I have 1 monitor with a VGA connection as my main monitor
I have 1 monitor with a DVI connection as my second monitor
I have currently have a ATI Firegl V3600 graphics card with two DVI outputs (I am using a DVI to VGA converter for my VGA monitor)
I am trying to connect Panasonic TV (plasma viera) with a HDMI connection (and only a HDMI connection.....no VGA)
At first all I wanted was to duplicate my second (DVI monitor) to my TV, but if the solution is easier to have the TV as an additional monitor that is fine.
Everywhere I look I can not find a simple and cheap solution.....every forum or comments leads to dead ends.
I bought a DVI splitter lead for my second monitor and TV but when I connect both, neither work!! Which I suspected would not due to different resolutions. But I do not know which way to turn next.
Do I get a new graphics card (something like a radeon 5*** series which has DVI, VGA, HDMI and supposedly supports 3 monitors but I can not find any where that says it definitely will), do I get an additional graphics card ( which I think may cause more problems and could cause conflicts between drivers....I also only have a PCI slot to put it in) or is there some other solution that I haven't thought of?!?!?
Someone please help...... I was hoping this would be an easy solution with a lead and was also hoping not to spend a fortune.
Has anyone got any ideas?
I have 1 monitor with a DVI connection as my second monitor
I have currently have a ATI Firegl V3600 graphics card with two DVI outputs (I am using a DVI to VGA converter for my VGA monitor)
I am trying to connect Panasonic TV (plasma viera) with a HDMI connection (and only a HDMI connection.....no VGA)
At first all I wanted was to duplicate my second (DVI monitor) to my TV, but if the solution is easier to have the TV as an additional monitor that is fine.
Everywhere I look I can not find a simple and cheap solution.....every forum or comments leads to dead ends.
I bought a DVI splitter lead for my second monitor and TV but when I connect both, neither work!! Which I suspected would not due to different resolutions. But I do not know which way to turn next.
Do I get a new graphics card (something like a radeon 5*** series which has DVI, VGA, HDMI and supposedly supports 3 monitors but I can not find any where that says it definitely will), do I get an additional graphics card ( which I think may cause more problems and could cause conflicts between drivers....I also only have a PCI slot to put it in) or is there some other solution that I haven't thought of?!?!?
Someone please help...... I was hoping this would be an easy solution with a lead and was also hoping not to spend a fortune.
Has anyone got any ideas?