[olug] dual head vid cards

[Rob Townley]

isnt hdmi replacing dvi, so hdmi would be more futureproof.  hdmi can
support audio in the cable.  (wish it supported usb and ethernet as
well on a fiber optic line wo hdcp)

if u use hdmi cables, is there a cheap splitter to goto to the
preexisting speakers?



On 1/29/10, Jay Swackhamer <Jay at reboottheuser.com> wrote:
> The add-on cards will allow you to run both displays, but if you are
> going to be keeping the analog monitors, you will have to find a video
> card that has a DVI-I and not a DVI-D. DVI-I you can convert to analog
> DVI-D you cannot.
>
> Running the onboard + an expansion vid card depends on the
> motherboard. Most of the stuff within the last six months 'should' but
> not positively work.
>
> I'd plan on getting at least one digital LCD, and build a system with
> dual onboard video. Performance would be the same, but overall cost
> would be lower, and less power consumed.
>
> How about get a single larger monitor?
>
> Anymore, I'd prefer to have a TV as a monitor using HDMI, even a 720p
> will give you a decent resolution. Walmart has been selling 50inch
> 720p plasmas for $500 or less. But 20inch LCD's on newegg are $140
> also...... but if he has/was looking to get a new TV, then i'd
> dual-purpose it.....
>
> If you want the DVI-vga adapters, I'll look to see what I have, I used
> to have quite a few, and could possibly give you a couple. Most video
> cards had one included in the box.
>
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> Quoting Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com>:
>
>> My 64-yr-old dad is about to buy a new, low end PC to replace his
>> dinosaur.  The dino currently has two vid cards to power his two
>> 19" CRT's.  Since neither existing vid card will fit in any new box,
>> he'll need to buy a second vid card if he wants to keep the dual
>> head setup (and he does).
>>
>> Here's my question:  Will most low end PCIe-16 vid cards like this one:
>>    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127473
>> which have one DVI & one VGA port allow you to run both ports
>> simultaneously as side-by-side monitors, or do you typically just
>> have to choose one port or the other (or mirror them)?  I've seen
>> it done that way in the past, so I don't want to assume.  Dad runs
>> lower screen res on those monitors (maybe 1280x1024), so the max
>> resolution of the two combined is still within the limits of that
>> card.
>>
>> If I do only get to run one port on that card, here's another question:
>> Would I likely be able to run one monitor off the onboard video and
>> the second one off a PCIe card, or does the PCIe slot override the
>> onboard slot?
>>
>> This card is less than half the cost of a dual-DVI card (even before
>> you buy the DVI-VGA adapters), but I'm wondering if he should get a
>> $70 dual-DVI card anyway so he's ready when his current monitors die.
>> This new PC will definitely outlast his monitors.
>>
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