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
    2013-04-03T17:13:02+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.

    Displaylink updated their drivers April 2013 release

    http://displaylink.com/support/downloads.php

    I have tested apps XBOX video, Metro Netflix App and they are working without crashing.  Seems your keeping a list of drivers on your crashctl.com site.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-04-03T17:20:31+00:00

    It is best to keep the DisplayLink drivers on their site as they are not needed if you are installing Windows 8 from scratch on the Surface Pro. Cool that they updated the driver though!

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-04-03T18:43:30+00:00

    It is best to keep the DisplayLink drivers on their site as they are not needed if you are installing Windows 8 from scratch on the Surface Pro. Cool that they updated the driver though!

    A bit confused why you think they aren't needed?  Neither of the USB 3 docks I tried with my surface pro worked without having the DisplayLink drivers loaded.  It would be nice if the Intel drivers would support multiple monitors on the Pro, but I have yet to see any proof that they can.

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