Do i need a special video card for dual monitors?

ScarletHippo · 20th March 2002, 12:49 PM

I just aquired a second monitor and want to get a dual monitor setup going. My current AGP card is a TNT2. I was wondering if this card is compatible with a dual setup, and if so, do i need to buy a specific PCI video adapter or will any work?

I wanna buy the cheapest one i can find that is capable of 1024*768*16. What should i be looking for and how much will it cost.

ToranaGuy · 20th March 2002, 12:58 PM

Apparently the Matrox PCI vid cards are good for dual monitor setups. I have a Melinemium 2 that i have been told is good stuff for dual setups. Hrmmm, i have 2 monitors on my desk, as i have 2 pc's.

I reckon i might play with a dual setup for some fun in the next few days.

It is my understanding of the issue @ hand that you will need to find a vga card that is capable of being the 2nd card in the system.

There has been a few threads in the last month or so discussing the issue of dual monitor's and which PCI vga cards to use. Do a search, found in the top right hand conor of ya screen, second button from the right, with the string "dual monitors".

You should turn up the previous threads and find some good info in there.

ToranaGuy

Bangers · 20th March 2002, 1:25 PM

save trio 3 seems to work nicely with nvidia cards for dual monitor setup...

Fodder · 20th March 2002, 3:58 PM

some S3 Trio's don't play nice as secondary cards, but my S3 Trio and S3 Virge both work perfectly as second card to an AGP MX400

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20th March 2002, 12:58 PM	#2
ToranaGuy Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: In the Shed Posts: 4,378	Apparently the Matrox PCI vid cards are good for dual monitor setups. I have a Melinemium 2 that i have been told is good stuff for dual setups. Hrmmm, i have 2 monitors on my desk, as i have 2 pc's. I reckon i might play with a dual setup for some fun in the next few days. It is my understanding of the issue @ hand that you will need to find a vga card that is capable of being the 2nd card in the system. There has been a few threads in the last month or so discussing the issue of dual monitor's and which PCI vga cards to use. Do a search, found in the top right hand conor of ya screen, second button from the right, with the string "dual monitors". You should turn up the previous threads and find some good info in there. ToranaGuy __________________ \| Time for a Sig Update - old one was very old! \|Still folding on, now a 9,000ppw member!\| Currently on ADSL 2+, 5mbit/900kbit speed. Thanks TPG ADSL @+ \| There's no replacement for displacement, but you can always compliment it with BOOST! \|

20th March 2002, 1:25 PM	#3
Bangers Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 7,281	save trio 3 seems to work nicely with nvidia cards for dual monitor setup... __________________ There's a story about a golfer who sinks a 30-meter putt and someone says: 'Gee, that was lucky' and the golfer says, 'Yes, amazing how lucky you get when you practice 8 hours a day for 20 years'.

20th March 2002, 3:58 PM	#4
Fodder (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sunny Melbourne Posts: 10,662	some S3 Trio's don't play nice as secondary cards, but my S3 Trio and S3 Virge both work perfectly as second card to an AGP MX400