Dual Monitor help please

HAneo

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    මචන්ලා 4k මොනිටර්ස් 2ක් ලැප්ටොප් එකට කනෙක්ට් කරගන්න ලැප්ටොප් එකේ HDMI and Display port (or USB-C) දෙක එක සැරේ පාවිච්චි කරන්න පුලුවන්ද docking station එකක් පාවිච්චි නොකර? මට screen extend කරන්නත් ඕන.
    Technically this can be done as long as your graphic card supports it. Basically, all modern intel cards support this
    You will need One HDMI cable and a Type-c to HDMI or DP cable

    But I would get DisplayPort Over HDMI. reason being if you run 4k @ 60Hz you will need HDMI 2.0 or Above interface.
    But the Same 4k @ 60Hz will support any version of DP Interfaces

    PS: Just make sure the USB-C has Thunderbolt or DisplayPort support

    තව ලැප්ටොප් එකේ resolution එක FHD (1920x1080) වෙලා external monitor එකේ resolution එක 4K (3840x2160) විදියට තියාගන්න පුලුවන්ද? (ලැප්ටොප් එකේ dedicated graphic card එකක් තියෙනවා.)

    Yes, You can set individual displays to their own Settings machan.
    At the moment I am using 3 Monitors at the same time. Resolution is not the key here but the refresh rate.
    When I set RR differently my primary screen flickers when I play games. so I disconnect the other 2 when playing. this is a highly unlike thing but it happens. try to get the monitors to support same refresh rate
     
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    මචන්ලා 4k මොනිටර්ස් 2ක් ලැප්ටොප් එකට කනෙක්ට් කරගන්න ලැප්ටොප් එකේ HDMI and Display port (or USB-C) දෙක එක සැරේ පාවිච්චි කරන්න පුලුවන්ද docking station එකක් පාවිච්චි නොකර? මට screen extend කරන්නත් ඕන.

    තව ලැප්ටොප් එකේ resolution එක FHD (1920x1080) වෙලා external monitor එකේ resolution එක 4K (3840x2160) විදියට තියාගන්න පුලුවන්ද? (ලැප්ටොප් එකේ dedicated graphic card එකක් තියෙනවා.)
     
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    lap eke + athue card eka anuwa thama..
    habai wadiyen deela hari 43" curve ekak ganin eka patta dual monitor walata wadaa..
    best investment..
     
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    shenat

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    ආශ්චර්යමත් රටක
    Mokada pako ikena ganan kiyanne. Umba Aus wala inna EK millionaire knk neda :p ? Lajja nadda huththo.

    Menna meka ganin. Mama use karanne meka. https://us.targus.com/products/usb-c-universal-dv4k-docking-station-with-100w-power-dock190usz

    Nathan Ausi wala inna Jeppekta kiyapan nikan aran denna kiyala. Manda mehe untanam yaluwo nikan pudanawalu 🤭🤭

    Mama EK inna multi millionaire nowena ithama sulu pirisen ekek. :(

    Docking Station ekak ganna barikamakata newei. E unata monitor eka taramma ganak deela eka ganna hithenne na. Aparade kiyala hithenawa. E gana wadipura gewala eeta hoda USB-C monitors aran wade godadaganna puluwan weida kiyala baluwe.
     
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    shenat

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    ආශ්චර්යමත් රටක
    display port + hdmi tiyena monitor ekak gatta nam hari..

    usb c + hdmi + mini display port tiyena eke aniwa.. external monitors 2k extend karanna puluwan wenna ona..

    mini display port to display port ekakin 1 monitor ekak connect karanan..

    hdmi to hdmi port eken anith monitor eke extend une natnam usb c port ekata adapter ( hdmi/display port) ekakin connect karanna..

    Dell s2721QS select karala tiyena monitor eke 2x hdmi + 1 display port input tiyenaw..

    ඕක හරියට ෂුවර් පිට දැනගෙන ගන්න ඕන බං. ගත්තට පස්සෙ වැඩ කරේ නැත්තං docking Station වගේ ඒව හොයන්න ගියාම පාඩුයිනෙ.

    Technically this can be done as long as your graphic card supports it. Basically, all modern intel cards support this
    You will need One HDMI cable and a Type-c to HDMI or DP cable

    But I would get DisplayPort Over HDMI. reason being if you run 4k @ 60Hz you will need HDMI 2.0 or Above interface.
    But the Same 4k @ 60Hz will support any version of DP Interfaces

    PS: Just make sure the USB-C has Thunderbolt or DisplayPort support



    Yes, You can set individual displays to their own Settings machan.
    At the moment I am using 3 Monitors at the same time. Resolution is not the key here but the refresh rate.
    When I set RR differently my primary screen flickers when I play games. so I disconnect the other 2 when playing. this is a highly unlike thing but it happens. try to get the monitors to support same refresh rate

    Thanks bro.
    There is a Nvidia RTX 2070 Graphic card in my laptop. Will it support that?

    Also as I know the USB-C supports Thunderbolt.

    I saw that if I use a cheap docking station for 2 monitors it will reduce refresh rate to 30Hz from 60 Hz. That's the problem.

    If I go for an expensive docking station I feel like I'm wasting money. That's why I'm exploring my options.

    Anyway I don't use this for gaming. But any refresh rate less than 60 Hz won't be good for any work. Isn't it?

    usb C tyna monitors ganin. problem solved.
    usb hub ekak tibba nam ati. quality ekak ganna.

    Sirawatada ban? 100% sure da?

    Cheap USB hub ekak tibunama athida?
    ------ Post added on Sep 24, 2022 at 6:13 PM
     
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    Sirawatada ban? 100% sure da?

