Could I use my laptop as a second screen?

Murray · 22 Jul 2011 at 11:18

Could I put a cable to it from my graphics card and use it like another monitor?

Weazle · 22 Jul 2011 at 11:29

No you can't most likely as most the VGA/HDMI ports on a laptop are designed to be video out only.

Some laptops may have S-Video IN but that is very rare these days. (Pretty sure they don't do it anymore due to HDMI).

You may however look into a converter that goes from VGA/DVI to USB if that's possible.

Murray · 22 Jul 2011 at 11:35

I have another 24" dunno if it will fit on my desk though, Could I connect one via DVI and one via HDMI would it work?

Sin_Chase · 22 Jul 2011 at 11:48

Not 'traditionally' no.

Potentially some software to do it over TCP/IP though. Whether the performance would be suitable depends what you want to show on it really.

Weazle · 22 Jul 2011 at 11:48

It could work but dependant on the laptop. Give it a go

Murray · 22 Jul 2011 at 11:54

Ok I have two monitors on my desk now and its working fine one question how do I stop the other one from going black screen when I go into a game on another monitor?

Murray · 22 Jul 2011 at 12:04

here is what I have done :

But if I try and open a game on the one on the left monitor now the one on rights screen turns black.

Murray · 22 Jul 2011 at 16:22

I have a question how do I set it up so I play a game using both screens or can't I do that?

ToejaM · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:16

If you dont want the other screen to go blank/black, run the game in windowed mode

hellarda · 22 Jul 2011 at 17:21

ToejaMz0r said:
If you dont want the other screen to go blank/black, run the game in windowed mode

no. you dont have to do this

My 3 screens all stay on (don't go blank) when playing a game even in fullscreen mode

. Mine does this by default so can't really help you with trying to fix it, but it is possible

Murray · 22 Jul 2011 at 18:18

I was trying to play games using two screens no that doesnt work either this is all I get in the control panel :