14 Monitors on a Single Windows 8 PC with USB Graphics Adapters
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- ** IMPORTANT - the video shown above was a demonstration of what was technically possible at the time it was produced, however it is not a recommended or supported configuration by Plugable. To expand further, most modern Windows systems with built-in USB 3.0 host controllers have internal limitations in regard to how many USB devices can be properly recognized, even with the addition of USB hubs. Often adding a large number of USB devices to a modern USB 3.0 system will not work (this demonstration was done with a USB 2.0 only system). As a result, the maximum number of displays Plugable officially supports adding to a Windows system with our DisplayLink-based products is six. **
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With Plugable USB Graphics adapters and the latest driver from DisplayLink (7.5 M1), it's now possible to connect 14 or more monitors to a single Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 PC.
Most users will only be using one or two additional monitors attached with USB graphics adapters. This is a new DisplayLink feature and is still in early testing. Users may see slow enumeration of attached adapters beyond the previous 6 adapter limit. Our 14 monitor setup took 15 minutes on each restart to bring all the monitors up, but was reasonably snappy after that.
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1x Plugable UGA-2K-A graphics adapter
2x Plugable USB3-HUB7-81x hubs
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1x Plugable USB2-E1000 Ethernet adapter: plugable.com/p...
1x Plugable USB-KMB1 keyboard and mouse combo
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Yo bro, we heard you like monitors...
So we put some monitors next to your monitors so you can monitor while you monitor.
Now I can play minecraft with 1 block per screen.
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if you have csgo running on all monitors: you can see bomb site A and B and MID DOORS and a wall WITHOUT moving just make sure your pc is capable tho
This was 8 years ago!!!! I am just now in 2023 discovering your tech. Amazing!!!
What if i lost my mouse point...? That's will be to problematic
right click
yes xD
Use contrast pointer. It'll make it easier to see.
Use six mice -- should be able to locate one of them!
get a cat, he will find it for you LOL....by the way, what is the mouse pad suggested size?
You just need a really big mouse pad.
***** Or a simple trackball mouse ;)
+Buster Ecks I'm in love with those mice but everybody I know hates it or don't know how to use it
yes
8000 dpi mouse
Man your company has such great support. I went and posted a long detailed message in your forum and your staff got back to me with a great answer quickly. I normally would never go to a manufactures website to do this because i get ignored to much but i could tell by your amazon reviews you have awesome support. For a non-technical person like me I would much rather pay a much higher price for a product with this kind of support. From what i can tell your prices are also great, so maybe raise them :) - Anyway i'll be buying a few of your products shortly, and I know if im having issues getting them working you will hold my hand to help me get it sorted out. Thanks
bro nothing has changed, a guy for plugable just sent me a huge message answering my question meticulously,. these guys are great
That's why I'm in love with them
Really cool to see the arrangement in the control panel (Display) Was going to ask if I could see that.
Neat!
I wonder how you set that up
is it hard to find your cursor?
This tech is still valid and amazing!!! I have several extra monitors using this technology. I think professionals are cutting themselves short by only have one, two, or even three monitors.
Make a 28 monitor setup. Looks really cool tho
I'm really curious to see this... now this would be great for security cameras of low quality but the moment you start moving any of those screens then they're going to blue screen because it will overload
And that's just with 14 screens, this couldn't really handle 1 to 2 screens if you're using them, but to see that 14 can be used that's great, but Google Chrome alone would blow through half your ram on that tiny cpu
But I am curious to see if you could hook up 28 now, or 32... and does screen size or pixel density or resolution matter?
Excellent demonstration; it addressed all of my concerns. Thank you.
But will it run Crysis?
If you have good enough computer, it will.
Corporal is best skin 4 ever LTT alert
He meant it as a joke lads lol
Over 8k is this possible ?
Oh My Goodness.. and i mean GOODness.. why didn't i stumble on this before? amazing, Kudos Mr. Plug.
Thank you! Please feel free to reach out directly to support@plugable.com for any questions or concerns!
Can you do more than 14 displays?
Yes I've seen 18 and one company sells 24 monitor pcs
@@tsargaming4740 damn. Thats dope.
and this is why windows is better then mac
Nah, this is an edge case, don't see why *this* is what makes windows better than mac.
(non-mac user here)
Mac OS is Poop
it was a joke
Its 8 tho. He could wait a year to get win 10
On its face, not that much of a reason.
Literally eyes open to me, was thinking of setting up something like this for my professional use.
way too keen...thanks for listing all details too...and warnings..etc.. and surprisingly the tiny nuc works !
