moose;225142 wroteAFAIK the std video output on a laptop will only mirror exactly what is on your laptop.
You can make a connected monitor with a larger resolution than your laptop.
You can make the output part of a continuous display. with different things on the monitor.
Unlike a desktop which can have higher end video cards that have 2 outputs for running dual monitors.
For desktops that you plan to play poker on...
I like the video cards that can have 3 (or 6 outputs).
Any of the 5000 series ATI/AMD cards can do 3 monitors.
My 17" laptops are both WUXGA running at 1920x1200 and most I do usually is 6 tables, though in a pinch I go to 8. If I am going to do more than that then I go to my desktop which has dual 20" running 1600x1200 where I can 9 table per screen.
1920x1200 on a laptop sounds fabulous. What models do you have?
Last month I bought a 1920x1200 24" monitor for $209 at Tiger Direct.