Running dual monitors from an Alienware laptop

Try this maybe. https://www.amazon.com/hdmi-splitter/s?k=hdmi+splitter

 

O sorry it didn't work not sure what else to tell you.

 

Mikey - hello and welcome. If you do a search for USB to HDMI you'll find adapters. I suppose one of them would do what you want (assuming you have monitors with HDMI connections). Have you looked into any of those?

 

Strange that the USB/HRMI adapter didn't work for you. I haven't tried one, but you'd think they should do what they're advertised to do. I can't talk to a USB laptop docking station, but I'd think if the USB/HDMI adapter didn't work, the docking station won't work either. That's just my $0.02.

 

A hdmi splitter will basically split the signal..... not really useful as both monitors would have the same display.
To run all the monitors separately you will need to plug the monitors into the outputs available on the graphics card.
I run 3 monitors from a ASUS GeForce GTX 960 graphics card.


As you can see it has multiple outputs, but the recommended is only to use up to 3.

 

Do you think you can run monitors off of USB ports (via USB/HDMI adapters) and have each monitor displaying different screens?

So if you have 3 USB ports, you could run 3 monitors - each with it's own USB/HDMI adapter?

 

Not my field at all, but I can't see how you can run separate monitors without running them from the graphics card itself.

 

Starbuck he has a laptop so no graphics card only the one on the board unfortunately.

 

In that case, I'd say that he's stuck with what he has.
If there's only one HDMI ... then only one monitor can be run.
If there's a HDMI and USB-C connector , then he could possibly run 2 monitors.
Like i say.... this isn't my field, I'm only going on my personal experience.

 

@8_Ball ... but that is going to show the same on both monitors.
It won't give 2 different displays.... it's the same signal going to both monitors.