Finally i can build a space control station at my home
Woah, that ending was trippy
that last demonstration killed me. that is fucking epic.
quick question: do you have to move the cursor through each monitor in the chain to get from monitor 1 to 14 or is there an app that lets you choose which monitor you want to jump to?
You'll have to move there's no app like the one you describe
LEGEND. Now show me 22 ultrawides in a kiosk!
This is 8 years old now. I wanted to do something similar and am wondering if this is still the best way to accomplish
Thanks for asking!
While we do not recommend using 14 monitors at this time (this can be very resource intensive, especially with higher resolution displays), we do have a newer video located here that speaks to the modern tools we sell.--> ruclips.net/video/LESIyAd_zlA/видео.html (How to Easily Connect Up to 8 Monitors to a Windows Computer)
If you wish to reach out to us directly we would be happy to provide assistance through our support system. You can do so by emailing us or reaching out to us through our support page listed below.
Sean / Plugable Support / support@plugable.com / Plugble.com/Support
@@Plugable you guys are awesome. Thank you!
I remember back in college you needed a $3000 workstation graphics card to be able to pull off a vizwall type setup like this, now just string together a bunch of USB adapters and BOOM vizwall!
INFINITE WORKING CAPABILITIES!
including infinite mous-travel...
***** We'll be honest... it took a few tries to get a big enough desk to move the mouse across all of the monitors in one take.
Plugable 8200 or even 16000 DPI mouse might help :) ... pretty cool. I look forward to seeing 4k USB adapters become more common (waiting on Linux driver support myself)
Limit is 6 displays on newer systems (lower limit than before). Compatible with Win10 for 6 displays. Doesn't enable using a laptop as a 2nd screen for another laptop. Thanks for asking!
So the windows 10 limit on monitors is just 6??Is that a Microsoft policy or what?
Its awesome. Although i have a question. Is the 7 port USB hub is something special or its like any other USB 3 hub? i mean do i need any special kind of usb 3 hub, so that it can support display adapters?
Thank you for reaching out! Our USB-C 7 Port Hub is a USB 3.0 HUB. In this case, any USB 3.0 HUB should work with our Display Adapters with no issues. Please reach out to support@Plugable.com if you need more information. Thanks!
Interesting video windows 8... 14 monitors is over kill, but I'm just a gamer/streamer. I'm using 8 Asus Rog Swift 360hz Monitors on a single windows 10 PC with USB graphics adapters with the 4090 graphic card.
You are one monitor wizard
A computer connect 14 monitor with usb 3.0, which displaylink can do?
can a computer connect over 14 screen with usb 3.0 hub?
Yep. Just the need the adapters
Very nice demonstration, I only have a question about what would be the best software solution to display information in these multiple monitor solution?
BIG LIKE !
I was looking for such solution
I want to buy your product.
let a computer connect over 14 screen.
How can I do?
Human eye and mind can concentrate only one thing at a same time !!! think twice before such setup if unless you are doing stock market business and you need such setup. a nice setup though and i like this setup. please share in future such video with approximate price and link to get this stuff so people can plan for budget. One more suggestion is to have ultrasharp 29 inch 3 monitor [LG just introduced new monitor] rather than keeping too many monitors which does require space. Thanks anyway for posting this !!!
>"Human eye and mind can concentrate only one thing at a same time"
It's like saying you only need 4 square meter apartment because you can't be in multiple places at once. Sure, it all depends on the work you're doing and preferred ergonomics, but multihead setups can be very useful
Good configuration for cinemassive smd + 2 auxiliaries (14 screen) from one control
This will not work for a video wall setup (nor will it work at all in 99% of cases, this was a tech demo that only worked with very specific hardware and software, please read the video description!)
@@PlugableMaybe, but I can definitely do better. I'm running 1 computer to 14 screens (Cinemassive 12-screen SMD video wall) plus 2 auxiliaries. Thanks for the inspiration! We got it done.
I bet running games like X-plane 10 Global would benefit from this big time, being able to wrap the screens around your flight sim desk and all ;)
Thank you very much sir for sharing the video and I wanna know the require gadget list and want to know more about it.
The description has a list of the devices used but if you would like to get an updated list of our newer devices we would recommend contacting us as Support@Plugable.com with some information about what computer and displays you wish to connect.
DOWNSIDE! - "wear did my mouse curser go?" lol
Lol Idc how old this video is. I thought this was funny
I know "I must be fun at parties" but there's a setting for that. It could actually be a problem if windows didn't invent a setting option that enables you to find your key by pressing the "control" key.
