I need to connect a 2nd monitor (a Smart Board) from USB to VGA and view different things simultaneously on the two. Will this work?
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You would need to connect directly to your computer, install the 'Smart Board' (which I'm not familiar with)and its software, then set your computer to split screens using your two displays. Windows can do this, Ido not know about another operating system without any experience using another one. This way you canuse two displays simultaneously showing different screens. To my knowledge it cannot be done using anyKVM switch. Windows does support multiple monitor operation depending on video system installed.Sorry I can't be of more help than this to you.
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Only on one computer, the number one, and only if supported by your video card. There are KVM swiches available for dual monitors, they are expensive.
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No, this cable is for use with TrendNet KVM Switch. It is not to directly connect the computer to another monitor.
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Nope, that cable is just like an extension cord to connect a computer to a trendnet KVM switch. I'm guessing what you want is more like a secondary VGA port. If you use a laptop you can connect the Smart Board to the VGA port of the laptop and *usually* you will be able to use the laptop screen as the main one and the smart board as the secondary. If its a regular PC, you could install a VGA card with multiple ports, if you really need to use the USB port look for a "usb vga adapter" right here in amazon.
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Not with this cable. This is a cable for a Keyboard, Video, Mouse (KVM) switch which connects two computers to the same keyboard, monitor and mouse. We have used a Sabrent multi-display (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps
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It didn't work for me... Do you have two monitors that each have VGA connectors, but you have a computer that has one VGA port and one HDMI port? That is what I had, and I found although this seems like it would connect the two, it doesn't work. I found success with an adaptor that connected via the USB port that was ~$40 from Best Buy. I had failed with this cable as well as two other splitters. The spitters left me with mirror images/replicas and this connector quite frankly did nothing. Good luck!
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It will need a HDMI or VGA and a USB connection. I can't think of a reason it wouldn't work.
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Both the VGA and DVI ports are active at the same time, but the laptop will only support 2 monitors; meaning, you can have the laptop monitor and one other monitor connected at the same time or 2 external monitors connect at the same time. If you have a monitor connected to both the VGA and DVI ports the laptop monitor will not work. You can add other monitors with USB to VGA/DVI adapters if you want more than 2 displays.
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No, this is a serial to USB adapter. It has nothing to do with VGA or video.
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I assume you're talking about a laptop with a separate video output or a video card with digital and VGA outputs. I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work. That's a much simpler way to run with three monitors than mulitiple USB converters.
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I would assume it would. You might have to Detect Displays (Cmd + F2) to get the VGA monitor online if your using it as a secondary monitor.
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Tom - you'd have to connect each PC to BOTH ports, a DVI and VGA. For example, my Dell laptop docking stations all have both DVI and VGA outputs, so I can switch back and forth between my two laptops and each gets both monitors. Pretty sure that if you just connect the DVI jack to your computer you will only have one monitor, not two.
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No don't work with 2 monitors simultaneously, only with one on HDMI or DVI.
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I used this device for (2) computers, each computer had a DVI and a VGA and was using those ports for dual monitors. This device allowed me to switch between the two computers on both monitors for each. Based on that, I believe if you used the DVI on one channel, and then the VGA on the other channel, that this would work. That being said, you may be better off just getting a DVI-VGA adapter and using a cheap switch.
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Yes - one must be VGA and the other digital. You can also run one monitor of either input type.
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Should work, using an 2 way hdmi splitter - and go to 2 displays instead of one on that output. Both displays will show the same picture, and will synchronize to the lowest resolution ( for ex. you have a 720 and 1080 display- will display 720 on both). Good luck.
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Hi, Yes you are correct, there are two displayport interfaces and one VGA. Thanks, PCrush
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Hello Yakov. The unit comes with an installation CD which has the drivers. It's quite an easy install process. In my "original" setup, my laptop was display 1 and my other monitor attached to my VGA output was display 2. With this new unit attached to a USB port, I now have display 3. Yes, it will work. :)
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you don't need this to do that, all you need is to plug in an external monitor into the VGA port and if it has sufficient memory it can access both monitors without this cable
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this adaptor converts from usb to RS232 serial. If that is what you are trying to do it will work well. It is not for VGA as that is a video format.
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If this monitor is your second monitor, then Yes. If it's your only input, then No. Be sure to use the included USB cable because if you don't, your monitor may not work.