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wiggs73
08-02-2005, 10:28 AM
This has probably been asked before, but...

I'm thinking about getting a laptop and was wondering if there is anyway to get the display out to 2 dell monitors when the laptop is at home. Thanks.
mwilli31
08-02-2005, 11:01 AM
AncientPC's FAQ (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=2372874&page=0&view=expan ded&sb=5&o=2&fpart=1)
Freakin
08-02-2005, 11:23 AM
If you get the XPS, yes. It has both DVI & VGA output.

Freakin
wiggs73
08-02-2005, 11:41 AM
What about if I get a laptop with 1 DVI output and get a DVI splitter cable for the 2 monitors... Do you think that would work? The XPS costs a bit more than I was looking to pay.
zer0 cool
08-02-2005, 11:47 AM
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What about if I get a laptop with 1 DVI output and get a DVI splitter cable for the 2 monitors... Do you think that would work? The XPS costs a bit more than I was looking to pay.

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Nope. That's only one signal being produced by the computer, you can split it as many times as you want, but you'll only get one output screen replicated x-times.

Now, I've got to go take over a tv station.
wiggs73
08-02-2005, 11:54 AM
Yeah, that was my original thought as well... but there is a guy where I work that has one dvi output on his computer and uses a splitter cable to get the desired effect. I'm just not sure if you could produce the same results on a laptop instead of a desktop. I would think that you could, but I'm probably overlooking something.