Right, im thinking about purchasing a new widescreen monitor for my laptop (acer 19"). Im wondering if I were to get two is it possible in anyway for me to use both with my laptop?

 

 

 

Thanks in advance.

First - does your laptop support output for two monitors. As far as I know, almost no laptops do. They have an output for a monitor, sure, but this will only show what is on the laptop screen - it is used for connecting to a projector or other device for presentations normally.

It has one VGA output o.0 was I assume means I cant support two monitors :( I can spilt my laptop screen with the other monitor right?

As far as I know, no, you can't. You will have to check with the manufacturer though, or in the manual. At least in all the laptops I have had experience with the video output is a mirror of the LCD screen for the purposes of presentations or just if you find a large screen more comfortable.

 

 

 

If you want another monitor for it though you could go the other route that I mentioned, attaching a second machine to the second monitor and running that program whose name I still don't know on it.

Attaching one monitor to the other?

Yes, you can split your desktop between both monitors. If you have more than one VGA port Windows will be able to extend the desktop to both outputs, or clone them so both show the same screen. The settings are built into Windows itself if I remember right. My dad and I use a seperate 19" LCD when we go buisness trips to run a picture slideshow off the laptop. Works great. :D

 

 

 

You should be able to just plug in the monitor, reboot (might not even need that), and you should have the options to extend your desktop to the left or right in the display settings (where resolution, colors, and so on are found).