Dual monitors?

[Guest Porkribs]

Hi there people,

I recently bought a VGA splitter for my computer, I am trying to set up dual

monitors: one to a standard LCD monitor and another to a LCD projector.

I manage to get it working but win xp doesn't seem to pick it up as dual

monitors instead it mirrors what I have on the LCD monitor.

Any idea how to force a detection so that win xp actually picks it up as 2

independent monitors?

 

TQ

[Guest Phisherman]

Re: Dual monitors?

 

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:36:03 -0700, Porkribs <anony@mouse.com> wrote:

>Hi there people,

>I recently bought a VGA splitter for my computer, I am trying to set up dual

>monitors: one to a standard LCD monitor and another to a LCD projector.

>I manage to get it working but win xp doesn't seem to pick it up as dual

>monitors instead it mirrors what I have on the LCD monitor.

>Any idea how to force a detection so that win xp actually picks it up as 2

>independent monitors?

>

>TQ

 

You need TWO video cards, or one video card with dual video outputs.

From the Control Panel double-click on Display, under the Settings

tab, you can setup the two monitors' properties and identity. Having

two monitors can be a real plus for certain applications such as

programming development.

[Guest happymac.support@gmail.com]

Re: Dual monitors?

 

On Jul 16, 3:36 pm, Porkribs <an...@mouse.com> wrote:

> Hi there people,

> I recently bought a VGA splitter for my computer, I am trying to set up dual

> monitors: one to a standard LCD monitor and another to a LCD projector.

> I manage to get it working but win xp doesn't seem to pick it up as dual

> monitors instead it mirrors what I have on the LCD monitor.

> Any idea how to force a detection so that win xp actually picks it up as 2

> independent monitors?

>

> TQ

 

Yes, you need a video card with dual outputs or 2 cards. On cards with

dual outputs, there will either be 2 VGA ports, 2 DVI ports, or one of

each. Another way to check if your video card supports a dual monitor

setup is: Right click the desktop >> Properties >> Settings tab. If

your card supports dual monitors, it will say "Drag the icons to match

the physical arrangement of your monitors" and there will be a picture

of 2 boxes labeled 1 and 2 to represent dual monitors. Also, in the

Display drop down menu, if your card supports 2 monitors, there will

be two options, likely formatted like this:

 

<monitor name> on <video card chipset> AND

(Default Monitor) on <video card chipset> Secondary

 

All a VGA splitter does is that it splits a single VGA signal into 2.

The computer doesn't recognize the setup to be a dual monitor setup,

but a single monitor setup. So, in other words, you will just get

mirror images. A VGA splitter is pretty much useless unless you are in

conferences or something and you need to split a laptop VGA signal

into 2 to project a mirror image onto a projector screen. Almost all

new video cards have dual-monitor support. If you really need dual

monitors, then you could buy a new video card for under $100.

 

HTH