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Guy Hart-Davis

"CNET Do-It-Yourself PC Upgrade Projects"

php) are external video
interfaces that let you connect two or three monitors (respectively) to your
laptop. DualHead2Go and TripleHead2Go connect to your laptop via the
external graphics port; you then connect the monitors to the Matrox device.
DualHead2Go and TripleHead2Go each come in an analog version and a
digital version. Prices range from $169 for DualHead2Go Analog Edition to
$299 for TripleHead2Go Digital Edition.
Unlike VTBook and SideCar, DualHead2Go and TripleHead2Go are driven by your laptop??™s video
card, so before you buy either product, make sure that your laptop??™s video card is powerful
enough to drive the external monitors at the resolution you want. Go to www.matrox.com/
graphics/en/home.php, click the Support Center tab, click the GXM System Compatibility
Wizard link under Support Options, and then follow the wizard steps.
SideCar SideCar from Digital Tigers (www.digitaltigers.com/sidecar
.shtml) is an external video interface for laptops. You connect SideCar to
your laptop via the PC Card slot, and then connect the monitors to SideCar.
SideCar models start at $1299 for a model that adds two analog displays to
your laptop??™s existing display or displays (giving three or four displays total)
and go up to $1999 for a model that adds four digital displays (giving five or
six displays total).
By now, you should at last be seeing enough of what??™s on your computer??”or on
the Internet.


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