COOOOOOOOOOOOOL! LOVE IT! :D
I was finding this exact video
Nobody in the entire world needs this many monitors omfg
What about linux, can you record how to split to 3 screens + vga
Thanks for the video, some questions:
I have an Asus Rog laptop with 1 thunderbolt, hdmi, vga and multiple usb 3.0 ports.
I'm planning to use 4 projectors + laptop's screen as one large extended display. now I'm looking for a way to do it.
What do you think if I used these 4 different type ports, would there be latency difference between the projectors? eg hdmi - hdmi, vga - vga, mini display port(thunderbolt) - vga, usb 3.0 - hdmi, each fullhd
Important question. Are application windows messed up when computer goes to sleep and is woken up? Or do they keep their fullscreen sizes? If they do, I am sold.
this is awesome !!
I can't wait until all of them plug into each other with just one cable from one to the other and so this set up would look a lot cleaner and with less error for hooking it up
Dosnt work for me , As soon as I try and use a hub with more than on adapter in rather than on board USB screens start to flicker or go into some weird contrast
I think I'd want a button pad to send the mouse quickly to monitor n.
Thanks, what type of product we need to buy please?
hi,
I have a nuc d54250 wykh, which is not recognising the usb 3.0 hub, pl advise anyway to connect the monitors.
What is Configuration of cpu & what is additional device used
Im looking to connect 16 monitors to my computer for a 4x4 video wall. Im on a budget and see that the cost of the video adapters featured here are ~$34 each. Can you recommend a cheaper solution That can still support 16 monitors?
Thanks for asking, Unfortunately, this video is a proof of concept and not a setup we would recommend for everyday use. Additionally, our adapters are unable to create a video wall, instead they allow for each monitor to be unique. A video wall would need the display image to span across the array of screen, which our adapters cannot do we expect it to work with additional software. I am sorry that we cannot be of more help.
THE DREAM SETUP! OMG! :) :)
I'm looking to do my "man cave" like this. what would I need to get to have my 1 computer to run 3 screens? I would have my tv under a monitor and then 1 on each side of the tv.
Is there a method for pinning one specific screen while I'm swiping a Win10 virtual desktops? If I swipe (4 fingers left/right on my touchpad) a virtual desktop all of this monitor are affected , can I pinning one or more?
is it possible mount a video wall with 12 monitors ( 4x3) using this hub usb and conversor usb 3.0 to hdmi??
+leto jr Intel USB 3.0 chipset resource limits will prevent that in most cases we're aware of plugable.com/2015/09/08/not-enough-usb-controller-resources
That exactly what I am looking for! This video is going on 4 years old, I'm sure current tech has advanced, I am looking to run a monitor about 60ft from the computer, from one room to other. Using your products what do suggest?
Thanks for asking! This is just a tech demo of what was possible in this very specific setup. Displaying to a monitor 60 feet away isn't possible with any of our devices, and the maximum supported displays with DisplayLink technology is 6.
How about playing different musics? Can those monitors play all music with different song (sound) in the same time?
EL Course try using VLC goto audio-->audio device and select which device to play the sound, keep in mind that windows will select a default audio output, short answer is out of the box windows can only output audio to one single device.
step 1: buy 4/5 curved monitors
step 2 : cage
Can I also display one image across all of them? If so would I be able to control/tweek the join lines between monitors? Also is there a limit to the length of the USB cable?
Hi There,
Thank you for reaching out to us!
Utilizing all of the individual displays as a single display is not possible with out individual USB 3.0 graphics adapters, as they do not support EyeFinity or any other applicable single display array system. Due to the limitations of USB 3.0, we do not offer any cable lengths rated about 3 feet. I hope this information helps, please let me us know if you have any additional questions by reaching out to us directly at support@plugable.com.
Thank you,
Marc
would it be possible to have a dedicated set of mouse and keyboard to each monitor?
just got 8 of the usb>VGA + 2 USB3 7 port hubs from your amazon site in the UK (delivered on 24 december 2015),
only note i would say is you need 8gb of ram or even more depending on how many screens you have and what content is on each screen (using over 4GB on this laptop so it was making it choke a lot and thats just with 8 screens, not 14 as your showing), i think 8GB should be enough, but going to get 2x8gb just to remove ram from the limitation completely (if the laptop will take 2x 8GB) i may end up moving to a desktop system just with a massive UPS setup (power goes off often)
next would be CPU again depends on how much activity there is on each browser on each screen (i am using a i3 Laptop at 3ghz with HT and seems to be holding up well)
Thanks for posting about your setup, Lee! If you post any pics, videos, or reviews, let us know - we like to let people know about cool 8+ monitor setups and any advice you have. Thanks!
can you use 14 monitor work as one big monitor will it work or wont it
so sos Windows' behavior is you can drag a window to expand it across many/all monitors. But hitting the maximize button on a window maximizes it within the monitor its on. So works, but Windows UI not tailored for it. Thanks!
