Subj : USBC and Windows 10
To   : Doug Cooper
From : August Abolins
Date : Tue Jun 30 2020 11:39 pm

On 28/06/2020 7:49 a.m., Doug Cooper : All wrote:

> First post to this site.
>
> I'm taking Java classes and bought a second 27" monitor so I could follow
> along with my instructors more easily then I can on my laptops 15" display.
> The first is connected via the laptops single HDMI out.  The second is
> useless at this point as my USBC is 3.1 (not gen 2 Thunderbird).  I had
> bought a USBC to HDMI cable, but obviously that didn't work.  I've read that
> hubs or docking ports are the way to go; however there are many that require
> USBC 3.2 from the PC into them.  All I need it to do is mirror/project the
> same laptop display to monitor 1, and HDMI an extended desktop to monitor 2.
> Can anyone recommend an affordable adapter for this?  Both monitors have two
> HDMI, 1 DVI, and 1 VGA.  None have USBC 3.2 (or any USB for that matter).

My laptop allows me to switch the output to an external monitor completely, or
optionally watch the external and the local monitor at the same time.  But it
only works with the output the laptop is designed for.

There would be no way to support 2 external monitors with basic laptop,
natively.  You would need an additional video cards.

What brand/model laptop are you using?  Does it claim to support more than 1
external?

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