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Can Surface pro run dual external monitors?
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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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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Anonymous
2014-02-13T16:28:22+00:00 I've tried with a Sewell minideck high definition USB external video card X000AEL3ML. Doesn't work on the hub or direct.
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Anonymous
2013-11-07T03:06:51+00:00 Sorry - replying twice as replied to wrong thread originally.
See this http://www.ingenious.co.uk/surface-pro.asp to see how you can get 8 - yes 8!! monitors working on a Surface Pro (including the built-in screen).
ANYONE LOOKING TO HAVE MULTIPLE SCREENS NOT DUPLICATE BUT "EXTENDED" FROM YOUR PC, THIS IS THE LINK TO USE!!! I CAN NOW GO TO SLEEP!!! TY!!!!
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Anonymous
2013-10-25T17:56:57+00:00 Here's a video of 8 monitors on Windows 8.1 with USB graphics adapters. This exact same setup will work with the Surface Pro and Surface 2 Pro: