Hey guys... I have been searching online and youtube for awhile and I cant seem to get the answer that I am looking for so I thought you guys can help 🙂..
I have a 2011 13' MBP with 2.7 Ghz i7 processor with recently upgraded 16Gb DDR3 ram and a 250 Gb SSD. I have two monitors, both of them 1600 x 900 one being an acer s200hl and the other dell 2030m, which I want to connect to my MBP. I know that I can connect one by the mini display/thunderbolt port and the other by a usb video card. I want to keep my 2 usb ports so I wanted to use only my mini display/thunderbolt.
The parts that I have purchased are :
1. ) AmazonBasics Mini DisplayPort (Thunderbolt) to HDMI Adapter
http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-...7646&sr=1-1&keywords=mini+displayport+to+hdmi
2.) AmazonBasics HDMI to DVI Adapter Cable - 9.8 Feet
http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-...TF8&qid=undefined&sr=1-1&keywords=hdmi+to+dvi
so far the one monitor that I have hooked up to this is working fine... but I want to connect the other monitor as well.
Then I looked for a powered HDMI splitter as people are saying that they are having trouble with the non powered HDMI splitter...
powered HDMI splitter --> PORTTA 2 Port 1x2 Hdmi Splitter V 1.3b compatible c1.4 3D 1080p swither 5 8 PS3 XBOX360 DVD Blu-ray ( http://www.amazon.com/Splitter-comp...2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1411058060&sr=1-2) ..
Now the question is would it work .. theoretically it makes sense but practically is where I have my doubts. I have read somewhere that the MBP recognizes the two monitors as one and makes the screen scrunched up.
As this MBP is running intel graphics 3000 hd, I would would like to know if I can get both monitors working with a decent resolution. I would not be gaming or video editing but just want to extend my real estate to view pdf text books and all.
Thanks for your time 🙂
I have a 2011 13' MBP with 2.7 Ghz i7 processor with recently upgraded 16Gb DDR3 ram and a 250 Gb SSD. I have two monitors, both of them 1600 x 900 one being an acer s200hl and the other dell 2030m, which I want to connect to my MBP. I know that I can connect one by the mini display/thunderbolt port and the other by a usb video card. I want to keep my 2 usb ports so I wanted to use only my mini display/thunderbolt.
The parts that I have purchased are :
1. ) AmazonBasics Mini DisplayPort (Thunderbolt) to HDMI Adapter
http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-...7646&sr=1-1&keywords=mini+displayport+to+hdmi
2.) AmazonBasics HDMI to DVI Adapter Cable - 9.8 Feet
http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-...TF8&qid=undefined&sr=1-1&keywords=hdmi+to+dvi
so far the one monitor that I have hooked up to this is working fine... but I want to connect the other monitor as well.
Then I looked for a powered HDMI splitter as people are saying that they are having trouble with the non powered HDMI splitter...
powered HDMI splitter --> PORTTA 2 Port 1x2 Hdmi Splitter V 1.3b compatible c1.4 3D 1080p swither 5 8 PS3 XBOX360 DVD Blu-ray ( http://www.amazon.com/Splitter-comp...2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1411058060&sr=1-2) ..
Now the question is would it work .. theoretically it makes sense but practically is where I have my doubts. I have read somewhere that the MBP recognizes the two monitors as one and makes the screen scrunched up.
As this MBP is running intel graphics 3000 hd, I would would like to know if I can get both monitors working with a decent resolution. I would not be gaming or video editing but just want to extend my real estate to view pdf text books and all.
Thanks for your time 🙂
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