Good Dual Monitors for SP3

[boo516]

Hey guys, I wanted to know if anyone knows any moitors that work well with SP3 and will work with its limitations in ports. I want 2 identical monitors because that's the way my setup at work is as is the standard in most banking jobs. At work I use 2 samsung Syncmaster s22B420 and they are great but I can't use them because the SP3 doesn't have 2 ports. Does anyone know or own a set of monitors that work?

 

[miarkus]

You can try Nec or other usb monitors with displaylink. It's a very mature technology and works very well. I've been using it successfully at work and can't complain about performance issues.

 

[boo516]

Preferibly something ~$150 each

 

[miarkus]

Try aoc e2251fwu or else there's a thread on wpc re display port 2 vga/hdmi adapter that might be a good solution as well

 

[boo516]

Seems that one has been discontinued

 

[Cleavitt76]

Get one of these and use whatever monitors you want with it...

Amazon.com: Toshiba Dynadock Docking Station (PA3927U1PRP): Electronics

Works great with my Surface Pro 3.

 

[boo516]

Get one of these and use whatever monitors you want with it...

Amazon.com: Toshiba Dynadock Docking Station (PA3927U1PRP): Electronics

Works great with my Surface Pro 3.

Thing is I got the SP3 Dock already... Just want to run 2 monitors. Does anyone have tips or can show their setup?

 

[Cleavitt76]

One one monitor from the mini display port. Run a second monitor via dvi or hdmi with this...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007L...20&ascsubtag=UUwpUvbUpU2690710#ref=mp_s_a_1_1

 

[boo516]

One one monitor from the mini display port. Run a second monitor via dvi or hdmi with this...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007L...20&ascsubtag=UUwpUvbUpU2690733#ref=mp_s_a_1_1

Is there something that splits the minidisplay port to 2 hdmi or 2 dvi?

 

[Cleavitt76]

Is there something that splits the minidisplay port to 2 hdmi or 2 dvi?

Yes. It's called a DisplayPort MST hub.

DisplayPort - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I can't vouch for this product because unlike the other two I haven't used this one. The reviews range from "it works great" to "it's garbage." Some people seemed to have luck after updating to the latest video drivers. Read the reviews carefully and decide for yourself. It's worth noting that all of the reviewers were using SP2 which has DisplayPort version 1.1a. Version 1.1a does not support MST hubs so it's not surprising that many of them had issues. SP3 has DisplayPort version 1.2 which does support MST hubs. In theory it should work.

Amazon.com: Accell K088B-003B Mini DisplayPort 1.2 to 3 DisplayPort Multi-Display MST Hub: Electronics

 

[boo516]

Thanks I'm gonna test one out. I did speak to surface support team and they said that when using the dock, the mini display port on the device isn't blocked and the one on dock so he recommended me to just run 2 hdmi (one from dock, one from SP3) to 2 monitors. I don't know if that is possibe and how awkward that would be.

 

[Cleavitt76]

Cool. If you end up getting a DP MST hub please come back here and let us know if it worked or not.

 

[badr0b0t]

This have very good reviews but not sure if it will work with sp3. Still available here in Toronto
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=1186&item_id=058990
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[boo516]

Ended up going with this

EVGA DisplayPort Hub Model 200-DP-1301-L1 - Newegg.com
Monitor 1 & 2 https://forums.windowscentral.com/e....aspx%3FItem%3DN82E16824009518&token=ypoTrg8X

 

[nuprotocol]

where did you get the dock from?

 

[boo516]

where did you get the dock from?

​what dock?

 

[nuprotocol]

​what dock?

Sp3 dock.

 

[boo516]

I don't have one yet. Doesn't come out till 15th

 

[RajeevT]

Thing is I got the SP3 Dock already...

I don't have one yet. Doesn't come out till 15th

Something's getting lost in translation here... Why else do you think nuprotocol asked you about it if not for your own comment above?

 

[nuprotocol]

Something's getting lost in translation here... Why else do you think nuprotocol asked you about it if not for your own comment above?

Thanks. I was on my phone and couldn't quote. His comment is exactly why I asked him. I thought maybe it was released early somewhere.