I'm looking for a vga splitter which has 2 female vga sockets for 2
monitors, if there is such a thing.

I have a mini hdmi to female vga , for 1 monitor, so I would then need a
male vga to 2 female vga for each monitor.

As I want to extend my desktop and not duplicate it, I haven't managed
to find any yet over the last couple of days.

Is there such a thing, or any other way I could get 2 monitors from 1
mini hdmi socket.

RobH wrote:

Is there such a thing, or any other way I could get 2 monitors from 1
mini hdmi socket.

display port can do chaining of monitors, but not hdmi, or vga.

witrh a passice vga splitter you'd end up with two identical displays,
is this a desktop or laptop, if the former you could but in an extra
PCIe display card (subject to free slot) if a laptop there are USB
monitors available.

What's the usage?

RobH wrote

I'm looking for a vga splitter which has 2 female
vga sockets for 2 monitors, if there is such a thing.

Yes there is, but how well that works varys because
with modern PCs and laptops, the computer does
ask the monitor what it can do and adjusts what
it sends it and unless both monitors are identical,
that can be a problem. Even when they are identical
there can also be other electrical problems with a
very simple passive splitter.

I have a mini hdmi to female vga , for 1 monitor, so I would
then need a male vga to 2 female vga for each monitor.

Not clear what you mean there.

As I want to extend my desktop and not duplicate it,

You need a video card with dual monitor support for that.

I haven't managed to find any yet over the last couple of days.

Because you are looking in the wrong place.

Is there such a thing, or any other way I could
get 2 monitors from 1 mini hdmi socket.

Nope, you need a video card that supports two monitors.

On 28/10/2019 14:12, RobH wrote:

I'm looking for a vga splitter which has 2 female vga sockets for 2
monitors, if there is such a thing.

Yup, plenty of that kind of thing about.

I have a mini hdmi to female vga , for 1 monitor, so I would then need a
male vga to 2 female vga for each monitor.

Is this because the monitors only have VGA and not HDMI (you can get
HDMI splitters as well)?

As I want to extend my desktop and not duplicate it, I haven't managed
to find any yet over the last couple of days.

If you are splitting a single display adaptor output, you will only
ever[1] get duplicates. To have a second separate logical screen, you
will need a separate display adaptor that the OS (windows presumably)
can render two.

[1] possible exception for some recent display port compatible kit.

Is there such a thing, or any other way I could get 2 monitors from 1
mini hdmi socket.

Without knowing more info about what equipment you have its hard to give
particularly targetted advice.

However most computers made in the last few years will have two or more
display outputs, and many can drive them independently to allow multiple
logical screens that the OS can address. So for example its quite common
to find VGA and HDMI, or VGA and DVI. Sometimes all three.

If your computer does not have multiple outputs, then adding a
new/additional display card will add one or more. With laptops you can
get USB2/3 based display adaptors.


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On Tue, 29 Oct 2019 05:07:18 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:


Nope, you need a video card that supports two monitors.

YOU need a second brain cell, senile Ozzie pest!

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RobH wrote:
I'm looking for a vga splitter which has 2 female vga sockets for 2
monitors, if there is such a thing.

I have a mini hdmi to female vga , for 1 monitor, so I would then need a
male vga to 2 female vga for each monitor.

As I want to extend my desktop and not duplicate it, I haven't managed
to find any yet over the last couple of days.

Is there such a thing, or any other way I could get 2 monitors from 1
mini hdmi socket.

I have a pukka VGA DA somewhere. One input, 6 outputs. I'd guess it only
conforms to VGA resolutions, though.

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