Dual displays

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Mike Dobony

I am putting together a computer to drive a video projector for worship and
would like to find a video card with dual monitors. Is there such a thing
anymore? My son had a 7000VE that would have worked, but he sold it and
bought a faster card.

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Mike D.

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There are quite a number of dual head video cards to choose from today.
Just check your local retailers shelves and read the boxes. If they say
Output: DVI and VGA Analog, then that is a dual head card.
McG.
 
Mike said:
I am putting together a computer to drive a video projector for worship
and would like to find a video card with dual monitors. Is there such a
thing anymore? My son had a 7000VE that would have worked, but he sold
it and bought a faster card.
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There are still 7000s with a DVI connector for sale:

http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/k.asp?a...SS&assoc=9396EFE0-D434-4D0D-839E-4799B4406504

Looks like they're cheap enough too. If you're just driving a projector,
(and presumably, a monitor) that'll do you fine.

Ben
 
There are quite a few ATI boards with that configuration (VGA/DVI/TV
Video with dual monitor support). For cost, I like the 7500, available
on E-Bay for $25 to $40, or new for under $80; for performance at a
reasonable price, the 9600 (the straight 9600, not the SE or XT), about
$90 to $120 (a bit hard to find new).

There are also "powered by ATI" cards made by 3rd party firms using the
ATI chips, and quite a few NVidia cards also, but it's easier to find
ATI cards with this configuration.
 
We've used several cards, but always come back to Matrox for quality of 2D
output. Our current machine (same application, worship projection) uses a
P650, which I would recommend without hesitation. If you want detailed help,
contact me direct at bob at revbob dot org

Bob Almond
 
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