[SOLVED] triple external monitor setup...

[whiskey1234]

Hi, I bought a lenovo legion y540 with a rtx 2060 graphics card. I also bought 3 asus 24" monitors with hdmi & vga connections. I am not well up on technical stuff so hopefully someone here will be able to tell me what I need to buy. I day trade so monitors are not for gaming.

My ports are: usb typ c, mini dp, usb 3.1, hdmi, rj-45.

There are companies selling an MST usb type c to double hdmi hub. If I bought this and plugged the 3rd monitor into the laptop hdmi port!

From another company I could buy an MST usb type c to triple hdmi hub.

I also read you could buy a usb 3.1 to triple usb 3.1 and then buy a usb to hdmi adapter. Plug each ne of the adapters into the hub and then plug in the monitor hdmi to this.

Do I need MST? Maybe a splitter will do!

Any advice and links much appreciated.

 

[jeremyj_83]

Hi, I bought a lenovo legion y540 with a rtx 2060 graphics card. I also bought 3 asus 24" monitors with hdmi & vga connections. I am not well up on technical stuff so hopefully someone here will be able to tell me what I need to buy. I day trade so monitors are not for gaming.

My ports are: usb typ c, mini dp, usb 3.1, hdmi, rj-45.

There are companies selling an MST usb type c to double hdmi hub. If I bought this and plugged the 3rd monitor into the laptop hdmi port!

From another company I could buy an MST usb type c to triple hdmi hub.

I also read you could buy a usb 3.1 to triple usb 3.1 and then buy a usb to hdmi adapter. Plug each ne of the adapters into the hub and then plug in the monitor hdmi to this.

Do I need MST? Maybe a splitter will do!

Any advice and links much appreciated.

You really only need one extra adapter since your laptop has 2 video outs. For one monitor you get a standard HDMI-HDMI cable. For a second monitor you get a mini-dp to HDMI cable https://www.monoprice.com/product?p...MImJ_p2Z3R5wIVAtvACh2WlgZGEAQYBSABEgJq2fD_BwE. For the 3rd monitor you use a USB to HDMI out adapter like this https://plugable.com/products/uga-2khdmi/ and then connect it to the monitor with an HDMI cable.

 

[whiskey1234]

You really only need one extra adapter since your laptop has 2 video outs. For one monitor you get a standard HDMI-HDMI cable. For a second monitor you get a mini-dp to HDMI cable https://www.monoprice.com/product?p...MImJ_p2Z3R5wIVAtvACh2WlgZGEAQYBSABEgJq2fD_BwE. For the 3rd monitor you use a USB to HDMI out adapter like this https://plugable.com/products/uga-2khdmi/ and then connect it to the monitor with an HDMI cable.

Thanks for your reply. I was looking for a device that would only take up one, maybe 2 ports.

 

[jeremyj_83]

Thanks for your reply. I was looking for a device that would only take up one, maybe 2 ports.

You could use this adapter to run 2 monitors and then just the HDMI or Mini-DP out from the laptop. https://plugable.com/products/usbc-6950-hdmi/