I have a TravelMate p2 TMP214-52 and would like to connect two additional monitors so I can extend and work over the two additional screens - Can this be done?
Your TravelMate has an HDMI port that allows you to add one monitor, and it supports DisplayPort over USB-C for a second. So you can have three screens active at once. You likely aren't going to have gaming performance with that many going at once, but it should be just fine for pretty much everything else. If you decide you are too stifled by only having the three screens, you can get docking stations for the USB 3.0/3.1 ports that will allow even more screens.
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HDMI doesn't work - you need to connect 1 monitor with the VGA port and 1 monitor via the USB-C port- You may need to get an adaptor from Amazon depending on what cables you currently use with your monitors. Nothing else other than this will work to operate two monitors, only the VGA and USB-C ports. The laptop will not recognise HDMI with an extra monitor.
Yes. As long as you use the VGA and USB-C ports on the laptop you can use whatever adaptors you like. I use a VGA to VGA cable in the VGA port, and a DVI-D to DVI-D cable with a DVI-D to USB-C adaptor in the USB-C port.
So, it turns out that I cannot connect 2 additional monitors using only HDMI and D-SUB (on my TMP215-52 D-SUB turns off when HDMI is connected)? I have to use a USB TYPE-C to HDMI or USB TYPE-C to D-SUB adapter?
HDMI doesn't work - you need to connect 1 monitor with the VGA port and 1 monitor via the USB-C port- You may need to get an adaptor from Amazon depending on what cables you currently use with your monitors. Nothing else other than this will work to operate two monitors, only the VGA and USB-C ports. The laptop will not recognise HDMI with an extra monitor.
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But when 1 monitor is connected via HDMI & 1 via VGA, only 1 was detected when attempt, why is that so?
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Nothing else other than this will work to operate two monitors, only the VGA and USB-C ports. The laptop will not recognise HDMI with an extra monitor.
That USB-C port, can we also use USB-C to HDMI cable?
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