Need help.
I have 2 Dell monitors which i am trying to connect to my Lenovo laptop (extended displays) for my trade setup.
I used an HDMI splitter, but when i try to connect, i can extend from laptop but only 1 X 2 displays, that is both the monitors replicate each other and not 1 x 3.
I even tried connecting one HDMI and other VGA to same Lenovo laptop to Dell monitors, but unfortunately the VGA is not detected itself.
Please help, if anyone has a similar setup, shed a lot of bucks for this setup, which unfortunately is not giving me results.
(I stay in Bangalore, if anyone have any technician contacts would be great).
@portfolioplus911 Thanks, yes i tried that earlier, but when i do that, it asks to extend and shows 2 Displays (1 laptop, and the other Dell monitor). It does not show 3, and whatever is there in one monitor it gets replicated to the other.
So, i get 2 screens - one laptop, and one monitor (the monitors are replicated to each other)
Any solutions or workarounds? I know the worstcase is having a complete Desktop setup entirely for charts, and trading on the laptops. But that will mean, spending another 10-12k
Alternatively, connect one of the monitors to HDMI and the other to VGA. This should allow you to extend the display to 3 screens. I use this setup and it works fine for me.
@Abhijit_93 Thanks, yes for some reason the VGA is not recognizing, although the HDMI works fine. Not sure if it is a driver issue. I brought VGA cables as well. so will see if i can make it work like you said.
If i connect HDMI and VGA, it assumes HDMI as Digital Television, and VGA as monitor and built-in as laptop.
I can only use one of the options in the screenshot, unfortunately there is no “Built-in-Display + Monitor + Extended Display” option.
So:
Monitor + Built-in displays on VGA connected monitor and laptop
Monitor + Television = Monitor1 + Monitor2
Built-in + Monitor = Laptop + VGA
Built-in + TV = LAptop + HDMI
TV + Monitor = HDMI and VGA (both monitors, laptop is blackened out)
Great. If you want to go hyper with monitors you can also look at Maxtron cards which supports upto 6 monitors. More than 3 monitors is a sign of vanity …
[Update]
So i brought 2 USB 3.0 to VGA adapter from Amazon. The first one had a broken DVD when it arrived, which i returned and ordered again. The second time i ordered from a different seller, but this time it didn’t work at all.
The installation of DVD gave these errors
I have no choice now but to order a Maxtron Device. Unfortunately seems like they are not available in India as far as i can see (@abbanerjee Do you know anywhere here in India who sells them, or do we need to import them directly?)
@haribabu First of all i didn’t start trading from today and for me it is required to see chart in different time frames, and my laptop screen gets cluttered, giving no space to execute the trades quickly.
And if you talk about Renko charts, have you ever tried them in real time during market hours? The bars keeps vanishing at times. It is extremely difficult for intraday scalping where seconds matters. (So, lets keep theories aside )
And next, i prefer multiple screen to keep monitoring my favorite scripts (as i trade in a set number of scripts), rather than keep paying every month for a scanner.
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and for me it is required to see chart in different time frames, and my laptop screen gets cluttered, giving no space to execute the trades quickly.
