Laptop and Two Monitors - No Dock Required
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2024
- This is a follow up video on unexpectedly popular upload where I showed how to connect all up using a Dell USB Type C port replicator. Be sure to check it out if you have one.
Please do check if your laptop supports USB Tupe C display function or is it only for charging. If the latter you would need USB 3.0 dock.
0:00 Intro
0:14 Hardware Required
0:24 Laptop Overview
0:48 Monitor, Cables, Adapters Etc.
1:34 Connecting Up Monitors
2:16 Connecting Up Laptop
3:11 Powering All Up
3:30 Configuring Windows 10
4:02 Outro
Devices used in this video:
DELL Latitude 5410 laptop
DELL P2419H monitors
DELL keyboard & mouse
Anker USB-C to HDMI Adapter 
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no lengthy intro, no filler words, just get to the point,
what a rare tutorial i find these days
excellent video, sir
You are most welcome and thank you for kind words.
just need more content creators like YOU!. no bogus! straight to the point, you wont be left with questions, if someone cant understand this video and this gentleman's explanation, god bless them. AMAZING WORK! you just solved my problem in less than 4min.
Hey. Thanks for kinds words, glad could help.
I know this video is two years old, but it was exactly what I was looking for. I have spent over 40 minutes trying to figure out what was wrong with my screens and you helped me in the matter of minutes thank you.
damn this is probably the most comprehensive tutorial I've ever seen. good job and thanks mate!
Your videos have helped me a lot, very concise and clear, no complicated and obscure expressions and very realistic! I hope you keep doing them, I've become a fan!
OMG, that was the best video on how to do this. I didnt even need to buy any cables! i had it all to go, just a few setting adjustments. THANK YOU!
Excellent video. Had to set up my wife’s dual system, and this worked perfectly!
You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.
Hi. Thanks for your kind words. Glad could help.
Exactly What I was looking for a solution to connect multiple monitors to MAC (One has HDMI, Second Monitor has VGA Port). Big Thank you!
Thank you sir. I really appreciate the short concise instructions. Starting out can be quite daunting but also fun.
Thank you so much. You have literally saved me hours of trying to work this out, and also $$ in restoring to buying an expensive hub :). In addition, I learned a few extra things. So grateful :D
Really nice and subtle editing here and there.
Amazing video. You put it simple and slow and exactly explained what I was looking for. You exactly hit the need.
Amazing!!!! Thank you so much for this. The wires I ordered come today and then following your instructions and it's worked perfectly.
After I watched your video you saved me from buying a docking station and made it work using the two hubs I already have. now I have tripled what I can use for all. Thanks
Hi. Glad could help. If you are aiming for hub in future - I strongly recommend Lenovo USB 3.0 Ultra docks. They can be found for very little money used. Companies literally throw them away these days even though they have nearly identical functionality as far as Ethernet, two 1080p 60Hz screens, keyboard, mouse and other USB accessory concerned.
This is a good learning video. Your clear instructions are easy to follow. Thank you.
Many Thanks!!!I looked at many videos on this but only this one showed the cables that I could understand!!!
Not bad. However, the key info on USBC is missing! The USBC port MUST be either a 'display port' (look for D type logo next to it, OR Thunderbolt (look for a thunderbolt arrow next to it). If not most likely you have USB type C SS which is only useful for charging-i.e no vid output.
Hi. That's correct. Biggest issue is that USB Type C is just a connector type and the rest depends on wiring, very misleading for consumers. USB standards have gone downhill lately in my opinion.
Thank you for uploading this. Very helpful. Solved my issue quickly.
This is exactly what I needed. I bought an HDMI adapter only to find out that the seller gave me an HDMI Splitter so it only duplicate my display and not extend. So I bought an HDMI to USB Type C adapter to try if it will work and glad that I came across to your channel. I was planning to buy a dock station too 'coz I'm hopeless glad you saved me from spending on expensive ones. Now I'm confident that it will work. We have the same equipment tho, I'm using Dell 5310 with the same monitors as yours. Bless your soul :)
Hi. Thank you for kind words. Keep in mind, older USB 3.0 docking stations are also still quite good, you can get used ones for very little money.
I am having the same problem and just ordered a HDMI to USB Type C adapter. Hoping that works.
After watching your video I was able to set up my work command center in no time flat!
Great video, I’ve been searching something like this for a while with no results until now. I actually have the same computer, so thanks
This solved the setup I was trying to do, thank you for the video, easy explanation
Thank you. I'm gonna be working from home and I need to set up my home office soon. This is what I was looking for. 😊
LIFESAVERRRRR!!! I BOUGHT differents splitter or similar devices and nothing worked as I wanted !!! BUT this simple trick just was perfect!!!!
