2 Screens 1 HDMI port and HDMI Splitter LAPTOP
I have a Laptop at work and they got me 2 monitors because I need to have 2 different screens, but since it's a laptop it only have one HDMI port, so we got a Splitter to connect both Screens, but both are showing the same thing, and if I try to use the extended is going to take the Laptop screen also and I don't need that screen... Can someone help me get this done right?
laptop display hdmi splitter
asked Jan 2 at 18:52
Alejandra BastidasAlejandra Bastidas
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I have a Laptop at work and they got me 2 monitors because I need to have 2 different screens, but since it's a laptop it only have one HDMI port, so we got a Splitter to connect both Screens, but both are showing the same thing, and if I try to use the extended is going to take the Laptop screen also and I don't need that screen... Can someone help me get this done right?
laptop display hdmi splitter
asked Jan 2 at 18:52
Alejandra BastidasAlejandra Bastidas
1
What operating system are you on?
– Matthew Valdez
Jan 2 at 19:00
Ask your IT department to do it properly.
– DavidPostill♦
Jan 2 at 19:29
I believe that HDMI isn’t a bus port, meaning you can’t hook up multiple things to it at once. Instead of a splitter, you should get a USB/HDMI adapter.
– juniorRubyist
Jan 2 at 19:50
This is Windows 10, we don't have an IT department... I thought so too, that it doesn't work unless is connected to a different port, but I needed to make sure...
– Alejandra Bastidas
Jan 2 at 21:23
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I have a Laptop at work and they got me 2 monitors because I need to have 2 different screens, but since it's a laptop it only have one HDMI port, so we got a Splitter to connect both Screens, but both are showing the same thing, and if I try to use the extended is going to take the Laptop screen also and I don't need that screen... Can someone help me get this done right?
laptop display hdmi splitter
asked Jan 2 at 18:52
Alejandra BastidasAlejandra Bastidas
1
I have a Laptop at work and they got me 2 monitors because I need to have 2 different screens, but since it's a laptop it only have one HDMI port, so we got a Splitter to connect both Screens, but both are showing the same thing, and if I try to use the extended is going to take the Laptop screen also and I don't need that screen... Can someone help me get this done right?
laptop display hdmi splitter
laptop display hdmi splitter
asked Jan 2 at 18:52
Alejandra BastidasAlejandra Bastidas
1
asked Jan 2 at 18:52
Alejandra BastidasAlejandra Bastidas
1
asked Jan 2 at 18:52
Alejandra BastidasAlejandra Bastidas
1
asked Jan 2 at 18:52
Alejandra BastidasAlejandra Bastidas
1
asked Jan 2 at 18:52
Alejandra BastidasAlejandra Bastidas
1
1
What operating system are you on?
– Matthew Valdez
Jan 2 at 19:00
Ask your IT department to do it properly.
– DavidPostill♦
Jan 2 at 19:29
I believe that HDMI isn’t a bus port, meaning you can’t hook up multiple things to it at once. Instead of a splitter, you should get a USB/HDMI adapter.
– juniorRubyist
Jan 2 at 19:50
This is Windows 10, we don't have an IT department... I thought so too, that it doesn't work unless is connected to a different port, but I needed to make sure...
– Alejandra Bastidas
Jan 2 at 21:23
add a comment |
What operating system are you on?
– Matthew Valdez
Jan 2 at 19:00
Ask your IT department to do it properly.
– DavidPostill♦
Jan 2 at 19:29
I believe that HDMI isn’t a bus port, meaning you can’t hook up multiple things to it at once. Instead of a splitter, you should get a USB/HDMI adapter.
– juniorRubyist
Jan 2 at 19:50
This is Windows 10, we don't have an IT department... I thought so too, that it doesn't work unless is connected to a different port, but I needed to make sure...
– Alejandra Bastidas
Jan 2 at 21:23
What operating system are you on?
– Matthew Valdez
Jan 2 at 19:00
What operating system are you on?
– Matthew Valdez
Jan 2 at 19:00
Ask your IT department to do it properly.
– DavidPostill♦
Jan 2 at 19:29
Ask your IT department to do it properly.
