Video card that handles two or more monitors?

[badbilly27]

I want to leverage three monitors for my desktop (32" LCD in middle and two 19" inch one on each side). I am running win XP and currently have two graphic cards installed on my PC (NVDIA Geforce2 MX400 & Diamond Viper V550 - oldie) running two monitors extending my desktop win xp.

I thought there was a graphic card out there that can support two monitors within one card. Three would be ideal so not to waste the slot but two would do. Any suggestions? I believe I just have PCI slots.

I appreciate the referral. Can't wait to have all three set up. Feel free to reply in thread or email me.

 

[JMWarren]

Most can support 2 monitors per card. Just depends if you need DVI or VGA. If you buy one with 2x DVI you can throw on adapters to get 2x VGA. You can't go from VGA to DVI though.

Are you sure you don't have an AGP slot? Which motherboard? If it's old you may have an older AGP slot which will restrict compatability.

 

[badbilly27]

Thanks for the quick reply.

I have a Sony MXS20 , P4 2.0ghz - pretty certain no AGP. The Nvdia card in the machine has a DVI and VGA ports but my Samsung 32" LCD TV only will work with VGA connection - tried DVI and Samsung does not support for PC only HDTV. Are you saying you think I can get a DVI to VGA connector and use geForce with two monitors?

Any grpahic card suggestion is appreciated. Sorry, I know a little to be danegrous and that's about it.

 

[JMWarren]

Assuming its a DVI-I connection. I'm 99% sure that it is. DVI-I carries both VGA and DVI-D on it. All you need is an adapter to go from DVI-I to VGA.

What message did you get when you tried the Samsung on DVI? It should work. You may need to configure windows to the displays native resolution

 

[badbilly27]

JMWarren thanks again. I'll go pick up a DVI-I to VGA adapter and give it a try. So that would allow two monitors on the geforce2 mx400 - cool.

Samsung "32 - I picked up an HDMI to DVI adapter (two in fact - data and TV adapters - if that makes sense - pins are the difference in each adapter). Message on LCD HDTV was no signal from PC. Played around with resolution settings on PC and nothing. Hooked up VGA and played around with native settings and walla. Manual says VGA only way to support PC - DVI not supported. THis after I bought it but oh well. This TV is incredible - love using it as my main monitor.

 

[JMWarren]

Glad I could help.