I never considered this type of set up.
I had to see it to get the idea. I'm thinking gonna do that now.😊
Thanks. Very clear and easy to follow.❤
You just made my day!! Thank you sir!
This was brilliant. Thank you very much. This was the perfect solution to my problem.
Thank you for the tip. I have at work a nice ($300) hub for connecting everything, but I can't bring it home when I WFH. The adaptor is an affordable way to connect the laptop to dual monitors.
Excellent video thank you, very helpful and informative
Thanks. Dock is useful for connect or disconnect all things at one time.
Very helpful! Thanks so much!
Thank You... This is the most useful video on Using the USB type B Upstream Cable.
Great video. Thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you for the valuable information
Nice one I like it !! Sweet and Simple
This was fantastic!! Thank you!!
Hi Jess. Glad could help.
Perfect!! Thank you
Title: Laptop and Two Monitors - No Dock Required, watch video.. requires type-c expansion dock.. lol
Not quite, just a USB C to HDMI "dumb" adapter.
Thanks mate, will skip the video 😊
Saved me time watching. Tnx
Wow look what we have here... IF you have TYPE C MALE TO HDMI MALE cable then you don't need type c male to hdmi female adapter (or as YOU called 'type c expansion dock')
or
If you have monitor with type c input, then a type c male to type c male cable is enough...
It's just an adapter, do you even know what a dock is? People like you who don't know anything should really know when to put your mouth in the right place.
Great video, thank you! One question, if you close the lid of the laptop, can you still use the two external screens independently? Thanks,
Thank you so much!!! Love from India♥
Very nice! Quite handy
Great vid bro!!
Thank you for your help Now I can use 3 ,monitors
Dear Friend..
Thanks very much for the VIDEO.. Was very helpful. Keep making videos like this.. Keep up the good work.. All the best to you..
Best regard,
Jude.
Amazing. I will do this one day
Awesome video! Thank you for sharing!!
This deserves a LIKE button.
Super.....thanks for the suggestion
Thank you so much, you resolved my issue...From India
You are welcome.
Thank you so much for this video as it is really helpful. Great Job 👍
Hello and thank you very much for your interesting video.
I have a question for you.
I need to connect my Lenovo Ideapad Flex15 i7 (2014) to 2 monitors: one is an LG tv (quite old) and one is a newer Samsung screen.
I would like to have 3 independent screens (1, 2, 3), exactly as in your nice video!
At the moment I'm using the HDMI port from my laptop to the HDMI splitter, then going to the 2 monitors (HDMI). So Windows recognizes 2 screens only, 1 and 2 (doubled) .
On my laptop there are 3 standard USB ports, 1 HDMI, 1 ethernet.
Can I connect the third monitor through an USB cable from my laptop to the HDMI monitor port? Not using any HDMI splitter? If so, does my video card support this third monitor or do I need to get an external video card? In this case can you suggest any ones to connect through USB?
Lastly, are there any other options for connecting 3 monitors to get 3 separate screens?
Thank you very much in advance for your help.
Best
I want to make sure im doing this properly, because the monitor with the type-c to HDMI won't detect the signal. For that monitor, the special USB cord also has to be connected, right? Maybe I'm missing something
Thank you for the tutorial. Have one question a bit different from the goal of this video. Not sure if you have also a video for that but i couldn't find it so far. What if one wants to have a KVM Switch to manage a dual monitor setup and respective USBs attached to the laptop to switch between 2 laptops? My laptop only has one HDMI which i believe forces me to have an HDMI Switch but there are plently and expensive. KVM HDMI Switch is already expensive as well. Any insights you can provide? Thank you in advance
THank you so much, very useful vidro
Thanks bro it worked for me
Hey there! I have a laptop with 2 monitors. Though there are enough ports, am I wrong for thinking that all can be connected via 2 HDMI cables? 1 HDMI cable from monitor 1 to monitor 2 and 1 HDMI cable from monitor 2 and the laptop? Thanks a bunch!
Thank you kind sir 🤗
Thanks for guide
Thank you sir
Amazing
Hi. Great video! If i have to connect two laptops to a single monitor and use both together, would pip be the only way to go or can a two monitor solution be more cost effective somehow?
Hi. Two monitors would be easier to use. Very few support two devices output and most that do scale it down. Switching is a pain as well as you have to go through menus in most cases and even the monitors that have a dedicated button take approx 5sec to change between inputs.
