VGA splitter

[rich 36]

What actually happens,

I mean I've picked one up, in order to split signal Two ways

Monitor + TV
but only in the hope I need not have to fumble around swapping leads all the time from one to another


However I notice mention of dual monitors a lot recently,
but without utilising software to spread the info between Two monitors
would Two simply offer same image Twice?

[meeja]

I believe you can do this with XP, providing you have two graphics cards or a "Dual Head" graphics card.

You can spread the desktop over both screens, or have the same image on both screens.

[shocker-z]

yeah to speak desktop right click desktop > properties > advanced > click screen 2 and put tick in extend my desktop to this screen (or sumet like that) > click OK

But by the sounds of it you need to duplicate (clone) the screen not just have a streched desktop, taking it you need it just to watch films on TV?

cloning the screen all depends on your graphics card


Regards
Liam

[cjs]

rich 36 said:

What actually happens,

I mean I've picked one up, in order to split signal Two ways

Monitor + TV
but only in the hope I need not have to fumble around swapping leads all the time from one to another


However I notice mention of dual monitors a lot recently,
but without utilising software to spread the info between Two monitors
would Two simply offer same image Twice?

Give us more info, do you want to watch the same picture at the same time on your PC Monitor and on a Plasma/LCD with a VGA input? Are you using a Notebook?

[Plotloss]

If its a VGA Y cable dual monitors are not available to you.

All you can do is put the same image on two different screens.

All thats inside the Y cable is 15 Y shaped wires.

[Philbes]

Boxes are available that amplify and split the output from 1 PC to drive up to 8 monitors - obviously all with the same image.
I used one for presentations before we purchased a projector.
Also used it to drive 2 monitors on each side of a square exhibition stand. I think it cost around £80.

[rich 36]

Cheers all, I was merely curious what would appear if I plugged in a second monitor.

All I'm after BTW is a vga lead

PC>TV to view some movies
Er.....that someones
Er.... Sent me
And am too thick to put on DVD


Hence the physical connection

[Plotloss]

A VGA cable will only be of use if you have a VGA input on the telly or if the VGA card has digital outputs then the telly must have HDMI or DVI in.

If you dont, you'll need a RGB>Composite/Component converter

[Philbes]

Some graphics cards, and laptops, have an output suitable for direct connection to a tele' - the lead has 3 phono plugs at the tele' end.

My NVida graphics card and my daughters Dell laptop have such output ports and the leads were supplied.