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Connecting 2 monitors (1 Vga 1 HDMI)

tihor29
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I am wondering if it is possible to connect 2 monitors together using one on hdmi and one on vga . The reason I say this is because I have a 12 year old monitor and I am ordering a new asus IPS monitor. I am a noob when it comes to dual monitor setups so any info is appreciated. Thanks.

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Yes, you can. Just plug them in and configure them with whatever happens to control your display/resolution settings. This is provided your gpu can support 2 displays.

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Yes, but why?

If you have one old monitor and a AWESOME new one, it would be strange...

Im guessing the old one isnt 16:9 aspect right?

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Yes, but why?

If you have one old monitor and a AWESOME new one, it would be strange...

Im guessing the old one isnt 16:9 aspect right?

I like 4:3 aspect ratio for secondary monitors. I use a 16:9 for my main and have a 4:3 that is the same height, every website looks a bit more normal. Like the huge white spaces for youtube and google arent there, content is compact. Obviously 16:9 > 4:3, but I like it for a secondary monitor.

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I like 4:3 aspect ratio for secondary monitors. I use a 16:9 for my main and have a 4:3 that is the same height, every website looks a bit more normal. Like the huge white spaces for youtube and google arent there, content is compact. Obviously 16:9 > 4:3, but I like it for a secondary monitor.

Hah i get what you mean... 

I used to have a 4:3 Dell 2001FP as my monitor (beside my laptop) and i loved it for so many years... until came the Benq.

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Hah i get what you mean... 

I used to have a 4:3 Dell 2001FP as my monitor (beside my laptop) and i loved it for so many years... until came the Benq.

Thats just it, it isnt replacement.. Its using both. One for games and one for like youtube while playing said games.

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Yes, you can. Just plug them in and configure them with whatever happens to control your display/resolution settings. This is provided your gpu can support 2 displays.

I am going to use a 770

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I am going to use a 770

Yeah, that's fine. 

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