HDMI Splitters etc.

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I recently bough a new desktop computer, when I bought it I didn't realise that it had HDMI ports not VGA.
There are 2 HDMI ports on the rear, at the moment I have one monitor going to one port.



If I bought this splitter would I be able to connect both monitors plus a TV and a external hard drive?

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The speaker system has the VGA plug if I buy the cable in the following link, would that work?

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[monophoto]

The photo also shows five USB ports. I think they would be more appropriate for an external hard drive.

I have a USB 'splitter' in one of the USB ports on my computer. I have the keyboard and mouse plugged into the splitter along with a couple of USB flash drives to provide additional memory. I have an external hard drive plugged into another on-board USB port, and I have a separate DVD drive that I can also plug in if needed. There are additional USB ports on the front that I use for temporary connections - phone, camera, etc.

 

[DuncSuss]

Mark, I'm not 100% sure what your intention is, but I can see this straight off: that splitter will give you up to 4 monitors/TVs showing the IDENTICAL picture.

You will not be able to extend your desktop across multiple monitors the way you would if you have a monitor plugged into each of the ports on the back of the computer.

 

[Pierre]

Hi Mark (long time no speak) What Duncan says is essentially correct you could have the 2 monitors extended if you ran one direct hdmi and the other through the splitter (if the 2 HDMI ports allow that to happen at the moment) , however, whether the speakers would work at the same time is not obvious, unless the splitter is configured sufficiently to split the video and sound correctly. The other solution would be to put a separate graphics card in with hdmi vga and display port outputs.

 

[Phil Dart]

Mark, I'm guessing that the object of the exercise is to be able to run both your monitors with their existing HDMI and VGA connections, yet your new PC has only HDMI sockets. As already said, a splitter will only serve to give you an identical screen output on both of them, but you may not be aware that you can buy HDMI to VGA adaptors very cheaply.