Possible for 19crt and 17 lcd as dual setup

[llama006]

I was just wondering if it is possible to have a dual monitor setup with a 19 crt for gaming and movies, and then having a 17 lcd on the side when using photoshop and/or programming? I dont care about not having the same type of monitor it just a friend is selling his lcd for really cheap and i wanted to try the dual setup.

 

[Antisocial Virge]

I tried a 15" lcd and a 19" crt and never had a prob so I don't see why it wouldn't work for you.

 

[WackyDan]

Yup... no prob.

 

[ardenJ]

Shouldn't be a problem. In fact, depending on your video card, it may actually be easier to have a CRT and an LCD for dual setup because some video cards come with 2 outputs. One is the standard monitor plug and the other is a DVI plug. So you can just connect the CRT to the standard output, while the LCD connects to the DVI plug.

 

[WackyDan]

Originally posted by: ardenJ
Shouldn't be a problem. In fact, depending on your video card, it may actually be easier to have a CRT and an LCD for dual setup because some video cards come with 2 outputs. One is the standard monitor plug and the other is a DVI plug. So you can just connect the CRT to the standard output, while the LCD connects to the DVI plug.

Thats assuming the LCD has a DVI connector. Some newer ones have DVI only, SOme newer ones have Both, and some, invcluding some of the newer ones only have the D-sub 15 pin RGB -ala standard VGA connector....

 

[llama006]

ok thanks i just got a new comp
amd fx-53
sk8n mobo
1 gb corsair ram
9800xt 256

so im sure i will be good to go.
thanks again for you help