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thently   01-31-2008 at 11:19:34 PM

So on all newer newish video cards you have a double head and a high def or Svideo connector can you use two monitors and a TV off one card? I have 3 monitors and a TV right now and am using 2 vid cards but I am upgrading the PC and just wondering. This is a server that is used for work with a movie on the TV right now uses a NV 5200 for 2 mon and NV 440 for 1 mon and TV. The new PC has one PCIE 16 and two PCi any ideas on video card combo since it looks like I will have to use a PCI. I have the old 440 PCI but would rather not use it...

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pip_seeker   01-31-2008 at 11:58:23 PM
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You can connect 3 screens, but 2 monitors and a tv might be a problem. If you upgrade the TV to LCD with a PC connection then the matrox TrippleHead2Go would probably work for you.

http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/ [...] s/home.php

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rallyimprezive   02-01-2008 at 12:30:43 AM
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thently wrote :

So on all newer newish video cards you have a double head and a high def or Svideo connector can you use two monitors and a TV off one card? I have 3 monitors and a TV right now and am using 2 vid cards but I am upgrading the PC and just wondering. This is a server that is used for work with a movie on the TV right now uses a NV 5200 for 2 mon and NV 440 for 1 mon and TV. The new PC has one PCIE 16 and two PCi any ideas on video card combo since it looks like I will have to use a PCI. I have the old 440 PCI but would rather not use it...



Although the newer cards all have three outputs, you can only use two of them at a time.

as pip linked, you would need a special card to use three.

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grieve   02-01-2008 at 12:34:01 AM
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Nice find pip_seeker

check this out
http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/ [...] l/home.php
Run your desktop at up to 3840 x 1200 resolution stretched across two displays (1920x1200 per display)

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pauldh   02-01-2008 at 01:03:56 AM
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I have owned the analog TH2go for a while and it is nice for combining 3 monitors to act as one like superwidescreen gaming, but otherwise a second cheap card would be better if you just want 3 monitor support.

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pauldh   02-01-2008 at 01:24:27 AM
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Here is Oblivion at 3072x768. It was back on a 6800U, so fps were aweful and details turned down. Still quite amazing fun though. I'd love to try it now on 3 projectors (huge with zero bezel) with SLI 8800GT and 3* 12x10 (3840x1024) Check out supported games and pics: http://www.matrox.com/graphics/jp/ [...] g/list.php

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/3745/6800u30x7yd7.jpg

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pchoi04   02-01-2008 at 02:21:57 AM
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pauldh wrote :

Here is Oblivion at 3072x768. It was back on a 6800U, so fps were aweful and details turned down. Still quite amazing fun though. I'd love to try it now on 3 projectors (huge with zero bezel) with SLI 8800GT and 3* 12x10 (3840x1024) Check out supported games and pics: http://www.matrox.com/graphics/jp/ [...] g/list.php

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207 [...] 0x7yd7.jpg




Thats pretty kick ass!

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