Overview
Multi‑monitor laptops
Multi‑monitor desktops
Multi‑monitor Graphics Cards
USB Display Adapters
Wireless USB Display Adapters
Multi‑monitor PowerPoint
Multi‑monitor PowerPoint Viewer
Multi-monitor Screen Saver
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Multiple Monitor Cards
It is really easy nowadays to extend your desktops and laptops with more
monitors.
For desktops, you have a choice of adding new graphics cards that support
more than one display output or you can add USB graphics card that connect to
external USB 2.0 ports. Using USB 2.0 graphics cards has an additional advantage
that it does not require you to open your desktop machine (which may void your
warranties).
For laptops, the USB 2.0 graphics card option exists. Additionally, laptops
support PCMCIA interface as well and you get PCMCIA-based graphics cards too.
Here is a list of vendors and links to their graphics cards for you to choose
from:
Wireless USB Display Adapters |
IOGear Wireless USB display adapter allows you to connect your system wirelessly
to your monitor/projector! Your monitor/projector can be placed at 30 feet (9 metres) from your system. This makes it ideal for small conference rooms. Simply
connect the projector to the VGA adapter and equip the laptops in your
organization with wireless USB adapters (available separately).
More USB display cards from Amazon
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USB 2.0 External Video Cards
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A range of USB 2.0 External Video Cards to choose from.
The
Compact USB VGA Multi Monitor Video Adapter
from StarTech claims to support Windows CE 5.0 in addition to the usual Windows
clients like Windows XP and Windows Vista. Support for Windows CE 5.0 means that
you can use it with your mobile/handheld Windows devices to view the content
from your mobile phones on your monitor.
Another one,
USB 2.0 To VGA Display Adapter,
again from StarTech seems to be designed to support higher resolutions
(1600x1200 and 1920x1200) and allows you to connect upto 5 additional displays.
More USB display cards from Amazon |
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USB 2.0 External DVI Cards
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Again a wide range of USB 2.0 External DVI Cards to choose from for connecting
your digital monitors. Additionally, the
Sabrent USB 2.0 to DVI/VGA/HDMI Adapter
allows you to use high-definition HDMI interface and allows you to link upto 6
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Video Splitters
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Matrox makes 2-way and 3-way video splitter boxes to allow 2 or 3 displays to be
connected to the system. The way it provides this capability is to tell Windows
that there is only one monitor but with a dimension of 2x or 3x the normal
monitor width.
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