New... From Matrox.. TripleHeadToGo... Laptops, too

gnome · Mar 2, 2006

Wow! Check it out!

http://www.firingsquad.com/media/article_image.asp?fs_article_id=1812&pic_id=03

ElectricSavant · Mar 2, 2006

So I can connect this box up to my laptop and have three INDEPENDENT screens? The mouse moves across all three screens and I can drag and drop windows into them...must I have a certain card in my laptop to be compatible with this?

Michael B.

gnome · Mar 2, 2006

Quote from ElectricSavant:

So I can connect this box up to my laptop and have three INDEPENDENT screens? The mouse moves across all three screens and I can drag and drop windows into them...must I have a certain card in my laptop to be compatible with this?

Michael B.

Actually, you can have up to 4 screens. They have a minimum 300 RAMDAC is all... runs off of VGA port.

Thunderdog · Mar 2, 2006

Nifty!

ElectricSavant · Mar 2, 2006

What happens to my laptop screen? How much does it cost? Do I need Windows XP or will it also work on my old machine that has windows 98?

Thanks gnome...

Quote from gnome:

Actually, you can have up to 4 screens. They have a minimum 300 RAMDAC is all... runs off of VGA port.

JayS · Mar 2, 2006

The DualHeadToGo is only $169, plus with the laptop screen your at 3 displays.

http://shopmatrox.com/usa/products/datasheet.asp?ID=788

JayS · Mar 2, 2006

More info on the TripleHeadToGo....

http://www.matrox.com/graphics/offhome/gxm.cfm

gnome · Mar 2, 2006

Quote from ElectricSavant:

What happens to my laptop screen? How much does it cost? Do I need Windows XP or will it also work on my old machine that has windows 98?

Thanks gnome...

I don't know all that stuff. Check with Matrox website. As for display, you can have your laptop as Display #1, and the huge 3-monitor screen [extended desktop] as #2, if your laptop supports.

ElectricSavant · Mar 2, 2006

So I am just adding a second screen essentially...I could plug in a Samsung LCD 19" and use it analog...

The reason I ask, is I thought if i bought one of those LCD TV's I would get more screen real estate. That is simply not true as everything is bigger. TV's are viewed from a distance...

Quote from gnome:

I don't know all that stuff. Check with Matrox website. As for display, you can have your laptop as Display #1, and the huge 3-monitor screen [extended desktop] as #2, if your laptop supports.

JayS · Mar 2, 2006

Quote from ElectricSavant:

What happens to my laptop screen? How much does it cost? Do I need Windows XP or will it also work on my old machine that has windows 98?

Thanks gnome...

They only support MicrosoftÂ® WindowsÂ® 2000 and WindowsÂ® XP.

From the Matrox website:

Can I use the integrated display in my laptop in addition to a TripleHead2Go for a total of four screens?
Yes.

Cost will be $299 and it will be availabe in April '06.