Dual Monitor Options

bangkoksteve

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HP Pavillion a6089i
Geforce 7300 LE
3GB DDR2 RAM
XP Pro.
HP w1907 19" (1440/900)

Hello everyone,
I'm looking to add a second monitor to my pc but my 7300le only has one output (DVI).
I was originally looking at a USB/DVI adapter but have found its actually cheaper buy a dual output
card. I've seen a Gigabyte 9400GT/512 with dual dvi at a very affordable price but after reading up
on it it sounds a bit of a dog. I am not a gamer btw apart from web-based flash games (young son!)
Its strictly WP/photo/video playback and encoding etc.
Would this card suite my needs or is there a better/cheaper alternative?

Many thanks,

Steve.
 

bangkoksteve

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Thanks for the replies guys.
Yesterday I came across an Asus HD4550/512 for virtually the same price as the 9400GT
(both around $50). From what I read that's the better of the two. Would you concur?

S.