Multiple Monitors

My MacBook Pro Retina Running 3 External Monitors (& Could Do 4, 5….)

June 20, 2012 by Danny Sullivan

My old MacBook Pro had no problems running three external monitors. My new MacBook Pro Retina is easily able to do the same and should be able to do more, if I wanted. Here are the details of my setup. I’m using three Dell monitors. My center one is a widescreen running 2560×1440, and the two […]

How To Get Your MacBook To Run A Non-Apple 2560-By-1440 Monitor

November 22, 2010 by Danny Sullivan

I recently upgraded my main external monitor to a new 27″ Dell display. All set to enjoy the high resolution glory of 2560×1140, I was perplexed. Why couldn’t I push the screen this high, using my MacBook Pro? The answer eventually turned out to be that the Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter that Apple sells […]

My MacBook Pro Goes Multimonitor: 4 Monitors At Once!

December 23, 2009 by Danny Sullivan

After nearly two years of leaving my desktop and a 3 monitor setup behind, I’m back to 3 monitors + 1, four screens in total, all running from my MacBook Pro. My My Multimonitor Setup: Three Screens For One Computer post explains how I used to run three monitors from my Windows XP desktop. When […]

My Multimonitor Setup: Three Screens For One Computer

February 23, 2006 by Danny Sullivan

I’ve used three monitors for about two years now, and I’d never go back. It all started when I bought a new computer with a video card that had two outputs, digital and analog. I used the digital for my new 17″ LCD, but I wondered if I could get an old monitor going on the […]