Surface Pro Dual External Monitors?

[runamuck83]

Will there be a way?

 

[Sam Sabri]

Where there is a will there is a way. But yes, the Surface Pro can be used with an external monitor - it has a Mini DisplayPort that can power an external monitor to some resolution above Full HD, can't remember the specific off hand.

 

[bauerbach]

display port supports daisy chain monitors... though Ive never done it myself. with that said, 1 displayport out should be able to drive 2 external monitors. Assuming it is display port 1.2... Which I am not sure it is.

I have just never seen such a cable...

 

[runamuck83]

I need dual-external monitors if this sucker is going to replace my work machine

 

[bauerbach]

whatever your doing on dual external monitors (presuming either spreadsheets, coding, or graphics) will probably be marginal on such a device...

 

[runamuck83]

My current laptop is a Core i3 with 4gb of ram and a onboard Intel video and dual monitors works fine. The specs of the surface pro are better than my current laptop. It shouldn't have any problem pushing two external monitors

 

[cme4oil]

Agreed, I don't see any reason it can't do dual monitors and do it pretty good.

 

[bauerbach]

pretty fine is subjective, really depends what work your doing with it.

with that said, I believe it will only push 1440p, which means it MUST have DP 1.2 and support daisy chain, because an external splitter that reads as 1 super wide monitor would not appear to be within the limits of the video card resolution.

I guess I could have said it more simply, I don't know lol.

would be cool if it does.

 

[Jonathan Walburger]

I got my surface about two weeks ago and was determined to get two monitors. Right now I have two 19 in monitors hooked up. One via the mini display port and the other via a Plugable usb to vga display adapter. Both running 1280 x 1024.

 

[jmerrey]

Kudos for creative solutions, but when MS announced they weren't going to make a dock for this thing, I was quite disappointed.

 

[TomK100]

Can Surface pro run dual external monitors? - Microsoft Community

 

[dbroome]

or three

 

[Jez Nolan]

Or up to 7!!! ingenious - reviews tips and other into

 

[etphoto]

You are one hardcore computer user if you're running 7 monitors.

 

[jmerrey]

The new SP2 has display port 1.2, which means you can daisy chain the monitors. Old SP needs some sort of dock, like a Targus USB 3.0, which is what I used.