Don't know what to call it to buy it

[Hoober]

At work I've got a dual monitor setup with Dell 1703's using DVI. I have a single DVI output from my video card. Attached to the card is a Y connector/splitter that takes the output from the single DVI connection and splits it to the two monitors. Each monitor has a seperate DVI cable as an input.

My wife bought me two 1704s for home and I was looking to do the same setup, but I can't find that hardware piece. Does anybody know what I should call it, or where to buy one? I was thinking of calling Dell.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

And the computer at work is..? And its vid card is..?

 

[Elemennop]

I'm pretty sure it's just called a Y connector; just go to any comp store and ask for a Y-connector for DVI output. I'm sure they carry it.

 

[Hoober]

Originally posted by: Elemennop
I'm pretty sure it's just called a Y connector; just go to any comp store and ask for a Y-connector for DVI output. I'm sure they carry it.

I visited CompUSA, Best Buy, and Circuit City. None of them had it. The funny thing was the guy at CompUSA actually told me that nothing like that exists. That to use dual monitors, you needed either a 'very high end' video card or two cards. :roll:

 

[Hoober]

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon
And the computer at work is..? And its vid card is..?

Dell. Card is an NVidia Vanta, I believe. It's been a while since I looked at it.

 

[eplebnista]

Here's one, although I have a feeling it would only work with this card.