2 LG 2560x1080 to one laptop

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I have an Acer Aspire V3-771G-9441 laptop which has an NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M 4GB of dedicated memory.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314005

I want to buy 2 LG 29EA73-P monitors 2560x1080 but my laptop only has one HDMI port (it also has a VGA but that will not support the full resolution). The monitors have a display port and 2 HDMI ports.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005534&Tpk=lg%2029ea73-p

My question is, how can I connect the 2 displays with only one HDMI port on my laptop? Do I have to buy an external adapter like pluggables to do this or is there a simpler way? My goal is to have two independent displays (not copies).

Thank you
 
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You can SPLIT a signal to two monitors from one HDMI port, just not have them display two different things.
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Thank you

This one will work too but both of these utilize USB.
http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-DisplayPort-External-Adapter-USB32DPPRO/dp/B008CXFM64/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1384773515&sr=8-6&keywords=external+graphics+card+2560x1080

So, there's no way to use one HDMI port to split a signal to two monitors?
 
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You can SPLIT a signal to two monitors from one HDMI port, just not have them display two different things.
 
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Not really, not in the way you want to use them.
 
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Just an FYI to anyone else who reads this - the Cables to Go HDMI to USB 3.0 did not work for me! I posted a review on Amazon. The StarTech Displayport to USB 3.0 did work and I'm currently using it.
 
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