“Hello! I want to add 2 monitors to my laptop. Will this product allow me to extend my display to 2 monitors with 1 hdmi port on my computer? I want to see different things on each monitor. Thank you!”
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No, this will only allow you to duplicate 1 source onto 2 screens. To my knowledge, there is no simple way to do what you want to do (split 1 HDMI signal into 2 separate independent signals). There may be a way to do this through USB ports, but the quality would be questionable. If you have a laptop that is compatible with a docking station, some docking stations come with 2 HDMI ports and would potentially allow for what you are attempting to do. Also, if you happen to have a DVI port on your laptop, there are converters for switching DVI ports to HDMI ports. I am certainly no expert, and there could be some device relessed tomorrow that allows for what you are asking, but this is what I gathered back when I was originally researching this product about where this stands today.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You can use a USB to dual hdmi adapter to extend your display to two different monitors. I use this: Insignia™ - USB to Dual HDMI Adapter - White
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No, but you can use a USB to HDMI adapter. They work well. The good ones use a "DisplayLink" chipset, and require drivers to be installed, and work well with Windows and Mac. They are NOT good for gaming, but should be OK for most anything else. Your computer has to "compute" the video signal to send over USB, so it will be working every time the screen changes. Not ideal for video, but it works. For light use (word processing, web browsing, etc.), you might notice a tiny bit of lag, but otherwise DisplayLink works great. This one should work fine: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-usb-to-hdmi-adapter-white/6418342.p?skuId=6418342
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No this will only split a single signal into two mirrors of the original.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I bought a Dell computer dock that connects to my laptop via USB and has multiple outputs on it, both DVI and HDMI. I actually connect (3) 27" monitors to it (hey I had one and someone gave me two) and extend my laptop display to all three, so I have 4 screens total. Great for working between documents and programs.
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