Non-Retina Macbook Pro - Driving 2 External Monitors Possible?

[A4orce84]

Hello Everyone,

I know it is possible to drive way more than 2 monitors with newer MBPs, but I have a 2009 MBP and was wondering if it's possible to drive 2 external monitors? I've seen varying reports on if this is possible with the older 2009 MBPs.

I did find a few videos around this, this for example:

However, I saw some comments that it does not work for MacOS High Sierra. So wanted to ask in the forums and see if anyone is using this (or a similar product) to drive 2 external monitors? Looking for a USB adapter solution, since I'm running a non-1080P monitor.

Thanks in advance!

--Asif

 

[robvas]

Have you looked at the Matrox DualHead2Go?

 

[A4orce84]

Have you looked at the Matrox DualHead2Go?

That adapter is a bit on the pricey side. This is for a secondary machine, so the 'lag' is not a huge issue for me, if it comes down to that. Won't be doing a lot of photo editing / highly-intensive tasks on the 2nd monitor. Thus, I think a USB adapter like the one in the video, is a more cost-friendly option for me.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention though!

 

[robvas]

That adapter is a bit on the pricey side. This is for a secondary machine, so the 'lag' is not a huge issue for me, if it comes down to that. Won't be doing a lot of photo editing / highly-intensive tasks on the 2nd monitor. Thus, I think a USB adapter like the one in the video, is a more cost-friendly option for me.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention though!

You can probably get one second-hand very cheap