One PC with Two Monitors?

[DM]

depends on what you want:

wider screen with two: buy the video card with software

or

if you want same thing on both screens (monitor and projector) buy a
splitter cable.

 

[the wharf rat]

wider screen with two: buy the video card with software

You don't need software. Windows supports multiple monitors
natively. Just get a video card with multiple outputs, hook up the
monitors, and bring up the display control panel. How to set them
up should be easy to see.

 

[DM]

do the PC have two key boards and mice?

how much use are the two people looking to get from one PC?

or is this a pissing contest where they share a PC with one mouse and key
board and don't want to spin the monitor back and forth between each other?

sorry if this sounds harsh but I know how this works sometimes. don't let
work place stress cause an accident, OSHA will be all over ya!

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Hi:
Is it possible to hook-up two Monitors with one PC?

Yes. As a matter of fact, Windows supports up to ten monitors. I have
two myself.

If can, how it be done?

Most modern video cards support two monitors directly. If yours
doesn't, you'd need to buy a second video card.

 

[DM]

follow up:
are the two slots the blue VGI ports? that will answer your, "On the back of
PC, there are 'two' slots that seems to accommodate two monitors, although I
can NEVER be sure as I am asking, ...," concern.

also, if your video card turns out bad, buy the couple dollar signal
splitter and you should be fine so long as you want both monitors to show
the same thing.

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Crocus68.

There are two monitors, CRTs sitting side by side, and in between
there is one PC with XP.

Did you notice that this newsgroup's name is "vista.general"?

While this question is probably "generic" Windows, you might get
more-focused responses in a WinXP newsgroup. Perhaps
microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware

RC
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San Marcos, TX
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Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)

 

[Andre Matuch]

Thanks for the response.

To explain more in detail, ...

There are two monitors, CRTs sitting side by side, and in between
there is one PC with XP.

There are two people want to use one PC, however one person prefer
'flat screen' and another prefers 'curved screen.' Then, it's getting a
problem how to share one PC with two monitors.

On the back of PC, there are 'two' slots that seems to accomodate two
monitors, although I can NEVER be sure as I am asking, ...

Is it possible to use those 'two' slots in order to hook-up two monitors?

BTW, those three are sitting on the large, same table with two chairs.

Thanks for any help on this regard.

It's extremely simple. You make sure your video card has two video
outputs like two VGA outputs, two DVI outputs or one VGA and one DVI.
You plug one monitor into output 1, and one monitor into output 2.
Following me so far?

Then you go to Control Panel - Personalization - Display Settings. Does
it see the second monitor? Most likely.

Now you just need to figure out which number Windows sees your monitor
as being. Click on identify monitor. If a big 1 appears on your screen,
Vista sees your main monitor as being number 1. If you get a 2, Vista is
seeing it as being the second. It doesn't really matter which number you
get because you can correct the order of the monitor by just dragging
the monitor icon at the top to the right position.

If you want to extend the monitor, choose the option that says 'extend
the desktop onto this monitor' on your second monitor. Then, you're done.

 

[crocus68]

Hi:
Is it possible to hook-up two Monitors with one PC?

If can, how it be done?

Thanks,

 

[crocus68]

Thanks for the response.

To explain more in detail, ...

There are two monitors, CRTs sitting side by side, and in between
there is one PC with XP.

There are two people want to use one PC, however one person prefer
'flat screen' and another prefers 'curved screen.' Then, it's getting a
problem how to share one PC with two monitors.

On the back of PC, there are 'two' slots that seems to accomodate two
monitors, although I can NEVER be sure as I am asking, ...

Is it possible to use those 'two' slots in order to hook-up two monitors?

BTW, those three are sitting on the large, same table with two chairs.

Thanks for any help on this regard.

 

[Dave]

Yes, you can connect 2 monitors to a PC, if the PC has either 2 identical
video cards, or a video card with 2 outputs.
But, you can't share the PC, and have 2 people using it at the same time.

 

[On the Bridge!]

I have hooked up to 5 monitors in the past..

Now Im planning for 2 30 inch sceens with 2 dual headed cards..

( a 30 inch screen needs 2 heads because of the high resolution)