Help with a USB to Monitor Adapter for your Computer or Laptop

A great little addition to your system, can make quite a big difference to how you use your PC or Laptop computer!

By adding a USB to VGA or a newer style USB to DVI video adapter, you can now very eaily upgrade your desktop windows pc or windows based laptop to a multi-screen system. They are aimed at anyone who would benefit from such an additional screen and are great for presentations too.

There are a few variants available, and you should make yourself aware of these before proceeding. Computer monitors either come with a 15 pin VGA input or the newer DVI (Digital Video Interface) input. Some displays do come with both, so do check with your monitors before purchasing. If you haven't decided on your monitors just yet, then the DVI would be the better interface to go for, for now and future use.

Also, you need to decide on what size of monitors you intend to use. The more basic USB video adapters will only allow for resolutions up to 1280 x 1024 (Around 17 to 19" Monitors), with more advanced adapters allowing for greater resolutions. Also be aware of widescreen displays, as a 19 inch widescreen displays resolution is greater than that of a standard 19 inch display.

Windows XP and Vista will recognise the USB Video Adapter, and then by editing your desktop settings, you can tell your system how you want to setup your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th or even 6th display to work. Yes you can add up to a maximum of 6 displays to your pc or laptop!

When you have these connected, simply right click your desktop and bring up your Properties icon > Settings Tab. Then you can select the options from here to allow the configuration of your other screens. Perhaps you want to clone your content, so you see the same image on all screens? Or perhaps you want to drag n drop applications between windows, so you can see multiple windows arcoss your displays? No problem!

Common Applications include:

• Web/Graphics/CAD Designers
• Accountancy
• Training, Support or Sales Order Processing
• Video Editing and Digital Artists
• Simulations and Gaming
• Financial Trading Desks

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www.mediaatlantic.com/lcd - LCD Monitor and Complete Multi Screen Kits
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www.mediaatlantic.com/graphics - Range of Graphics Cards available
www.mediaatlantic.com/cables - LCD Monitor Cables and many more
www.mediaatlantic.com/brackets - LCD Monitor Mounts and Brackets