Video Card w/ 4 VGA connections ?

[y00ycdz]

Any suggestions on a video card having 4 VGA outputs to connect 4 normal CRT monitors to a single PC.

I've found some cards, but some are mixed DVI and VGA and others are all DVI... I know it would be 100 times better to use LCDs, but I have the CRTs already.

Any help is appreciated, thanks.

 

[Varun]

If the ones you found are DVI they are usually DVI-I which will work with a DVI to VGA adapter to give you the VGA output you are looking for.

Are you going to be cloning the desktop or do you want a span? If you are cloning you can likely just use a splitter.

 

[Fox5]

Matrox makes products that may allow you to do what you want, check them out.
You could also just use two video cards...

 

[boles]

Originally posted by: Fox5
Matrox makes products that may allow you to do what you want, check them out.
You could also just use two video cards...

i agree with 2 cards. if you have CRTs you are not doing any high resolutions so 2 cards: 1 agp/pci express and one pci will work best. you can get a PCI dual output card for less than $50 or more if you need more video power

 

[y00ycdz]

Thanks for the suggestions. I will do some research right now.

cheers.

 

[y00ycdz]

Originally posted by: Varun
If the ones you found are DVI they are usually DVI-I which will work with a DVI to VGA adapter to give you the VGA output you are looking for.

Are you going to be cloning the desktop or do you want a span? If you are cloning you can likely just use a splitter.

Spanning them. This really isn't for me, but from what my cousin wants to do, he wants to use 4 CRTs he has to create a big display for when the stock market is open, he's gotta look at a lot of stuff simultaneously, etc, etc... So, yep, spanning. I use dual myself and its cool, but i completely forgot you could just put in two dual-head cards... that seems easiest.