Linux Mint Dual Monitor Setup...

**skyglider** · November 5th, 2015 12:23 PM

Gandang araw.

I'm currently using Linux Mint 17.2 KDE and want to do dual monitor setup on the desktop ha. Wala pa kasi pambili laptop.

Any video card na mare-recommend nyo on how to achieve this? Thanks in advance..

**1D4LV** · November 5th, 2015 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by skyglider

Gandang araw.

I'm currently using Linux Mint 17.2 KDE and want to do dual monitor setup on the desktop ha. Wala pa kasi pambili laptop.

Any video card na mare-recommend nyo on how to achieve this? Thanks in advance..

what would be the monitor connection? via VGA or via HDMI?
if your monitor supports both, then achieving it would be very easy... one monitor goes into the HDMI input of the video card and the other monitor goes into the VGA.

for the video card, i am assuming that you do not play games in that... (bihira ang games sa Linux).
you can get

Asus NVIDIA GeForce 210 1GB DDR3 64-bit, low-profile card for HD HTPC entertainment | VillMan Computers or
Inno3D NVIDIA Ge Force GT630 2GB KEPLER 64BIT HDMI, Dual Link DVI, VGA | VillMan Computers

it will work for you....

by the way, since you may have some issues with the drivers in Mint... do a sudo apt-get upgrade first prior to installation...
or you can try Ubuntu 15.10.... supported na sya.

**skyglider** · November 5th, 2015 03:13 PM

Thanks for the reply.

Via VGA pareho. I'll just buy a HDMI to VGA converter for the other one.

You are right, It's more for office productivity. I'm not into games.

Originally Posted by 1D4LV

what would be the monitor connection? via VGA or via HDMI?
if your monitor supports both, then achieving it would be very easy... one monitor goes into the HDMI input of the video card and the other monitor goes into the VGA.

for the video card, i am assuming that you do not play games in that... (bihira ang games sa Linux).
you can get

Asus NVIDIA GeForce 210 1GB DDR3 64-bit, low-profile card for HD HTPC entertainment | VillMan Computers or
Inno3D NVIDIA Ge Force GT630 2GB KEPLER 64BIT HDMI, Dual Link DVI, VGA | VillMan Computers

it will work for you....

by the way, since you may have some issues with the drivers in Mint... do a sudo apt-get upgrade first prior to installation...
or you can try Ubuntu 15.10.... supported na sya.

**skyglider** · November 5th, 2015 03:13 PM

Thanks for the reply.

Via VGA pareho. I'll just buy a HDMI to VGA converter for the other one.

You are right, It's more for office productivity. I'm not into games.

Originally Posted by 1D4LV

what would be the monitor connection? via VGA or via HDMI?
if your monitor supports both, then achieving it would be very easy... one monitor goes into the HDMI input of the video card and the other monitor goes into the VGA.

for the video card, i am assuming that you do not play games in that... (bihira ang games sa Linux).
you can get

Asus NVIDIA GeForce 210 1GB DDR3 64-bit, low-profile card for HD HTPC entertainment | VillMan Computers or
Inno3D NVIDIA Ge Force GT630 2GB KEPLER 64BIT HDMI, Dual Link DVI, VGA | VillMan Computers

it will work for you....

by the way, since you may have some issues with the drivers in Mint... do a sudo apt-get upgrade first prior to installation...
or you can try Ubuntu 15.10.... supported na sya.

**minicarph** · November 5th, 2015 03:45 PM

Hirap yan dual monitor setup, our bodies are not designed for multi-tasking.

**skyglider** · November 5th, 2015 07:26 PM

Correct sir.. One of the purpose is to have more real estate sa screen.

yung tipong may ginagawa kang spreadsheet but you need some info on another documents. hirap kasi mag alt tab...

Originally Posted by minicarph

Hirap yan dual monitor setup, our bodies are not designed for multi-tasking.

**_Cathy_** · November 5th, 2015 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by minicarph

Hirap yan dual monitor setup, our bodies are not designed for multi-tasking.

I have 3 laptops, 1 pc with dual monitor. I gave up the 2 laptops na. So now I only have 3 monitors. I don't think I can work with less.

**minicarph** · November 5th, 2015 09:38 PM

Kaya naman talaga natin yan multitasking, multiple screens pero sa Huli daw may side effect sa brain, pagtanda daw

**1D4LV** · November 6th, 2015 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by skyglider

Thanks for the reply.

Via VGA pareho. I'll just buy a HDMI to VGA converter for the other one.

You are right, It's more for office productivity. I'm not into games.

it will work.... the HDMI to VGA converter thingie.
since you are not into games naman, just buy the video card which is cheap, that can handle both connections.... (HDMI and VGA).
just make sure that the video card is compatible with Mint. As i said earlier, baka hindi pa updated ang driver configurations ng mint on the newer cards..... subok ko na yan sa Ubuntu, not on Mint.

**1D4LV** · November 6th, 2015 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by skyglider

Thanks for the reply.

Via VGA pareho. I'll just buy a HDMI to VGA converter for the other one.

You are right, It's more for office productivity. I'm not into games.

it will work.... the HDMI to VGA converter thingie.
since you are not into games naman, just buy the video card which is cheap, that can handle both connections.... (HDMI and VGA).
just make sure that the video card is compatible with Mint. As i said earlier, baka hindi pa updated ang driver configurations ng mint on the newer cards..... subok ko na yan sa Ubuntu, not on Mint.