[SOLVED] Got me stumped... 1 HDMI output 2 monitors!

[SnazzyPJammy]

I am completely lost on how to figure this one out. I want to connect two monitors to a laptop that only has one HDMI output. Needs to be multi-monitor not mirrored and would prefer if at least one of the monitors was connected by HDMI to retain the audio from the monitor speakers. Should i use a HMDI to 2x HDMI splitter or a HDMI to HDMI/VGA splitter? Will this just mirror the image? I am fairly certain that my NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (MSI) laptop GPU has multi-monitor support. So is this even possible to achieve and if, so how?

 

[SkyNetRising]

With single HDMI output you can connect only single monitor (with 2x splitter you'll get same image on all connected monitors).
You can use usb to hdmi adapter to connect more monitors.

 

[Glenwing]

HDMI does not support multiple independent displays on a single port. There is no way to do what you want.

 

[SnazzyPJammy]

So wait is it possible or not possible, im getting conflicting answers...

 

[USAFRet]

So wait is it possible or not possible, im getting conflicting answers...

Do you want the same display on both monitors, or do you want different displays on each?

From a single HDMI port, the former is possible. The latter is not.

 

[SnazzyPJammy]

I want 2 different images on each monitor. is that possible?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Only with usb adapter.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=usb+to+hdmi+adapter&ref=nb_sb_noss_1