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Dual 19" UltraSharps #2
Hi ,
Sorry about blank message previously...
I want to get a XPS 400 with dual 19" UltraSharp monitors but am getting all kinds of contradictory
info. any help would be appricaited.
I want to run screen 2 as an extention of #1, being able to drag and drop from one screen to the
other. They must still be indipendant of one another so that if I maximize an application on one
screen it fills that screen only, not both. That is what I have on my current Dell but they are
analog CRTs.
What card must I get to have true Dual DVI. I want to use the screens to their maximum advantage
so I need to be sure the card has enough power to run both effectively. I still want to be able to get the resolution from each.
There has been mention of a DIV>VGA adapter. Does this work in reverse, converting the VGA
to the second digital screen?
Thanks..Lost in space..just don't want to buy two digital screens and wind up with sub-par
results.
Phil
- What you are asking about is a feature of Windows XP, you can select whether you wish to span (the two appear as one widescreen), mirror (same image on both), or normal (what you want). Its possible the nVidia (or ATI) driver might overwrite this function with their own, but it will be available on any card with Dual monitor support.
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Posted November 19th, 2005 07:00
CTskydiver
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Posted November 19th, 2005 07:00
My Dell Geforce 6800 graphics card has one DVI and one VGA output. Dell's Ultrasharp monitors (i have the 19" 5:4 versions) seem to all have one DVI and one VGA input each. I think their 7800 card has two DVI outputs(?). The easy link to user's guides has disappeared from the forums, for some reason, but the guides are still there if you can find them. I'd browse the specs for whatever you're shopping to make sure you get what you need. For true DVI x 2, you can't go with the 6800 at least.wtcnbrwndo4u
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Posted November 21st, 2005 02:00
The 7800GTX has a dual-DVI output. Buy the system with a X300/X600 (whichever it comes with) and buy your own card that has dual-DVI (i.e. 6600GT).
Personally, I would get dual-2005FPW's instead (20" Widescreens).
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Posted November 18th, 2005 23:00