Sony A7RII Monitor & LCD Simultaneously?

[exomonkeyman]

Hello Guys, I have yet to get an A7RII but i have been considering getting an external monitor mainly for a AC/director to view things not to pull focus off.

 

But i'd like to know if it's possible to use the inbuilt LCD screen and an external monitor simultaneously without the LCD screen shutting off like what most canon dslrs do.

And if this is the case i guess i'd have to get 2 monitors and is it as simple as using a HDMI splitter?

 

P.S

Samuel

[Don Kotlos]

But i'd like to know if it's possible to use the inbuilt LCD screen and an external monitor simultaneously without the LCD screen shutting off like what most canon dslrs do.

"Go to HDMI Settings on the last menu group and once you select that you'll see HDMI Info Display. Turn that off. That will put the video on your monitor without the info, but the LCD will still work and it will have all the info on it." 

From:

http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/7219-a7s-simultaneous-monitorevf-with-hdmi-how-to/

But i'd like to know if it's possible to use the inbuilt LCD screen and an external monitor simultaneously without the LCD screen shutting off like what most canon dslrs do.

And if this is the case i guess i'd have to get 2 monitors and is it as simple as using a HDMI splitter?

Monitors usually come with an HDMI out that you can propagate the signal to another monitor. If not, then a splitter should do the job. 

[exomonkeyman]

Wow such a great reply with even a source thanks you so very much!