Wanting to hook two 24" monitors up to my macpro

I have a 2009 quadcore macpro. I already own a 24" LED cinema display, i would like to hook up another one.. how can i do this?

The cheapest solution is to buy an extra video card with Mini DP port. Like the GeForce 120.
You could also look for a DVI to MiniDP converter, but these are expensive and 'active' (they need external power) devices.
Try searching the forums for this question, it has been asked and answered many times. Links have been posted to these DVI-MiniDP converter devices as well.

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If either or both have support for Ethernet then they can be connected by Ethernet cable. If they are both USB, then use a USB hub or connect one directly to the computer's USB port.

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I'm new to this posting questions so please bare with me if you have seen my post before.
I've have posted this question twice but can't find either post to see if someone has responded.
I recently bought a MBP with 1 Firewire800 port; 1 Thunderbolt port; 2 USB3 ports.
I want to hook two monitors to the MBP and I have been looking at the Belkin hub that has 1Firewire800 port; 2 Thunderbolt ports; 3 USB3 ports.
I want to know of I can connect my MBP via the Firewire800 port to the Belkin hub Firewire800 port? That would leave on the Belkin hub 2 Thunderbolt ports to hook up the two external monitors.
I also have a printer; scanner; DYMO label maker; 2 External Hard drives; keyboard - so I will need the USB3 ports.

This is the Specs for the screens I have..I am kinda a noob so I am not really sure if they would support it..
Display size
54.6 cm (21.5 inch) diagonal
Panel active area (width x height): 47.6 cm x 26.7 cm (18.7 inches x 10.5 inches)
Display type
IPS with LED Backlight
Aspect ratio
16:9
Brightness
250 nits
Inputs
1 VGA
1 DVI-D
1 HDMI
Scanning frequency
Horizontal scan range 24-94 KHz
Vertical scan range 50-76 Hz
Viewing angle
Horizontal viewing angle (typical): 178 degrees
Vertical viewing angle (typical): 178 degrees
Recommended resolution (H x V)
1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz (Full HD) (same as max resolution)
Static contrast ratio
Up to 1000:1
Dynamic contrast ratio
Up to 5,000,000:1
Response time
7 ms (Grey-to-Grey (GtG) with overdrive
Pixel pitch
0.248mm
Pixels per inch
102
Color gamut
72% of NTSC
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Yes
Power and Operating Specs
External power supply
Power consumption: 28 Watts max power consumption (26 Watts typical power consumption) , 0.5 Watt energy saving mode
Operating environment
Temperature: 5 degrees C to 35 degrees C (41 degrees F to 95 degrees F)
Humidity: 20% RH through 70% RH
Storage environment
Temperature: -20 degrees C to 60 degrees C (-4 degrees F to 140 degrees F)
Humidity: 20% RH through 90% RH
Dimensions
H x W x D (unpacked):
38.5 x 49.9 x 17.1 cm (15.1 x 19.6 x 6.7 inches)
Weight
Unpacked: 3 Kg (6.6 lbs)

Native resolution of MacBook White (2008) to hook up a monitor

I have a 2008 early Macbook white. I want to hook up a monitor with it. I am looking for something from 25-28 inches.
I see that with a 26 inch 1920X1080, there is some fuzziness and it is not as crisp as it looks on the macbook screen. The icons are bigger and fuzzy. I assume that it is because 1920X1080 is not the native resolution of the macbook.
I am a programmer and want to use every possible real estate of the monitor as possible. Would like to know if it will be better if I use a 28 inch with 1920X1200? Also, if I am correct about the native resolution thing?
Also, if you could point out that a 28 inch Hannspree is a good choice or not?
Thanks.
AJ

Sorry. I also wanted to know if I can hook up two smaller monitors that will give me the highest (I think) res of 1280 by 800 each? Any connector that allows two monitors (not including macbooks own screen) to be attached to the macbook. Like two, 21 inch inch monitors?
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The new MacBook Pro 13" retina have 2 thunderbolt connectors and one HDMI but no ethernet port (how pro is that?).
As the title of this post suggest, I want to drive two external monitors as well as an ethernet port.
1.) Is there a dock that woudl allow such setup out of the box?
-OR-
2.) Using the Macbook Pro's two thunderbolt ports and the following adapters:
- Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet,
- Mini DisplayPort to DVI (is this actually thunderbolt compat?).
Can once of the thunderbolt connector be splitted or chanied to drive etiher: two screens or one screen + ethernet?
Or would I also need to use the HDMI port in such case? If so is there any performance difference between the Macbook Pro's HDMI port and the thunderbolt ports? Can all these be run concurrently i.e. thunderbolt display and the HDMI port?
The monitors both have DVI-D connectors.

Thunderbolt expansion docks are beginning to appear. "They ain't cheap." This one would support what you want to do ... Belkin Express Dock (using both Thunderbolt ports on your MBP)
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Mavec wrote:
I would like to add a third monitor.
The GPU(s) in your T400 (and most other laptop brands) will support two different displays concurrently. If you want to support more than two different displays concurrently, you will need another GPU external to the T400.
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Hi,
I bought a T400 laptop this summer and have it connected through the VGA port to an external monitor, using both the laptop´s monitor as an extended display. I would like to add a third monitor. I am wondering if there is any way to do this or anyone knows further, even if some additional hardware is required. There is no HDMI port on the laptop of course but I´m wondering if some sort of VGA splitter is possible. Any thoughts are appreciated!
Best wishes.

Mavec wrote:
I would like to add a third monitor.
The GPU(s) in your T400 (and most other laptop brands) will support two different displays concurrently. If you want to support more than two different displays concurrently, you will need another GPU external to the T400.
Generally, if you want to use two external displays on a T400 you will nee dto use a docking station.
I have read messages on various fora on this topic and know that there are a number of ways of doing this, but as I have never had a need to do this myself I can't tell you how to go about it.
Cheers,
Bill
I don't work for Lenovo

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