Can Surface pro run dual external monitors?

Anonymous
2013-02-05T22:36:00+00:00

With the ports configuration and specs of the announced Surface Pro, can one run  dual external monitors? By that I mean connecting two external monitors, one for primary display and one for extended display. Irrelevant what shows on the actual Surface screen.

This is the current configuration I have for my heavy laptop (with docking station) and want to recreate it if I swap to the cool Surface Pro.

I don't mind buying some port replicators, as long as the set-up works seamlessly once connected. I saw some other threads and no docking station is planned by Microsoft at this stage

Thanks for input

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Anonymous
2013-02-06T01:53:48+00:00

Greetings ManlioV,

That's a great question. Because the Surface Pro is running Windows 8, you could get a USB port hub and USB video cards and the Surface Pro would be able to install the drivers so you could hook up multiple monitors that way.

Hope that helps.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-03-08T20:22:33+00:00

    I actually did all of those after disconnecting from the dock (which is a ThinkPad USB 3.0 dock), which didn't recognize the multiple monitors until I downloaded the updated Win8 drivers from the DisplayLink site.  Nothing worked until I uninstalled the drivers and DL software.

    I actually like the Xbox video app, plays well and the ability to sync videos between the Pro and my Xbox is great.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-03-08T20:13:08+00:00

    This is a problem with the XBOX video app its a pretty weak/**** app your right. There are a lot better apps to play the videos you have purchased through the Xbox live if thats what your asking. Using the XBOX live app you get an error when accessing content. The xbox video player must have a problem with video driver/codec or whatever. But like I said use a different player its not a very good app anyway.

    Cant Play

    Cant play. Make sure your computers sound and video cards are working and have the latest drivers, then try again

    more info

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    You might start another thread as this was a discussion about dual monitors...

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-03-08T18:14:23+00:00

    And if you disconnect from the dock, you have no issues watching videos in the Xbox or any other app as well?

    The person above is using a DisplayLink docking station rather than Targus.

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