k said:
Hello!
Does a two VGA output videocard allow to show a divx movie on a
secondary monitor while working on the main monitor?
Yes.
You can use DVI to VGA adapters if the mainstream/modern NVIDIA or
ATI video card has DVI outputs instead. Or, you can use two
different video cards.
Speaking from much experience. If you are using Windows, you don't
need any monitor management software. Windows connects the monitors
in whichever direction you like. If you have the second monitor
configured to the right side, your mouse continues past the right
side of your main monitor into the left side of your second monitor.
You can drag windows from the first to the second monitor and back.
Currently... I put the taskbar, instant messaging, calendar, and
hardware monitoring on the secondary monitor to my right side. And
sometimes I play videos over there too. Functionally, it's no
different than having the monitors physically connected, except that
maximizing a window occurs in the one screen where the window most
resides, and the taskbar goes on only one screen. Windows XP will
reopen windows in whatever monitor they closed in. That's how
Windows does it, monitor management software can do things
differently but I wouldn't mess with it, adding stuff to Windows
complicates things.
In my opinion. The usefulness of a second monitor is proportional to
your busyness at the computer. If you have a lot to do, multiple
monitors are very useful. If you have little to do, the additional
monitor(s) might seem like a waste.
Good luck and have fun.
