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  • sigstroker
    I need a LIFE!!
    • Jan 2009
    • 19682

    multi-monitors

    How do I put multi-monitors (2, or maybe 3) on my semi-modern laptop(windows 10)?
  • #2
    arrix
    Veteran Member
    • May 2012
    • 4121

    Check to see if you have enough monitor ports and if your video hardware can do it first of all.
    There is no week nor day nor hour, when tyranny may not enter upon this country, if the people lose their supreme confidence in themselves -- and lose their roughness and spirit of defiance -- Tyranny may always enter -- there is no charm, no bar against it -- the only bar against it is a large resolute breed of men.

    -Walt Whitman

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    • #3
      ibanezfoo
      I need a LIFE!!
      • Apr 2007
      • 11987

      Originally posted by sigstroker
      How do I put multi-monitors (2, or maybe 3) on my semi-modern laptop(windows 10)?
      Depends what you mean. There are small folding monitors that hook into your display port or usb c ports. In you want full size monitors you can use a docking station with the appropriate display outputs for your monitors. You can daisy chain display port connections in your monitors have both dp in and dp out ports on them. You are limited by your display adapter in your laptop as far as max pixel density combined with all those screens.
      vindicta inducit ad salutem?

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      • #4
        sigstroker
        I need a LIFE!!
        • Jan 2009
        • 19682

        It's actually Win 11, about 2 or 3 years old. It has an SSD even.

        Looks like I have 1 usb-c and 1 HDMI port. It's an HP, so I don't know if I can find a docking station/port replicator.

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        • #5
          ibanezfoo
          I need a LIFE!!
          • Apr 2007
          • 11987

          Originally posted by sigstroker
          It's actually Win 11, about 2 or 3 years old. It has an SSD even.

          Looks like I have 1 usb-c and 1 HDMI port. It's an HP, so I don't know if I can find a docking station/port replicator.
          There are generic USB C docks that work pretty good.
          vindicta inducit ad salutem?

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          • #6
            sigstroker
            I need a LIFE!!
            • Jan 2009
            • 19682

            A dock would be nice, so I don't have to use the laptop keyboard. Although as laptops go, the keyboard is as good as it gets, complete with numeric keypad. It would be great to have bigass monitors too.

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            • #7
              HecklerNKoch
              Member
              • Jan 2016
              • 430

              Do not put your trust in ANY adapters with the exception of Anker but then again your desire is not setup for such.

              It will be hit or miss and eventually, death.

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              • #8
                ibanezfoo
                I need a LIFE!!
                • Apr 2007
                • 11987

                Originally posted by HecklerNKoch
                Do not put your trust in ANY adapters with the exception of Anker but then again your desire is not setup for such.

                It will be hit or miss and eventually, death.
                Anker is pretty good. Dell or whoever the brand is typically make their own as well.
                vindicta inducit ad salutem?

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                • #9
                  sigstroker
                  I need a LIFE!!
                  • Jan 2009
                  • 19682

                  My laptop is an HP.

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                  • #10
                    ibanezfoo
                    I need a LIFE!!
                    • Apr 2007
                    • 11987

                    Originally posted by sigstroker
                    My laptop is an HP.
                    Look up the HP G5 or G6 docks
                    vindicta inducit ad salutem?

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