– DavidPostill♦
Jan 2 at 19:29
I believe that HDMI isn’t a bus port, meaning you can’t hook up multiple things to it at once. Instead of a splitter, you should get a USB/HDMI adapter.
– juniorRubyist
Jan 2 at 19:50
I believe that HDMI isn’t a bus port, meaning you can’t hook up multiple things to it at once. Instead of a splitter, you should get a USB/HDMI adapter.
– juniorRubyist
Jan 2 at 19:50
This is Windows 10, we don't have an IT department... I thought so too, that it doesn't work unless is connected to a different port, but I needed to make sure...
– Alejandra Bastidas
Jan 2 at 21:23
This is Windows 10, we don't have an IT department... I thought so too, that it doesn't work unless is connected to a different port, but I needed to make sure...
– Alejandra Bastidas
Jan 2 at 21:23
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HDMI does not have the ability to send two different display streams through the
same cable, so there is no device that you can connect to an HDMI port that will
provide you with multi-monitor capability.
The splitter, as the name implies, will just send the same signal to the two monitors.
You need to add to your laptop a dock that has two ports of the type or types
supported by your monitors and connect it to a USB port.
You will get better results from a USB 3 port, if found on your laptop.
Search amazon.com or your favorite shop for a usb dock.
An example is
this one
(just a random example and not a recommendation):
answered Jan 2 at 20:15
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HDMI does not have the ability to send two different display streams through the
same cable, so there is no device that you can connect to an HDMI port that will
provide you with multi-monitor capability.
The splitter, as the name implies, will just send the same signal to the two monitors.
You need to add to your laptop a dock that has two ports of the type or types
supported by your monitors and connect it to a USB port.
You will get better results from a USB 3 port, if found on your laptop.
Search amazon.com or your favorite shop for a usb dock.
An example is
this one
(just a random example and not a recommendation):
answered Jan 2 at 20:15
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257k14268568
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HDMI does not have the ability to send two different display streams through the
same cable, so there is no device that you can connect to an HDMI port that will
provide you with multi-monitor capability.
The splitter, as the name implies, will just send the same signal to the two monitors.
You need to add to your laptop a dock that has two ports of the type or types
supported by your monitors and connect it to a USB port.
You will get better results from a USB 3 port, if found on your laptop.
Search amazon.com or your favorite shop for a usb dock.
An example is
this one
(just a random example and not a recommendation):
answered Jan 2 at 20:15
harrymcharrymc
257k14268568
add a comment |
HDMI does not have the ability to send two different display streams through the
same cable, so there is no device that you can connect to an HDMI port that will
provide you with multi-monitor capability.
The splitter, as the name implies, will just send the same signal to the two monitors.
You need to add to your laptop a dock that has two ports of the type or types
supported by your monitors and connect it to a USB port.
You will get better results from a USB 3 port, if found on your laptop.
Search amazon.com or your favorite shop for a usb dock.
An example is
this one
(just a random example and not a recommendation):
answered Jan 2 at 20:15
harrymcharrymc
257k14268568
HDMI does not have the ability to send two different display streams through the
same cable, so there is no device that you can connect to an HDMI port that will
provide you with multi-monitor capability.
The splitter, as the name implies, will just send the same signal to the two monitors.
You need to add to your laptop a dock that has two ports of the type or types
supported by your monitors and connect it to a USB port.
You will get better results from a USB 3 port, if found on your laptop.
Search amazon.com or your favorite shop for a usb dock.
An example is
this one
(just a random example and not a recommendation):
answered Jan 2 at 20:15
harrymcharrymc
257k14268568
answered Jan 2 at 20:15
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What operating system are you on?
– Matthew Valdez
Jan 2 at 19:00
Ask your IT department to do it properly.
– DavidPostill♦
Jan 2 at 19:29
I believe that HDMI isn’t a bus port, meaning you can’t hook up multiple things to it at once. Instead of a splitter, you should get a USB/HDMI adapter.
– juniorRubyist
Jan 2 at 19:50
This is Windows 10, we don't have an IT department... I thought so too, that it doesn't work unless is connected to a different port, but I needed to make sure...
– Alejandra Bastidas
Jan 2 at 21:23