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Dual Monitors

Forum discussion tagged with Dual Monitors.
  1. Charan2403

    Question Can MSI GL65 9SEK Support Extended dual monitors? ( Urgent Need help)

    I have a single monitor connected through an HDMI port to my MSI GL65 9SEK laptop. I wanted a second monitor so as to work on more space. So I bought a second monitor and a USB C to HDMI adapter. unfortunately, the USB C in the Laptop doesn't support Video it seems as if both monitors did not...
  2. M3TAGH0ST

    Solved! Dual monitor setup on a laptop

    Hello I have an Asus vivobook x571lh-al084 and I was wondering how can I setup two external monitors on that laptop. Bought myself a Docking Station Hama Multiport, 5 Ports, HDMI, LAN, USB Type-C but either I have driver issues or something else because my second monitor that goes in that...
  3. J

    Solved! How can I play sound at the same both from my laptop and my extended monitor I connected with HDMI cable?

    Hi, I've connected my Asus monitor Model:VG245H to my Samsung notebook laptop using an HDMI cable to use the monitor as an extended screen. I'm currently watching a movie on my laptop and a Youtube video is playing on the monitor where my little brother is watching. There's a sound on my laptop...
  4. D

    Secondary Monitor Help Needed

    So i'm using two monitors, A SHARP TV as my primary monitor (which works perfectly), and a secondary Dell P1913 1440 x 900 Monitor (DVI). My main monitor successfully uses my NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070, but the Dell monitor defaults to Intel HD Graphics and wont let me select the GTX. I tried...
  5. C

    VLC Media PLayer Across Dual Monitors

    So guys, I have now received two 27 inch curved monitor and I would like to span my movie across two screen. Please give me a simple 1, 2, 3 step-by-step guide. All of the other information that I could find online seems to be pretty old or outdated. I'm trying to do this on VLC media player and...
  6. A

    2 Vga monitors but one hdmi port

    So I have a laptop that only has one hdmi port and 2 monitors, one monitor has only vga and the other has vga and dvi ports. I would like to have a dual monitor set up, so what is the best way to connect both?
  7. W

    Need Help With Speaker Configuration Help!!!

    I am going to buy a pair of speaker for my desk set up. The Razer Nommo base edition to be exact. I have a dual monitor set up where one I have connected to my ps4 and I use both for my pc when the ps4 is not in use(btw they're dell s231hn monitors). So I was wondering if there was a way where...
  8. F

    How to connect built-in speakers from dual monitors via DVI and VGA?

    I have two monitors (Acer GF276 Abmipx) that has built-in speakers. The back of the monitors have: - 3.5mm jack for line-in - 3.5mm jack for headphones I have an audio splitter. How to I make this work? I tried: - connect aux cords from headphone jack on monitors to splitter - connect...
  9. P

    Dual Monitor Sound Setup (PC & XBOX)

    I have recently started using a dual monitor setup and prior to this I just connected my PC and Xbox to my monitor via HDMI and then connected my speakers to the monitor directly using a 3.5 AUX Cable and that gave me sound on both devices. There will be times when both monitors will be on for...
  10. A

    Cleanest dual monitor audio setup with multiple gaming systems

    I have 2 LG 27UD68-P monitors hooked up to a PC, ps3, ps4, and SNES classic. The PC is obviously plugged into both, and one monitor has 1 system, while the other has the remaining 2. I mainly have this setup to play console games on one monitor, with guides for japanese menus on the other...
  11. D

    Tried to setup dual monitors on a Lenovo X270. Now we get a blank screen shortly after startup

    Daughter tried to set up dual monitors on a Lenovo X270 running Windows 7 Enterprise. I do not know exactly what occurred. Presumably she went through and recognised the other monitor. She says she dragged the laptop screen across to the other monitor, but it did not appear on the other screen...
  12. D

    I would like to connect dual monitors but I only have 1 HDMI port and no other obvious types of display ports.

    Since I have only 1 HDMI port am I limited to only 1 external monitor? I have a Type-C port but I have not been able to determine if it supports display output. My laptop does not have any VGA, Display Ports, or Mini Display Ports. Could I tell by checking device manager? The specs I have for...
  13. R

    Dual monitor pc

    I have a dual monitor (actually both HDTV's) setup, everything was working fine. Now i bought a new TV to replace the primary. I use the primary for gaming and the second for streaming videos. Now when a game launches into fullscreen mode, it moves the browser window on the secondary up and to...
  14. T

    Solved! XPS 13 9350 doesn't output a resolution higher than 1920x1080, even though 2k monitor is set as 'only screen'

    Hi, For my XPS 13 9350 (1920x1080 resolution version), I bought Dell's USB-C adapter that allows me to connect an external monitor using HDMI. The purpose of this dongle is to connect the XPS 13 to my 2k Asus monitor over HDMI. Although I have set '2nd screen only' when "projecting" in Windows...
  15. A

    Can I still use the dual 144hz monitor

    I have a 1070 with of course only has one dvi and the 144hz monitors I have need the hdmi and dvi to get the full 144hz and with this I can only run 144hz on one and 60 on the other. Is there any other way to doing this besides getting a second gpu and still have both using the full 144hz?
  16. J

    How to get HDMI audio to dual monitors

    I have an HP Elitebook, docked in it's appropriate docking station. Connected to the docking station I have two DisplayPort -> HDMI cables, connected to a pair of HP Envy 27" monitors, with built in speakers in both. Display experience is awesome. But I can't get audio to play from both...
  17. A

    External Monitor For Gaming Help

    Hi there folks! I've been looking into getting purchasing an external monitor for gaming. I would be using my laptop screen and an external monitor as a dual monitor setup. One of the monitors would be for the game itself while the other would be used for streaming, browsing the web, etc. I do...
  18. M

    Dual Monitor knocks out sound on Dell XPS Sound

    The moment I plug in my HDMI second monitor I don't get any sound. I have a regular monitor plugged into the port -YES Have I rebooted -YES In the sound settings is the Dell ST2410 speakers set to default -YES Have a switched the identical monitors connection -YES Did it make a difference -NO...
  19. P

    Dual Monitor Audio Questions

    I have recently built my first PC, and have found myself with a dual monitor setup. One is a tv screen technically, but ive connected it with HDMI and im looking to use it for TV and streaming games. Problem is, the audio really only wants to come through one source at a time. I have extended...
  20. Shindouz Hirono

    Dual monitor setup audio question

    Hi forumites, First of all, I'm not a really techy kind of person. I just need an answer in simple terms that I can grasp easily. I have 2 monitors hooked up to one desktop. Monitor 1 - Samsung Curved Gaming Monitor 27" Monitor 2 - Hisense UHD Smart TV 50" Note: They both have internal...