Using your laptop as a second screen

re: Using your laptop as a second screen

Sinah — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 09:52:00 GMT

Hi,

thanks for the nice review. I have not heard about MaxiVista yet and it sound too cool to be true. But I tried and it works like a champ. I use a 100MBit LAN and it is unbelievable fast. Even video plays in full screen. Just reduce colors to 16 bit resolution as they suggest for increased performance.

Just FYI, the makers of Maxivista have their own thoughts about other utilities as I found here:

http://www.maxivista.com/myths.htm

:-)

Sinah

re: Using your laptop as a second screen

Jonathan Hardwick — Wed, 10 Mar 2004 01:43:00 GMT

Agreed, MaxiVista sounds too cool to be true - so that myths page is trying to ground it in reality and convince people to just TRY it once! ("Here, kid, the first hit is free" :-)) I wish them the best of luck, and they'll definitely be getting my $50 as soon as the demo runs out...

Kneeding — Fri, 12 Mar 2004 02:11:00 GMT

Jonathan Hardwick has a great blog article about an XP possibility: Using your laptop as a second screen. Jonathan reviews...

re: Using your laptop as a second screen

Grid — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 11:55:00 GMT

Damn cool software. 'Nuff said. Grid

re: Using your laptop as a second screen

Suzanne — Thu, 22 Jul 2004 14:40:00 GMT

Can't wait for the Maxivista extension. It looks too cool:
http://www.maxivista.com/preview.htm

Suzi

MaxiVista just got even better

Jonathan Hardwick — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 06:59:19 GMT

MaxiVista is a software application that lets you use another PC – your laptop, for example – as an extra...

re: Using your laptop as a second screen

Mark Millins — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 00:42:49 GMT

Fantastic article. I went for synergy since I need to operate across 2 platforms (XP and Linux)and it works brilliantly. And whats more its free as it is supplied under the GPL even better!!

re: Using your laptop as a second screen

Lynn Keen — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 00:19:24 GMT

I have a HUGE problem. My monitor blew up. My laptop works and I'd like to use the monitor from the laptop as my main monitor between the desktop and laptop. I wanted to install the MaxiVista, but don't have a monitor to access the desktop to install. Anyone have any helpful hints?

PLEASE? I am a web developer and loss of monitor means loss of development time and loss of business. :+)
Thanks!
Lynn

re: Using your laptop as a second screen

David — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 06:40:46 GMT

Keen:
Well if you have configured your desktop to be able to be controlled remotely you could of course do that.

Either with the built in "Remote Desktop Connection" or with Remote Administrator or some toher remote proggie.

The trick is to install those kinda programs without having a screen. That you can't do.
Isnt it possible for you to borrow one?

re: Using your laptop as a second screen

Bob — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:21:16 GMT

Hi,

Found this post while trying to figure if the screen (alone) from a broken laptop that will NOT power up, could be used in any fashion to "double" screen the laptop that I have that DOES work?

pabobfin@yahoo.com

Anyone with idea please write. I have dismantled the laptop to get the 30Gig HD out of it, to salvage data, but hate to discard an otherwise good flatscreen. Any other uses known?

Thanks

re: Using your laptop as a second screen

Sheila — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:57:19 GMT

Would it matter if the primary laptop is a Vista and the secondary laptop (2nd monitor) is an XP? Both computers are from the same manufacturer and their tech support said that with different operating systems, the monitors would be incompatible. Any thoughts on this?

Thanks.

re: Using your laptop as a second screen

lova raju — Mon, 04 May 2009 08:47:38 GMT

Sir,

I want to connect my laptop screen as a monitor i have no monitor hance i need to connect my desktop to laptop screen. Is it possibel or not. if it is possible please give me suggestions.

Thanking you,

Yours obedently.

re: Using your laptop as a second screen

Nuno Teles — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:46:01 GMT

Guys, you need to look at Synergy. It's not very straight forward to configure, but once you manage it, it works like a charm. On top of that it's free and opensource!

You switch between computers with your mouse and it just works naturally.

Give it a try.