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This feature is now standard for many monitors. It is generally referred to as "Picture by Picture" The obsolete LG model 29EA93-P monitor supports doing this. While pricing it, at the low end there were many monitors in the $150 - $300 range with this feature. On occasion I'd see one for under $150 when unloading discontinued products.
For monitors over $500 with multiple inputs, this feature was so widespread that to me it might as well be standard.
A benefit for entertainment purposes is that you can connect 2 different systems[say a Roku and your PC] and watch a video on one part of the screen while working on the other. Generally you have the option to configure the percentage to assign for each input.
A more useful feature for me is that if you connect a single computer to both inputs - the computer thinks it is connected to 2 separate monitors both with the same resolution options. So multi monitor features like placing one application into full screen mode while using the other half for apps works. Generally I've found even the most advanced operating systems when they provide a "split screen" function fall over when it comes to that - as well as not allowing you to define the width for each side.
An additional feature of (some)LG monitors with PBP support is that you can download free special software such as ScreenSplit[http/www.lg.com/us/support-product/lg-29EA93-P].
ScreenSplit is a monitor DRIVER which can do the same thing in software for their supported monitors that PBP does in hardware. Even cooler is in addition to side by side, you can do a four by four grid - giving you "4" monitors on one screen. You can even be excessive and use both ScreenSplit and PBP at the same time in order to create eight seperate "monitors"... Other manufacturers provide equivalent software in the race for parity.
I've never used this software, from what I hear it can be flaky and it can kill performance since it's trying to do in software what hardware is better suited for.
Also I am not able to really use more then 2 "screens"/monitors. When I go from 2 to 3 I lose track of which monitor has which application window.
/www.tomsguide.com/answers/id-2181889/product-accepting-hdmi-inputs-creates-split-screen-output.html ... This feature is now standard for many monitors. It is generally referred to as "Picture by Picture" The obsolete LG model 29EA93-P monitor supports doing this. While pricing it, at the low end there were many monitors in the $150 - $300 range with this feature. On occasion I'd see one for under $150 when unloading discontinued products.
For monitors over $500 with multiple inputs, this feature was so widespread that to me it might as well be standard.
A benefit for entertainment purposes is that you can connect 2 different systems[say a Roku and your PC] and watch a video on one part of the screen while working on the other. Generally you have the option to configure the percentage to assign for each input.
A more useful feature for me is that if you connect a single computer to both inputs - the computer thinks it is connected to 2 separate monitors both with the same resolution options. So multi monitor features like placing one application into full screen mode while using the other half for apps works. Generally I've found even the most advanced operating systems when they provide a "split screen" function fall over when it comes to that - as well as not allowing you to define the width for each side.
An additional feature of (some)LG monitors with PBP support is that you can download free special software such as ScreenSplit[http
/www.lg.com/us/support-product/lg-29EA93-P].ScreenSplit is a monitor DRIVER which can do the same thing in software for their supported monitors that PBP does in hardware. Even cooler is in addition to side by side, you can do a four by four grid - giving you "4" monitors on one screen. You can even be excessive and use both ScreenSplit and PBP at the same time in order to create eight seperate "monitors"... Other manufacturers provide equivalent software in the race for parity.
I've never used this software, from what I hear it can be flaky and it can kill performance since it's trying to do in software what hardware is better suited for.
Also I am not able to really use more then 2 "screens"/monitors. When I go from 2 to 3 I lose track of which monitor has which application window.
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