@@Edsdrafts Is the idea of connecting two laptops by LAN cable, viewing shared folders on a single monitor or an external screen bad?
Hi. Not sure why would you do it this way. Just connect to a wireless access point and you will get your network to move files over.
Thanks mate
Thank you
Best video to explain this solution! Just had to make this comment.
Thanks a lot for sharing. I still didn't get why we need USB 3.0 cable? Can you please explain?
Got one question, I am also using a Dell P24195 with a latest Lenovo laptop. My qeustion is if we are connecting to external monitor do this effect the laptop battery? do we need to connect the laptop to power all time?
Great tutorial. I have added my 2 screens but it seems to only accept 1 screen at a time otherwise the 3rd screen goes blank and the 2nd screen just keeps flickering. How do I correct this?
Hi. Check your cables, be sure you use Display Port or HDMI where possible and not VGA via adapters.
I have the same problem, did you fix it?
@@CanaldoCaverninha alot of laptops do not support two external monitors as the usbc port doesn't support display
I am also facing the similar issue . Still Trying to resolve.
would like get your advice if the monitor only with VGA, can i use the VGA - HDMI convertor and can function as extended screen? Thanks
good job
Thanks 🎉❤
Thank you for the great instruction. Could you please explain why you need a the USB type-B cable connection? You mentioned in the video that it is to "use the hub on the monitor to power all the devices". But each monitor is connected with a power cable so I wonder if this USB type-B cable is really necessary.
It connects the USB ports on the monitor to the laptop, so you can plug in peripherals via the monitor.
@@scrunch7762 is that connection mandatory if the peripherals will be connected on the laptop
nope@@michaelowino4829
but connecting peripherals to the monitor is helpful if you have dual PCs but common monitors
Hi there, very thanks for this video. Question: I have two old monitors (they have no HDMI), is this approach workable with VGA monitors?
Hi. In some cases you can get HDMI to VGA converters or similar to accomplish this. Please check other comments on using older dock like Lenovo USB 3.0 Pro Dock instead. They are very inexpensive and EBay should be full of them.
Your videos and explanations are really helpful. Thank you.
Question; I have a monitor that I use via hdmi to my laptop and was just given a second monitor with DP ports, no hdmi.
Am I able to do this, connect laptop to 1st monitor with hdmi and then connect 1st monitor to 2nd monitor with DisplayPort cable?
Thank you!
Hi Emily. Yes, you can connect one with DP and another with HDMI - no issues there. Having said that - you cannot connect monitor to monitor. Each monitor has to connect to laptop or to dock that connects to laptop.
@@Edsdrafts ok that makes sense, thank you for your response! I have one connected to laptop with hdmi and the other connected to a USB c hub with VGA, the resolution is really zoomed in on the VGA (~400x600) and I cannot change it but it is working for some tasks. Will try and find a different cord option at some point.
I was wondering if this can be done using a wireless HDMI extender and receiver going to a hdmi splitter then sending the signal to two separate monitors
Thanks
THANK YOU! 🎉
You're most welcome.
Could I use a USB to HDMI adaptor for monitor #2 instead? my laptop had both USB-C and USB holes
Hello, Sir. I am hoping you could help me with my problem. Currently, I am using an Acer Swift 3 with a USB-C port. I have been planning to set up 2 monitors for my laptop, so I bought a USB-C to HDMI adapter. However, when I tried using the adapter, it won't work. A pop-up notification is telling me that the USB might be limited. Is there something I can do to make this work?
Hi Ralph. Have a quick read through comments, I believe your issue is that your USB Type C port only supports charging, not display output. If so I don't think there is an easy fix for this other then getting USB 3.0 dock via Type A port.
Hi, is it required that two monitots should have USB type C or HDMI will be enough?
I am having trouble connecting 3 monitors with a laptop. Any suggestions? I’m using Dell docking station with 2 display port and a HDMI, but as soon as I connect HDMI for a third monitor, it doesn’t work. Only two monitors stay active. Any advice is appreciated.
Can this work with a HDMI splitter , for some reason it didn’t for me and I have a brand new docking station also that doesn’t want to cooperate also .
hej.
i ve been using exactly this approach on a HP probook 440 g5 with two dell se2723ds but i didnt get a signal on the USBC t HDMI port... do you have any idea what might cause the problem?
i should be able to receive two 2k signals with that setup, right?
Hi. Do check HP documentation, it might be a limitation of your laptop. Some budget models do not allow USB C to be used as HDMI as they are jot Thunderbolt. Confusing, I know.
Thank you :)
I have type c expansion doc
Which is type c to VGA
VGA port connected with monitor ain't working..
