{"id":367259,"date":"2022-08-04T09:51:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T16:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/?p=367259"},"modified":"2024-01-03T15:46:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T22:46:34","slug":"4-monitors-on-laptop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/4-monitors-on-laptop\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Monitors on Laptop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I have the need to attach 4 monitors to my Dell Latitude 7400 2-in-1 laptop and I came across a bit of a challenge which I did not know about… Recording this to help others in case they come across this issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not all laptops are alike, but like many laptops out there, like the Dell Latitude 7400 2-in-1 i5-8365U, have an Intel UHD Graphics 620 card<\/strong>. As it turns out this card does can only support 3 monitors at the same time. You can have more, but you have to pick which three to use. <\/p>\n\n\n

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My need<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In my case I use the this laptop, with the internal screen plus two external monitors, but I wanted to add one more. ( The why will be on a separate post \/ video soon ) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what to do?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After a bit of investigation I found several companies offering USB 3.0 to HDMI adapters which have a graphics card in it and therefore able to circumvent the laptop’s Intel UHD graphics card limitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are many out there and the one I decided to go with was the USB-C or USB 3.0 to Dual HDMI Adapt<\/a>er by Plugable<\/strong><\/a> because they are based in my old town of Redmond, WA and they had great reviews across the board. They had a single HDMI port but they had a very reasonably priced at $59.00 for the dual adapter which meant I could connect to 5 monitors. — ( I am *really* glad I got the dual port – more soon…. )<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They also have several options including 4K adapters but I am not into 4K at this time…. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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So far so good — Accomplished what I wanted to accomplished and it is working well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With the same concept, you can connect many more monitors if you want. Good luck!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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