The Three main ways to Setup Multiple Monitors
1) You can replace or add an extra video card to your existing computer,
depending on how many monitors you wish to support. Although this sounds easy
enough, this is a rather complex solution for a beginner, especially when
trying to find a compatible graphics card. For this reason, I am going to
write an entirely seperate post on that topic and will link to it here, very
soon.
Multiple Monitor Graphics Cards:
http://www.multi-monitors.com/category_s/1914.htm
2) You can get a USB to VGA Adapter, or USB to DVI Adapter that will allow
you to add an extra monitor to your computer via any USB2.0 Port. You can
also add multiple extra monitors by using multiple adapters. This is a great
option for viewing documents, surfing the web, using Microsoft Office and
many other business tasks. This is not a good option for intense graphical
situations such as HDTV, Blu-ray, Gaming and 3D / CAD Workstation
applications. For those types of scenarios, it is highly recommended that you
purchase a high-powered multi-monitor workstation or a Matrox Dual or Triple
Head2Go.
Multiple Monitor Adapters
http://www.multi-monitors.com/SUPER_...pters_s/22.htm
3) You can buy a pre-manufactured multiple monitor computer. The best place
to purchase a multiple monitor computer is at:
http://Multi-Monitors.com.
They carry a multi-monitor computer line called SUPER PC that can support
from 2 to 12 monitors (or more if you ask).
Multiple Monitor Computers
http://www.multi-monitors.com/SUPER_...s_PCs_s/23.htm
Multiple Monitor Displays
http://www.multi-monitors.com/SUPER_...plays_s/21.htm
Once you have your multiple monitor system set up and ready to use, you will
need to enable all of your monitors in your “Display Properties” Control
Panel. Here is a great link to a complete and animated walkthrough of how to
enable your multiple monitors in Windows.
How to Setup Multiple Monitors (Instructions)
http://www.multi-monitors.com/SUPER_...tions_s/40.htm
This is what it will look like when you are done:
Video Demo 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_avGStqZOI
Video Demo 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AR7WDpCXj4