Any idea/guess what am I missing?
Do you have a video of how to connect two monitors without the laptop. I didn’t get Display cable just two Type b and HDMI
Hello bro.
This method can support full performance of each monitor (Resolution, Hertz,..) or Not ?
Hi, thanks for the video. I already have a P2419HC dell monitor. I am trying to purchase a P2419H dell monitor. Do you foreee any problem with the connection?
Hi. Sounds like the same monitor, possibly different extras in the box. Once you can use HDMI and DP virtually any recent monitor will work.
Bro, is your laptop type c port 3.1 gen 2 or 3.2 gen 2? Do you think a MSI leopard gp3 8re laptop is capable of supporting an external laptop with a USB type c port?
Hi. Not sure, had the laptop borrowed for the video. More details on Dell site for sure.
As for your laptop what do you mean external laptop to it? Did you mean dock? If so do check MSI technical specs. All should be there.
Can we connect one monitor to laptop through HDMI and two monitors between them (HDMI OUT to HDMI IN)? I mean monitors, like Dell P2422HE? Will it work like two separate monitors?
Do I need the stuff on the back of the monitor? Can I just connect the USB-C/HDMI to one monitor and the HDMI on the laptop to the other monitor?
My laptop has an hdmi + usb c (displayport) input where both work but only independently, if I connect them at the same time only 1 works. What can I do?
my laptop is dell 7567 with only 1 hdmi. and 1 usb 3.0 and 2 usb 2.0. my laptop have no usb type C so how i can connect 2 monitors like you? i connecting dell to 1 monitor. may be i can connect my usb with usb to type C and connect it( usb to C) to ( type C to hdmi) and to 3rd monitor? hope your reply soon. thanks
Would this also work with a usb-hdmi cable for a third monitor if my laptop doesn’t have 2 UCB ports?
(the one is used for the power)
Hi. Not quite. USB Type C is just a physical connector type. Most important is the port has Thunderbolt capability. You can get away with Thunderbolt to HDMI for one and HDMI for another monitor. If that's not what you can do - get inexpensive USB 3.0 dock like Lenovo Ultra. Lots of cheap used ones around.
@eds drafts
I'm planning on using a USB C to HDMI cable to connect my laptop to my second monitor. Do you know if that cable will also be able to charge my laptop while displaying output to the monitor? I only have one USB C port on my laptop and wanted to know if we can charge and display output at the same time. If not, i'll probably have to buy an adapter which splits the one USB C port on my laptop to two ports, one for USB C and one for HDMI.
Hi. Chances are this port is for charging only. Make sure it can be used for data/display just to be sure.
If it can be careful picking what to use. Normally I would recommend a port replicator with its own power that would accommodate all this. You are sending display image out while receiving charging. Don't buy some inexpensive unknown brand one off EBay.
@@Edsdrafts Damn, i just ordered an inexpensive one off ebay before seeing your comment. Gets delivered in few days so hopefully works but fingers crossed.
It might yes. Check the brand and any reviews online, hopefully it is suitable. USB C extras, even data/video/charging cables are not cheap in general due to speed and power requirements.
Is there a way to connect audio directly to the monitor? Like I have an hdmi switcher for my computer and PlayStation, but I always have to switch the usb chord when I want to switch devices, is a usb switcher my only option?
Hi. Not sure what you mean, sorry. If you have a monitor with multiple devices connected yes you can swith between them easily via monitor controls, no need for HDMI switcher. Convenient but not essential.
As for switching USB, unless monitor has that functionality - yes you will need some sort of USB switcher.
A good HDMI switcher would also have USB switching options but is not cheap.
So if you have an inexpensive way of switching that is not too inconvenient - keep it that way.
Hello I only have 1 Display Output (hdmi) by which I have connected by main primary monitor, can I connect my secondary monitor by using usb port ?? If Yes can you please suggest me the way ?
Wait, when you attached the Anker device and clicked the display settings, it automatically shows 3 screens? mine only shows 2, how can I make the other 1 appear in the display settings? Or does it have to do with the laptop? Can some laptop can't have 2 other monitors?
Hi. It all depends on resolution and refresh rate on external monitors. While 1080p in most cases are fine 4k plus a laptop one might be an issue due to insufficient data transfers to run these setups. Check your laptop and dock specs for more.
Could not extend laptop screen to x2 HP EliteDisplay E243 monitors using splitter. Your video greatly helped. Thank you tumas✔✔
Hi friend
Pls let me know how can use type b cable to share my laptop screen? Do I need drivers for it. Iam using acer monitor