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
    2014-11-09T03:28:30+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.

    Will this same thing work for the non-Pro Surface 2?

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-04-30T11:58:19+00:00

    I am currently running my Surface Pro with dual monitors and it works great.

    Configuration:

    Surface Pro

    Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort Adapter

    Matrox DualHead2Go Digital SE

    Two ViewSonic LCD Monitors DVI

    SiteCom USB 3.0 Hub (need extra USB)

    Hope this information is useful.

    Dan

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-03-09T16:27:18+00:00

    What about connecting to a disconnected monitor using something like a Netgear PTV3000?

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