Do you want to significantly enhance your gaming experience and immersion? To expand your gaming interface or allow you to divide your tasks, connecting additional screens to your laptop is a good idea.
Please note that some configuration steps are required to connect two monitors to a laptop . But if you want three monitors, your computer will need to be reasonably powerful for multi-monitor setups. Grab a coffee or tea, sit down for 10 minutes, and take the time to read my monitor configuration tips.
Your laptop must be able to support this connection!
Yes, to allow for total immersion in front of your screens and make your games more realistic than ever, your laptop will need to be "tuned" to connect three monitors. Simply plugging them in isn't enough; you also need to ensure that:
- The graphics card allows you to extend the display
- If possible, have screens of the same size and/or same resolution
- owning a very powerful laptop for a very high-quality display
- have the connections that allow you to connect 2 to 3 screens: HDMI, VGA, Thumderbolt, USB-C, DisplayPort.
If you have a laptop with an eGPU, it can act as an intermediary to connect three monitors to your laptop via USB-C, HDMI, and DVI ports. Are your laptop's video ports full? You can then choose between: a DisplayPort splitter, or an external USB to HDMI/DVI/VGA video card and an external USB monitor.
Here are our recommendations for a 3x multi-screen setup with a DisplayPort splitter
Here are the external USB video cards we recommend for 3 screens
Steps to connect 3 screens to your laptop
Make sure you have all the accessories needed to connect your two screens:
- PC: HDMI cables or HDMI and VGA or DVI cables.
- Mac: Thunderbolt 3 to HDMI and VGA adapter cable, DisplayPort to VGA or HDMI, USB-C to HDMI or VGA.
Here are our recommendations for connecting your monitors to your laptop
Take the time to locate all the connectors on your monitors and laptop, plug in the correct cables, and connect the power cords to each component. Done? Now it's time to windows operating system's display settings to set up the screens.
How do I configure my laptop to connect 3 monitors?
Right-click on your desktop and select "Display settings" from the menu that appears. Connected monitors should appear. If they don't, click "Detect".
Once the monitors are detected, scroll down the page to "Multiple displays." Here, several options are available: "Duplicate these displays" allows you to display the main screen on all your monitors. The "Extend display" option allows you to extend the workspace and thus have different displays on each screen.
The adjustable screen mount: optimal ergonomics and immersion!
To make your setup pleasant and practical, I recommend adjustable monitor arms. They're essential for organizing your workspace. They allow you to mount your monitors at the height and depth you need. We both know that long sessions on the PC and in front of screens can cause unbearable pain.
Adjustable monitor arms also have the advantage of being stylish and freeing up space on your desk. This allows you to enjoy more workspace.
