3+ monitors expansion with laptop

crazycanuck · Sep 28, 2005

Has anyone used this product to add monitors to their laptop? It is much more reasonably priced than a digital tiger sidecar. If you are using one, please let me kow if the product has served your purpose.

http://www.villagetronic.com/vtbook/dualhead.html

JR97 · Sep 28, 2005

A similar method is to do the opposite.. use a laptop as an extra monitor using a program called. maxivista. www.maxivista.com

crazycanuck · Sep 28, 2005

That is good and all, but not really what I am looking for. I would prefer not to add another laptop, nor buy another PC with a quad head. I currently have a laptop and an additional monitor. I would like to add two more monitors and was wondering if anyone ahd used the above tool in their current configuration.

Odgnut · Sep 28, 2005

I use that same card on my laptop when I'm traveling to run 2 additional monitors. Works as advertised.

crazycanuck · Sep 28, 2005

Thanks.

Boy Plunger · Sep 29, 2005

Try getting support for the iVillage card. I had to return this product b/c it wasn't compatible with my laptop and pcmia slot. If it works you save roughly $1000 so it may be worth the shipping to find out. Bought and returned at CDW.

Luto · Nov 30, 2005

I like it.

It does DVI and is pretty good. Not quite as good as the VGA comming out of the laptop, but very close. Certainly enough for trading.

Can produce some heat. That being said, I would put your laptop on a cooler pad. IMHO, if the internal fan never goes one, then the heat managment is correct.

-Cheers,

Luto

edil · Dec 1, 2005

Quote from crazycanuck:

Has anyone used this product to add monitors to their laptop? It is much more reasonably priced than a digital tiger sidecar. If you are using one, please let me kow if the product has served your purpose.

http://www.villagetronic.com/vtbook/dualhead.html

an alternative from Matrox http://www.matrox.com/graphics/offhome/dh2go/home.cfm