02/07 12:12:39 (permalink)


    Could I use a DVI-to-VGA  to connect [the tower] to the monitor and use my VGA to connect [the tower] to the laptop? 


    Read his posts , He's trying to use a laptop as a second monitor. 

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    Re:Dual Monitors 2013/02/07 12:18:55 (permalink)
    Cactus Music


    Could I use a DVI-to-VGA  to connect [the tower] to the monitor and use my VGA to connect [the tower] to the laptop? 


    Read his posts , He's trying to use a laptop as a second monitor. 

    Ahhh   I see.   Thanks


    Never seen that done


    You could almost spend as much in cables and connectors as it is just to go ahead and buy a second monitor for the Tower-thats assuming it would even work connecting the Tower to the Laptop.  Huh?


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    --X1 64 Pro Expanded, Dual 21" Monitors 
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