video adapter to video splitter

[billyo]

i'm not sure if someone has done this yet, i just bought 2 19" samsung high resolution lcd wide screen monitors, ( 1600 x..)and both has vga's on 'em, and i also bought a pc to monitor adapter ( not tv ), not knowing that the adapter doesn't support a high resolution monitors, i then ordered another adapter from Provantage that support a high resolution..this only has one vga out, i am thinking of buying another monitor so i can have 3 to use, if i buy a video splitter that has multiple vga out, and connect the adapter to it..will i be able to have dual display..? just wondering if this will work.. i thought about buying an external graphics card case. that just came out, i'm just wondering if its worth buying it, the case alone cost about $300 , not including the graphics card..

[Lonman]

Whatever is on the splitter will be the same.

[billyo]

so it's gonna be a cloned,instead of a dual display.. even though the pc to monitor adapter is connected to the splitter?

[KenKelley]

My setup is VGA out of the computer (laptop) to a VGA Splitter I purchased from Radio Shack which has 4 VGA outputs (I paid about $100 a year ago).

From the VGA Splitter I run VGA cables to 3 monitors (1 Singers LCD Monitor 20" like you would use for a desk top then 2 to my LCD flat panel displays (they are high res but it doesn't matter when I use PC VGA source).

Then I treat it like a dual display, desk top on my laptop and extend the desktop to the other monitor/flat panel displays and put the singers display there.

Total cost I paid last year for splitter and 3 cables (1 25ft and 2 50ft), about $240 (VGA cables are expensive). They are bound to be more expensive now.

Hope this helps.

[billyo]

Originally Posted by KenKelley

My setup is VGA out of the computer (laptop) to a VGA Splitter I purchased from Radio Shack which has 4 VGA outputs (I paid about $100 a year ago).

From the VGA Splitter I run VGA cables to 3 monitors (1 Singers LCD Monitor 20" like you would use for a desk top then 2 to my LCD flat panel displays (they are high res but it doesn't matter when I use PC VGA source).

Then I treat it like a dual display, desk top on my laptop and extend the desktop to the other monitor/flat panel displays and put the singers display there.

Total cost I paid last year for splitter and 3 cables (1 25ft and 2 50ft), about $240 (VGA cables are expensive). They are bound to be more expensive now.

Hope this helps.

i'm not sure if that is right, i believed and also from what i read that video splitters only mirrored the same image as the main monitor, are you sure you do't have an adapter ? what you're saying might work on a laptop , since laptops has its own screen, and a seperate vga out, i have a desktop with 1 vga out.( 1 of the desktops i rebuilt/upgraded ).as of now i can have the dual display, but i cant play a music video on the extended screen, i am getting an out of sync problem, i don't have a problem playing music video on the main monitor it plays fine.. , reading from the manufacturers manual, i might not have the right video adapter, since it only supports lower resolution.. what i was asking was once i connect the video adapter ( that supports high res. ) that i ordered to the video splitter will i be able to have an extended display ?, btw both video adapter and splitter will be usb powered..if what youre saying work i will try using the splitter on my laptops..adapter and splitter cost me $70.00

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by billyo

i'm not sure if that is right, i believed and also from what i read that video splitters only mirrored the same image as the main monitor, are you sure you do't have an adapter ? what you're saying might work on a laptop , since laptops has its own screen, and a seperate vga out, i have a desktop with 1 vga out.( 1 of the desktops i rebuilt/upgraded ).as of now i can have the dual display, but i cant play a music video on the extended screen, i am getting an out of sync problem, i don't have a problem playing music video on the main monitor it plays fine.. , reading from the manufacturers manual, i might not have the right video adapter, since it only supports lower resolution.. what i was asking was once i connect the video adapter ( that supports high res. ) that i ordered to the video splitter will i be able to have an extended display ?, btw both video adapter and splitter will be usb powered..if what youre saying work i will try using the splitter on my laptops..adapter and splitter cost me $70.00

Not if you only have one output from the video card. The card has to support extended display which means there has to be two output ports on the card.

[KenKelley]

Originally Posted by billyo

i'm not sure if that is right, i believed and also from what i read that video splitters only mirrored the same image as the main monitor, are you sure you do't have an adapter ? what you're saying might work on a laptop , since laptops has its own screen, and a seperate vga out, i have a desktop with 1 vga out.( 1 of the desktops i rebuilt/upgraded ).as of now i can have the dual display, but i cant play a music video on the extended screen, i am getting an out of sync problem, i don't have a problem playing music video on the main monitor it plays fine.. , reading from the manufacturers manual, i might not have the right video adapter, since it only supports lower resolution.. what i was asking was once i connect the video adapter ( that supports high res. ) that i ordered to the video splitter will i be able to have an extended display ?, btw both video adapter and splitter will be usb powered..if what youre saying work i will try using the splitter on my laptops..adapter and splitter cost me $70.00

Yes I use a laptop.

I didn't notice that you were using a desktop with only 1 VGA output.

From my past experience of trial and error will not allow for an extended desktop even with a "Y" cable/adaptor.

If I were using a desktop I would find a video card that has a Digital output that supports dual monitor extended desk top (either with 2 digital outputs or 1 output with an adaptor or "Y" cable attached (ATI has made these)) or has 2 VGA outputs.

One other option provided the mother board supports it would be to install another video card like what you are using already. I have seen this work for multi display configurations.

Hope this helps!

[Lonman]

Originally Posted by billyo

so it's gonna be a cloned,instead of a dual display.. even though the pc to monitor adapter is connected to the splitter?

If that output is capable to be setup for dual display then the splitter will only receive the extended desktop video (typical setting anyway). And whatever 2 monitors are connected to the splitter will display the same display - like being able to show the words to both the singer & the audience simultaneously while you maintain the KJ screen on the laptop.