Plugable
thank you for answer my question it help me a lot
Plugable i be going back on the 5 with a bunch of UPSs in next week or so i will take some snaps of it (maybe video as well)
What is the estimated price on a setup like this?
hey man love the way you set things up......
I had a question I am stock trader by profession and which is why we need multiscreen setup i hav a dell Inspiron I5 5000 series which doesnt hav a USB 3.0 and just one HDMI port to which i already hav connected a screen from i need to add one more screen can i use a USB TO VGA CABLE ? but since I AM a trader i cant afford to hav time lag in the updation from the internet coz that will spoil my trading could u please highlight on this? It'll be great!!!
According to the specifications of the Dell Inspiron 5000 series, you have two USB 3.1 Type-A ports, and one USB 3.1 Type-C ports. You can use these ports to connect graphics adapters or USB docks.
Are there monitors with usb 3.0 input so we can direct connect from hub to monitor without these adapters?
WHEN WOULD ANYONE NEED THIS?!?! BUT ITS AWESOME
+TheRetroGamerBay market traders watch 3 or 4 charts without clicking around .
I have two Vizio 32" tvs I'm using as monitors via HDMI cables through a "2 out 3 in" HDMI SELECTOR.
However, both tvs are being detected as "2" on my laptop. Not 2-3. ......... I'm trying to do exactly what you's have done, but just with my 2 vizios w/ hdmi. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!
Hi Josh - Try hitting Windows-P hotkey combo and choosing "extend". If you're using Plugable products and have any trouble, just email support@plugable.com and we'd be happy to help!
hi where can i buy this product have usb 2.0 in my system please suggest more details
Win8... why not use touchscreens while at it?
I think this is a little bit overkill... there is an option called alt+tab on windows, you should test it, it is awesome!
Can you list all the equipment used here please?
will this work the same for Windows 10 and can you use this to make a laptop a secondary display
It worked for the first 8 monitors but when I tried to add the 9th all of the screens keep blinking do you have an idea of the reason and how to resolve it
thanks
Hi,
Is it same as Ncomputing what module you used in your system.
Thanks regards from
United ARab Emirates
Can literally any USB 3.0 port be used as a video-output ?
Asking because I want to buy a cheap laptop, but cheap laptops have only 1 HDMI output and a bunch of USB 3 ports.
How to assume No. of monitor to control adn RUN VDO
What’s the point of 2k worth of 720p square monitors when you could of bought 2 wide screen 34 inch monitors?
I can not get 3 monitors running with display link, how on earth do you get 14?!
Here I have 4 24 inch full hd monitors, but don´t have money to buy a graphic card. So, I using 2 desktops and "Microsoft Mouse Without borders", to work with only 1 mouse and 1 keyboard (no additional hardware)
wait, intel hd 4000 current ge... *just realizes video is 5 years old*
were can i buy this? what's the model num ? i need this item
what if you want/need to run multiple pc's on this type of layout.. is it possible?
It should be noted that while this is possible under the right circumstances, we do not support more than six 1080P displays connected in such a way.
If you could please contact us directly so that we can gather some additional details about the equipment you're planning to use that would be great. In order to do so can you please email support@plugable.com.
Hello,
I have an HP EliteDesk 800 G1 with I7 3.4gz, 32gb ram, 2gb Radeon GPU and 256 M.2 SSD installed. I was viewing your video and im interested in doing the same with my desktop if possible. I currently use it for live streaming and need to add about 6 additional monitors to so i can expand my live view to other displays. Would that be possible with the desktop i have and if so what do you recommend? Your help is appreciated.
Hello and thanks for asking!
While the adapters in this video (as well as our USBC-768H4, the 4 display version) could work in your setup, we would caution against using video on each display. The adapters in this video use a software driver to render your external displays, and this can quickly result in a decrease in overall performance.
If you wish to use the adapters to add additional screens for more passive tasks, such as reading stream chat or similar this configuration should work well for you!
My apologies for not having a better answer for you at this time. Please let us know how we can be of additional assistance.
Sean // Plugable.com/Support
Are there any problems other than Latency?, Less colours?, less framerate?
iskremape Thanks for asking - there's no loss of color depth. Framerates for motion video can absolutely effectively slow down, depending on how many pixels are changing -- all pixels that change must go over the USB bus. When no pixels are changing, no data is going over the USB bus.
iskremape These work pretty well for simple desktop applications. But if you're hoping to extend the desktop for the purpose of gaming, it's only going to frustrate you. We use these USB adapters in my office and they suffice their purpose.
