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dual monitor setup on laptop?

I need it because I got rid of my system and now I have two 19" crt monitors just laying around. I'd like to get use of the monitors for now... And because it would make working at home much easier.
 
Originally posted by: bearxor
I know there is a software solution that does the same thing as sidecar. I'll try to find it.
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Ya, if you can find it, that would be great. I don't really know how it would work without extra hardware... I'm interested.
 
http://www.qualitycables.com/productdetails1.cfm?sku=USBG-SVGA2&cats= or similar. Google "usb vga adapter". The resolution isn't totally exciting, and I've read that the bus can bog down a bit under heavy loads e.g. full motion video, etc. On the other hand, it is probably the cheapest option around.

I've also heard tell of PCMCIA to PCI adapters(not the other way around) that would allow you to connect, in theory, a PCI graphics card to your laptop. http://www.mobl.com/expansion/products/cardbus_expansion/index.html

www.maxivista.com has software that allows virtual multimonitor over network. Performance will be even lousier than the USB option, and you'll need another computer to connect the monitor to; but this is probably the cheapest of the options.
 
Maxivista was what I was thinking about. I didn't know that you had the monitors but no computers to go with them, so that wouldn't work.
 
Originally posted by: phisrow
http://www.qualitycables.com/productdetails1.cfm?sku=USBG-SVGA2&cats= or similar. Google "usb vga adapter". The resolution isn't totally exciting, and I've read that the bus can bog down a bit under heavy loads e.g. full motion video, etc. On the other hand, it is probably the cheapest option around.

I've also heard tell of PCMCIA to PCI adapters(not the other way around) that would allow you to connect, in theory, a PCI graphics card to your laptop. http://www.mobl.com/expansion/products/cardbus_expansion/index.html

www.maxivista.com has software that allows virtual multimonitor over network. Performance will be even lousier than the USB option, and you'll need another computer to connect the monitor to; but this is probably the cheapest of the options.
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The link to the cables does not open. If I use the cables, it will mirror content on the monitors correct? I wan't to have spanning over the monitors rather than mirroring.
 
Originally posted by: SinNisTeR
Originally posted by: phisrow
http://www.qualitycables.com/productdetails1.cfm?sku=USBG-SVGA2&cats= or similar. Google "usb vga adapter". The resolution isn't totally exciting, and I've read that the bus can bog down a bit under heavy loads e.g. full motion video, etc. On the other hand, it is probably the cheapest option around.

I've also heard tell of PCMCIA to PCI adapters(not the other way around) that would allow you to connect, in theory, a PCI graphics card to your laptop. http://www.mobl.com/expansion/products/cardbus_expansion/index.html

www.maxivista.com has software that allows virtual multimonitor over network. Performance will be even lousier than the USB option, and you'll need another computer to connect the monitor to; but this is probably the cheapest of the options.
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The link to the cables does not open. If I use the cables, it will mirror content on the monitors correct? I wan't to have spanning over the monitors rather than mirroring.
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For that, i am pretty sure you need a gfx card that supports that. So it looks like you might be out of luck. One of the solutions above could work but i have a feeling there are going to be problems...

 
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