    Cheap USB hub ekak tibunama athida?
    ------ Post added on Sep 24, 2022 at 6:13 PM

    :no::no::no::no:

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    Ubata thiyena hodama option eka thamai lap eka ussan gihin display dala thiyena ewa connect karala balana eka :yes:
    Check karala ganin... Lag wena eka.. heat wena eka unath e weddi balaganta puluwan...
    man nam karanne meka thamai... n lesima wadeth meka :yes:
     
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    ආශ්චර්යමත් රටක
    :no::no::no::no:

    main-qimg-0bdae4d061a97ab7142df3fef1a5f1ad-pjlq


    Ubata thiyena hodama option eka thamai lap eka ussan gihin display dala thiyena ewa connect karala balana eka :yes:
    Check karala ganin... Lag wena eka.. heat wena eka unath e weddi balaganta puluwan...
    man nam karanne meka thamai... n lesima wadeth meka :yes:

    laptop eke model name eken search karama nam enne mehema.

    • One Thunderbolt 3 (USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C) port/DisplayPort
    https://www.dell.com/support/manual...b2414d-d9d6-4aba-b661-a136b89cbfca&lang=en-us

    e kiyanne meka puluwan kiyalane?
     

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    Usb c, hdmi, mini dp display out 3k tiyena nisa.. Aniwa moni 2k connect karala extend puluwan wenna ona..

    3k thama sure nette.. Hdmi and mini dp internally same path share karanwa nam wage.

    Gaming lap ekak nisa & gpu eka powerful nisa aniwa 2k sure. But resources wedipura use wenna puluwan moni 2 and lap display eka paara on weddi. Idle temperature eka tikak wedi wei laptop eka witharak use karaddi idle temp ekata wada..
     
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    Puluwn bn mama use krnwa. (HP Probook G5) Thunderbolt to HDMI converter 1i, HDMI port 1ta HDMI cable 1i.. Seperate display 3k widiyta use krnna puluwn.. :yes:
     
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    e kiyanne machan ara monitors 2th ekka monawage connector ekakda use karanna puluwan?
    Monitor 1 - Mini dp to dp

    Monitor 2 ekata option 2i..
    1. hdmi to hdmi
    Usb c port eken karanwa nam
    2.Usb c to hdmi/dp adapter + hdmi cable

    Usb c adapters ganan.. E nisa

    Mini dp to dp
    Hdmi to hdmi balan..
     
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    Puluwn bn mama use krnwa. (HP Probook G5) Thunderbolt to HDMI converter 1i, HDMI port 1ta HDMI cable 1i.. Seperate display 3k widiyta use krnna puluwn.. :yes:

    Ehenam patta macho. Monitors 2 ganna ona.

    Monitor 1 - Mini dp to dp

    Monitor 2 ekata option 2i..
    1. hdmi to hdmi
    Usb c port eken karanwa nam
    2.Usb c to hdmi/dp adapter + hdmi cable

    Usb c adapters ganan.. E nisa

    Mini dp to dp
    Hdmi to hdmi balan..

    Thanks machan. Monitors 2 gannawa ehenam 😍😍😍
     
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    HAneo

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    Thanks bro.
    There is a Nvidia RTX 2070 Graphic card in my laptop. Will it support that?

    Also as I know the USB-C supports Thunderbolt.

    I saw that if I use a cheap docking station for 2 monitors it will reduce refresh rate to 30Hz from 60 Hz. That's the problem.

    If I go for an expensive docking station I feel like I'm wasting money. That's why I'm exploring my options.

    Anyway I don't use this for gaming. But any refresh rate less than 60 Hz won't be good for any work. Isn't it?

    Oh, there is nothing to worry about if you have a separate RTX 2070 Graphic in the rig.
    Then don't use Cheap docking sts. use GPU power. as long as monitor support 2070 can provide any refresh rate in desktop and normal apps.

    30 is not good bro. but if you try my setup you will have a very good Fresh rate cus the card is powerful.
     
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    ඕක හරියට ෂුවර් පිට දැනගෙන ගන්න ඕන බං. ගත්තට පස්සෙ වැඩ කරේ නැත්තං docking Station වගේ ඒව හොයන්න ගියාම පාඩුයිනෙ.



    Thanks bro.
    There is a Nvidia RTX 2070 Graphic card in my laptop. Will it support that?

    Also as I know the USB-C supports Thunderbolt.

    I saw that if I use a cheap docking station for 2 monitors it will reduce refresh rate to 30Hz from 60 Hz. That's the problem.

    If I go for an expensive docking station I feel like I'm wasting money. That's why I'm exploring my options.

    Anyway I don't use this for gaming. But any refresh rate less than 60 Hz won't be good for any work. Isn't it?



    Sirawatada ban? 100% sure da?

    Cheap USB hub ekak tibunama athida?
    ------ Post added on Sep 24, 2022 at 6:13 PM
    cheap hub ekak use karnna epa. bus speed eka one wei aniwa. best thing is take ur laptop to a shop which sells usb c monitors. i hav one usb c Lenovo monitor and mallige ekath same dekama use karala tynwa using C port to my laptop which having one usb C port.
     
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    Oh, there is nothing to worry about if you have a separate RTX 2070 Graphic in the rig.
    Then don't use Cheap docking sts. use GPU power. as long as monitor support 2070 can provide any refresh rate in desktop and normal apps.

    30 is not good bro. but if you try my setup you will have a very good Fresh rate cus the card is powerful.

    No I have decided to do this. Thanks bro
     
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    mcn mona ekath ganna kalin lap eke spec eke hoyala balanna HDMI 2.0 da kiyala. naththam 4K out ekak ganna ba gaththath 30Hz walata wada refresh rate eka ganna baa. USB C walath display support version ekak wenna one.