Could the unibody MBP support 2 19" monitors? Would I have to buy a Display port to DVI, and then a DVI splitter?
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Unibody MBP support 2 monitors?
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Define multiple externals.
1. Independent displays
2. Multiple displays making one large one.
It's still just one external display then. You can attempt to use USB display solutions but keep in mind the lack of any acceleration and limited OS X support to begin with.
You can't have 2 external monitors each doing their own thing. You could have the MBP monitor and then another external one that together compose one "big" monitor.
But no, you can't have the macbook and then two external monitors plugged in doing their own thing. You could have 2 external monitors showing the same thing, if you had to present stuff or something like that.
But no, you can't have the macbook and then two external monitors plugged in doing their own thing. You could have 2 external monitors showing the same thing, if you had to present stuff or something like that.
Sure there are ways.
http://villagetronic.com/e_products.html
http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/solutions/mac
http://villagetronic.com/e_products.html
http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/solutions/mac
Those solutions make the 2 or more screens into one, but allow separate things on each display.
The VillageTronic gfxDock makes add'l monitors into discreet monitors (normal behavior), while the Matrox makes add'l monitors into a single canvas.
The ExpressCard solution is passable but the price isn't going to be nice.
I haven't seen any sort of hardware acceleration available on USB options yet.
wow the gfx dock is $500 and can support two additional screens
and the matrox one can support two or three respectivly at $100 and $200.
but the gfx dock does sound better if the other displays are able to each individually be seen.
and the matrox one can support two or three respectivly at $100 and $200.
but the gfx dock does sound better if the other displays are able to each individually be seen.
Yes possible.
USB dongle, no graphics acceleration = fairly cheap
Express card with graphics acceleration = expensive
You might want to just buy a 24". Much better than two 19".
USB dongle, no graphics acceleration = fairly cheap
Express card with graphics acceleration = expensive
You might want to just buy a 24". Much better than two 19".
The ViDock unfortunately is not compatible with the new unibody MacBook Pros. I actually contacted them to find this out, because I would like to buy a new MacBook Pro and attach two 20" displays to it plus another display through the displayport. Sounds kind of weird, but I would like it for work.
This is the response I received:
Just a question though, has anyone used the USB to DVI solution and if so how well does it work?
This is the response I received:
Just a question though, has anyone used the USB to DVI solution and if so how well does it work?