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HDMI Hub? options for those without usb-c/thunderbolt

duxck
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As for many of you guys I'm currently working from home. I've brought the laptop from work but would like to use my monitors from my gamingrig to do work on. I miss multiple monitors for work. 

The laptop I have doesn't have USB-C or Thunderbolt though so I am a bit confused on what options I have. 

 

Laptop: HP Pavilion Notebook - 15-ab212no / 5CD6116BXD / P7T74EA#UUW

 

I have three HDMI monitors for my desktop, sadly required to work from my laptop due to the nature of content I work with. Would be much appreciated if anyone has suggestions for any way to connect at least 2 monitors to the laptop. 

 

Sincerely 

duxck

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19 minutes ago, duxck said:

I have three HDMI monitors for my desktop, sadly required to work from my laptop due to the nature of content I work with. Would be much appreciated if anyone has suggestions for any way to connect at least 2 monitors to the laptop. 

Get a docking station that support two monitors and plug the third monitor into the HDMI of your laptop.

Example of a docking station: https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Universal-Docking-Station-Ethernet/dp/B00ECDM78E

 

This specific model supports 1920x1200@60Hz or 2560x1440@50Hz, do check if that is enough. Comes with DVI and HDMI connector, but also a HDMI to DVI cable, meaning you only need three HDMI cables, to connect the displays to your laptop/docking station. A USB docking station has its own videocard, meaning it's not recommend to do heavy videocard work (like 3D modeling) on your monitors connected to a docking station.

 

Optionally go into Control Panel's energy settings, so you can close your laptop lid without it turning off

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8 minutes ago, minibois said:

Get a docking station that support two monitors and plug the third monitor into the HDMI of your laptop.

Example of a docking station: https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Universal-Docking-Station-Ethernet/dp/B00ECDM78E

 

This specific model supports 1920x1200@60Hz or 2560x1440@50Hz, do check if that is enough. Comes with DVI and HDMI connector, but also a HDMI to DVI cable, meaning you only need three HDMI cables, to connect the displays to your laptop/docking station. A USB docking station has its own videocard, meaning it's not recommend to do heavy videocard work (like 3D modeling) on your monitors connected to a docking station.

 

Optionally go into Control Panel's energy settings, so you can close your laptop lid without it turning off

Thank you for the suggestions. That is exactly what I need. At the moment i've bene using windows remote desktop to get higher resolution. But damn it has some major shitty latency while typing and moving the cursor. 

 

Will have a look at that and other products like it. thanks again.

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