dual external displays

[kid rock]

i have done some searching and cant find anything specific on this so here goes:


is it possible to run 2 external displays from a MBP, i have seen some things like the kensington usb adaptor that gives you a second screen and the matrox devices, but nothing that quite fits the bill.


anybody got any ideas or actually done this?

thanks in advance guys/gals

Simon

 

[neilhart]

Yes I have run two Dell 1600 x 1200 20" LCDs with the prior to UNIBODY MBPs using a MATROX Digital A2D adapter giving me a 3200 x 1200 desktop along with the MBP's screen (this with both 15" and 17" systems).

The Unibody 15" MBP won't do this. I have the mini-Display to VGA and to DVI. The best that I have been able to achieve is 1920 x 1200 using the DVI adapter.



Neil

 

[kid rock]

i have the old shape MBP so it would work,

would a cable like this not work?

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/77024

want to do this on as cheap a budget as possible

thanks

Simon

 

[Migsy]

i have the old shape MBP so it would work,

would a cable like this not work?

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/77024

want to do this on as cheap a budget as possible

thanks

Simon

Nope, that cable is a HP specific cable. I've used it on their desktops before - from memory the HP-Specific side of the cable is totally different from DVI.

 

[kid rock]

Nope, that cable is a HP specific cable. I've used it on their desktops before - from memory the HP-Specific side of the cable is totally different from DVI.

ok thanks, matrox it is then