Adapter for dual display monitors

ajsimeon · Mar 17, 2013, 09:19 AM

I'm trying to find an adapter I read about a couple days back but can not for the life of me find it again to purchase. It's an adapter that keeps both monitors active if the displays are turned off or if one is turned off the mini does not refresh to only one seen monitor instead still accounts for the second monitor. Any help?

dbroncos78087 · Mar 17, 2013, 05:50 PM

Are you referring to a KVM switch? I'm not sure what you mean by keeping them active though.

benwiggy · Mar 18, 2013, 08:28 AM

Are you talking about some device which fools the Mac into thinking a monitor is still connected, even when it's been turned off?

That would be .... weird. What if that monitor had the menu bar?

ajsimeon · Mar 18, 2013, 09:26 AM

^ Yes! I read it somewhere when I was browsing dual display monitors and cannot see, to find that page again.

FreakinEurekan · Mar 18, 2013, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ajsimeon

^ Yes! I read it somewhere when I was browsing dual display monitors and cannot see, to find that page again.

I know many KVMs have that ability, so the OS isn't rearranging your desktop every time you switch to a different computer. Never seen anything like that for a stand-alone solution.

Mar 17, 2013, 09:19 AM	#1
ajsimeon macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2007	Adapter for dual display monitors I'm trying to find an adapter I read about a couple days back but can not for the life of me find it again to purchase. It's an adapter that keeps both monitors active if the displays are turned off or if one is turned off the mini does not refresh to only one seen monitor instead still accounts for the second monitor. Any help?
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Mar 18, 2013, 08:28 AM	#3
benwiggy macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2012	Are you talking about some device which fools the Mac into thinking a monitor is still connected, even when it's been turned off? That would be .... weird. What if that monitor had the menu bar? __________________ 2012 MacMini, 2.6GHz i7, 16Gb RAM, Fusion Drive \| 2009 MacBook, 6Gb RAM, 240Gb SSD \| 2006 iMac \| 2003 G3 iBook \| Beige G3 \| PowerMac 7600 \| Mac IIsi \|
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Mar 17, 2013, 05:50 PM	#2
dbroncos78087 macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Northern Virginia	Are you referring to a KVM switch? I'm not sure what you mean by keeping them active though.
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Mar 18, 2013, 09:26 AM	#4
ajsimeon Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2007	^ Yes! I read it somewhere when I was browsing dual display monitors and cannot see, to find that page again.
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