Finally a MBP owner! 2 Screens possible?

[TheStigger]

Hi guys,

After having enough of waiting for the i5 or whatever to come out i took the plunge and bought a second hand 13" MBP from Ebay as a stop gap. What can i say, an amazing bit of kit. OSX is an absolute joy to use and theres no way im going back to Windows now. The multi touch function is a revelation when on couch browsing etc.

Although its something ill probably only commit to when i get a new 15 or 17 can you hook up two screens to it and use it like a clamshell or are you limited to just a single screen? Ideally id like to get 2 cinema displays.

Thanks and now i really know what all the fuss is about with Macs.

 

[scottness]

Hi guys,

After having enough of waiting for the i5 or whatever to come out i took the plunge and bought a second hand 13" MBP from Ebay as a stop gap. What can i say, an amazing bit of kit. OSX is an absolute joy to use and theres no way im going back to Windows now. The multi touch function is a revelation when on couch browsing etc.

Although its something ill probably only commit to when i get a new 15 or 17 can you hook up two screens to it and use it like a clamshell or are you limited to just a single screen? Ideally id like to get 2 cinema displays.

Thanks and now i really know what all the fuss is about with Macs.

You'll only be able to hook up one external display... sorry. Depending on my mood, I use Extended Desktop Mode or just run it in Clamshell. Congrats on your new MBP!! Nice machine. Who knows what the new ones will be capable of...

 

[gobo]

Not sure if Dualhead2Go works:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/475069/

 

[Dozerrox]

I've seen people use three screens including the macbook's so it's possible. I don't know if he was using one of those dodgy usb video cards or similar though so maybe do some research into those.

 

[deadjoe2002]

Does the Dual DVI adapter not allow for this?

Other possible things include running a USB to video adapter of some sort between the MBP and the displays (http://www.google.co.uk/products/ca...ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CBsQ8wIwAg#ps-sellers)

I'll be honest tho I have no experience with USB to VGA/DVI etc adapters, nor the dual DVI adapter from apple.

 

[spinnerlys]

Does the Dual DVI adapter not allow for this?

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No. It's for using a screen as large as a 30" monitor with a resolution of 2560 x 1600.



The DualHead2Go and TripleHead2Go will most likely be what you're looking for, but you might not get that much of a resolution out of it.
http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/gxm/