This is not quite as good as using two HDMI ports because HDMI and VGA are different video standards. For example, you could plug one into an HDMI port and the second into a VGA port. Some laptops will support two external monitors if you can find a way of plugging them in. However, if you search online for your exact laptop, you may find that someone has already tried it, and this is probably the best guidance you can get.
It depends on the laptop, the graphics card (or integrated graphics), the graphics drivers, and perhaps the amount of memory available. Supporting three screens can be just as easy, or much trickier. What’s the cheapest way for me to do this without changing my laptop? SimonĪny Windows laptop will support two screens – at least, I’ve never heard of one that won’t. His laptop had two HDMI outputs so the setup was simple, but mine only has one. I have recently found that adding an external screen to my work laptop has really helped with productivity, but having visited a colleague who had two additional monitors, I now want that too.
