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[Need Tech Help] External Monitors

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by s land balla, Mar 21, 2015.

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    s land balla Member

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    I tried Googling this, but couldn't find a conclusive answer. Maybe someone here can help.

    Is there any way I can work off of my Dell Latitude E7240 laptop while utilizing my MacBook air laptop as a secondary display. In other words, can I use my MacBook Air as an external monitor (so that I can have dual screens) while working from my Dell laptop?
     
    #1 s land balla, Mar 21, 2015
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    most likely no. since dual screens are both software and hardware dependent, a mac and a windows os wouldn't work together that way.
     
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    Ugh. That's frustrating, especially when I can do something like wirelessly broadcast my MacBook Air to my Panasonic TV.
     
    #3 s land balla, Mar 21, 2015
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    hook your dell laptop up to the tv.
    boom... dual screen
     
    #4 DOMINATOR, Mar 21, 2015
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    Your E7420 should have Intel's Wireless Display (WiDi) technology.
     
    #5 ChankMcStank, Mar 21, 2015
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    I believe it does (it's a brand new Dell). Are you saying I can wirelessly do this?
     
    #6 s land balla, Mar 21, 2015
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    Update -- I ended up just buying this portable external monitor instead.

    4.9" x 9.26" x 0.26" and just 1.6 lbs.
     
    #7 s land balla, Mar 27, 2015
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    THANK YOU for the update. I've been waiting on that.
     
    #8 bigtexxx, Mar 27, 2015
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    Just for you, big guy.
     
    #9 s land balla, Mar 27, 2015
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