Just make sure you get the USB 3.0 as opposed to USB 2.0 adapters. I've had quite a few headaches dealing with those.
+Plugable
I am running an NVIDIA Quadro K2000m dedicated graphics card, with 16gb RAM, and a i7 processor. I have 4 monitors running via this robust dedicated graphics card. I have been trying the plugable usb adaptors this week to try and get a total of 5-8 monitors. However no matter how many I use via USB the mouse jumps around instead of moving slowly rendering the monitor useless for me. It would be fine if it just had slowness on the USB monitors, but it actually slows down all the monitors even the DP monitors that are directly connected to my fast dedicated graphics card. It's almost as if the slow connection through USB forces all the other monitors to slow down to it's speed. The weakest link theory? I would love to hear if there was a solution to this problem. Does the refresh rate change to that of the slowest monitors? The only solution I can think of now is to get a second computer. Of course I would rather not do that if I don't have to. Is there any way to tweak things?
Michael Gustavson Hi Michael, it sounds like something unusual is happening, perhaps related to the combination of DisplayLink + the special graphics card which has 4 graphics outputs. Could you send us debug info to take a look what it might be? Here's how: plugable.com/support/plugdebug Thanks!
Hi there, just wondering if I can set these many monitors on the mac book pro, also how to display different web pages on the different screen and where can i buy your products? Thank you
Hi Henry - We don't recommend this on macOS pending some 10.12 fixes by Apple.
how many 32inch display could window10 support？
can please share all component and some kind wiring diagram.
The detailed setup breakdown is available in the video description!
These adapters are able to play a game like surround or eyefinity? Or just for multitasking in O.S? Anyone tried? Thanks
uNoZiSbaLLiN Horrible experience. Would NOT recommend it for gaming... unless your idea of gaming is Mindsweeper
How can we get the higher rated power adapter? Need to know the ratings of ports 02-06?
This hub is only designed for 25W. We make other hubs with more power like this 60w model: plugable.com/products/usb3-hub7bc
Sometimes I don't find my mouse cursor on 3 monitors that's a struggle
The Intel NUC which model was this?
Mr. Thompson, what tables are those in this video. Also, I have the 7 port usb adapter. Do you make a usb hub that allows for charging and host extra out ports of usb?
+Johnny Watcher (WatchFreeWebTV) Hehe .. tables are Ikea, I think. We have one of the best hubs for both charging and data, it's our USB3-HUB7BC with 60W power supply: plugable.com/products/usb3-hub7bc and we have a USB 2.0 version which uses less endpoints so is better for large numbers of devices plugable.com/products/usb2-hub7bc Thanks for asking!
Thanks for responding. Do they support my tablet? I have a Teclast x80h, it has a otg microusb. I use the 7port hub for peripherals like mouse and keyboards, but I need to charge it also.
I was thinking about using the dell accessories.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&sku=470-abes
+Johnny Watcher (WatchFreeWebTV) That tablet appears to be running Windows RT (ARM CPU). If so, it is *not* supported. Only standard Windows versions (XP through 10) are. Sorry for the potentially bad news.
it had windows 8.1 with bing initially, but upgraded to Windows 10 which I am writing this with now. It is also dual-boot with Android 4.4.4. 2gb ram with intel z3537f quad core 1.8ghz. IMHO, it's a pretty good deal for $90
My new Asus laptop Intel Iris GPU limits the number of monitors to 3. Can this device override that? My model is x509ja 1065g7 built-in Iris Gpu.
FUCK...7 MONITOR GUY CAME BACK WITH 14
Will this work with the "Plugable 10-Port USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Hub"?
Can this be used with Multi Seat (10 different monitors running 10 different instances of windows using virtualization or similar server os ) ?
Thanks for asking! Unfortunately, no. For multi-seat we used to produce an all-in-one docking solution, but we no longer make multi-seat products and these adapters don't support the technology natively. Sorry!
how you connect all monitors to a PC ?
we would like to use it on smart boards at school would it be possible
Likely not. I would suggest contacting the manufacturer of your device to see if they have any solutions for extra displays.
According to your parts list there is only mouse/kbg device How can multiple users operate software on different monitors?
This isn't a setup for multiple users on a single PC. Hope that helps, thanks!
If the pc or monitors were power cycled, would each one retain its identity when powered back on?
Under most circumstances yes, unless the monitor isn't properly sending its unique identification information via EDID: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Display_Identification_Data
Or if there is a driver issue identity can be lost.