DisplayPort Delivers Multi-Monitor Madness

Personal computers are increasingly becoming powerful visual processing systems with abilities to support multiple displays and higher resolutions. Whether you want an immersive gaming experience, increased monitor real estate for video editing, or general productivity, multiple monitors offer an expanded visual experience. We recently sent a few monitors over to PC World to have them experience the DisplayPort multi-monitor capability. Equipped with the MSI GX60 gaming laptop, two 24-inch Dell U2413 displays, and a 21.5-inch HP Elite L2201x, PC World was ready to daisy-chain the monitors together and experience the multi-monitor madness! First, they started by connecting the full-size DisplayPort output on the Dell monitor into the notebook, plugged a second cable to that monitor’s DisplayPort Out, and connected that to the other Dell’s DisplayPort In. Finally, they attached a third cable to the second Dell’s DisplayPort Out and plugged it into the HP display to complete the chain. The notebook was now driving four displays, including its own. This setup was possible because all of the gear supported DisplayPort’s multi-streaming feature. Check out more from PC World’s hands-on multi-monitor DisplayPort experience and the various use cases here.  Share your multi-monitor experiences and set-ups in the comments below. We’d love to hear from you!