Thinking about Dual Monitor setup... DVI -> Analog Converter?

[arcenite]

I have an ATI Radeon 8500LE which has a digital input and an analog input. I probably would not be buying a LCD, but another 19" CRT. Where would I be able to find the converter for this setup? Thanks!

Bill

 

[tapir]

if your 8500LE didn't come with the converter, there is a good chance that it doesn't have the hardware to support 2 CRTs and you'd be out of luck. most 8500 cards that did have both RAMDACs came with the DVI-Analog connector to hook up the 2nd CRT.

but i suppose it is still worth a shot... you could always call ATi and order one from them, it'd probably only be a few dollars.

 

[PCMarine]

You can buy them at many sites, Here is One

You can probably get one for cheap off of EBay.

 

[arcenite]

Well it's an OEM board, is there anyway I can tell if it has dual ramdacs? Thanks

Thank you PCMaring for the link

Bill

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: aRCeNiTe
Well it's an OEM board, is there anyway I can tell if it has dual ramdacs? Thanks

Thank you PCMaring for the link

Bill

Although the Radeon 8500 LE lacks Digital Flat Panel monitor support, it still retains Hydravision, which is ATi's patent dual-display support using two 400 MHz RAMDACs.

from here

So it looks like you're in luck!

 

[arcenite]

Thank you so much Blinder; the strange thing is, my board does have a DVI connector, ill pull it out and take pics and upload it if necessary.

Bill

 

[thorin]

My brothers MSI GF4 440 (8x) has both a standard monitor connector and a DVI connector. It came packaged with a DVI to (standard) analog converter that allows him to use two standard monitors on his card.

Thorin

 

[Eug]

Originally posted by: thorin
My brothers MSI GF4 440 (8x) has both a standard monitor connector and a DVI connector. It came packaged with a DVI to (standard) analog converter that allows him to use two standard monitors on his card.

Thorin

How's the VGA quality? I tried the Asus version of the card and IMO it was completely unusable. VGA 2D quality was terrible.

 

[thorin]

Originally posted by: Eug

Originally posted by: thorin
My brothers MSI GF4 440 (8x) has both a standard monitor connector and a DVI connector. It came packaged with a DVI to (standard) analog converter that allows him to use two standard monitors on his card.

Thorin

How's the VGA quality? I tried the Asus version of the card and IMO it was completely unusable. VGA 2D quality was terrible.

I personally haven't really used it much but he seems very happy with it.

Thorin