A friend has a late model Fujitsu laptop and is interested in running a
monitor on the external VGA port as a separate video feed. Is that possible?

David Ellis <dellis@iowatelecom.net> writes:
>A friend has a late model Fujitsu laptop and is interested in running a
>monitor on the external VGA port as a separate video feed. Is that possible?

Likely. The graphics hardware can probably use separate frame buffer
memory for the two outputs, giving you two completely independent
desktops (as well as other modes like mirroring the same content in
both). But you'll have to check the specific laptop.

(I've owned 3 laptops and all of them would do this, so it's not rare).

Dave

It is possible on some laptops, not on others. It depends mostly on the
video system, and somewhat less so on the drivers and bios.


David Ellis wrote:
> A friend has a late model Fujitsu laptop and is interested in running a
> monitor on the external VGA port as a separate video feed. Is that
> possible?

On Oct 9, 11:58 am, David Ellis <del...@iowatelecom.net> wrote:
> A friend has a late model Fujitsu laptop and is interested in running a
> monitor on the external VGA port as a separate video feed. Is that possible?

It's been years since I've seen a laptop with which this was NOT
possible, since using laptops with projectors has become an expected
capability in the business world. There's no difference (to the
computer) between a projector and a monitor, although older laptops
may not be able to drive newer LCD monitors at their native
resolution.

r

There is a big difference between using dual monitors and using dual
INDEPENDENT monitors. I presumed that the inquiry was about dual
independent monitors, since as you say, virtually all laptops can drive
dual monitors with the same image. The difference is that while dual
monitors display the same thing on both displays, dual independent
monitors have the capability to have totally, entirely different
displays on the two monitors (although they can also operate in "clone"
mode, showing the same thing in both places).


rdclark wrote:
> On Oct 9, 11:58 am, David Ellis <del...@iowatelecom.net> wrote:
>> A friend has a late model Fujitsu laptop and is interested in running a
>> monitor on the external VGA port as a separate video feed. Is that possible?
>
> It's been years since I've seen a laptop with which this was NOT
> possible, since using laptops with projectors has become an expected
> capability in the business world. There's no difference (to the
> computer) between a projector and a monitor, although older laptops
> may not be able to drive newer LCD monitors at their native
> resolution.
>
> r
>

I'm not sure it's clear what the David means by "separate video feed" or
Barry by "dual independent".

If either or both are meaning to use the secondary monitor as an extension
of the desktop, then yes, most every laptop should support that. I've done
it with an old HP Omnibook and more current Gateway and Compaq models. This
is where the effective screen becomes verrrry wide, you can drag windows
between the two screens.

Is there more to the question than that?

Val

"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
news:470d697e$0$20647$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
There is a big difference between using dual monitors and using dual
INDEPENDENT monitors. I presumed that the inquiry was about dual
independent monitors, since as you say, virtually all laptops can drive
dual monitors with the same image. The difference is that while dual
monitors display the same thing on both displays, dual independent
monitors have the capability to have totally, entirely different
displays on the two monitors (although they can also operate in "clone"
mode, showing the same thing in both places).


rdclark wrote:
> On Oct 9, 11:58 am, David Ellis <del...@iowatelecom.net> wrote:
>> A friend has a late model Fujitsu laptop and is interested in running a
>> monitor on the external VGA port as a separate video feed. Is that
>> possible?
>
> It's been years since I've seen a laptop with which this was NOT
> possible, since using laptops with projectors has become an expected
> capability in the business world. There's no difference (to the
> computer) between a projector and a monitor, although older laptops
> may not be able to drive newer LCD monitors at their native
> resolution.
>
> r
>