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Old 28th Nov 2008, 11:05
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im getting a new monitor at christmas the one i have is 15" and only supports 1024*768 lol.

My graphics card has an vga port and a dvi port (this 1 is on vga atm) will i be able to have 2 monitors running at the same time or will it being on 2 different interfaces cause me problems ?
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Old 28th Nov 2008, 11:11
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Nah, you should be alright there, it shouldnt make a difference, it may depend upon your graphics card though.
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Old 28th Nov 2008, 12:37
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can some one that has actually used dual monitors reply :D
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Old 29th Nov 2008, 11:25
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It depends.

If your graphics card will output both types of signal at the same time yes it will work fine.

What graphics card do you have?
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Old 29th Nov 2008, 12:34
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As said above it all depends on your graphics card, although you can buy a dualhead2go splitter but it would probably be cheaper to buy a better card
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Old 29th Nov 2008, 15:28
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all I know about his card is its 256 meg, PCI-e and I think ATi. Not sure on other bits but the card was only about £25 ish if I remember correctly, at that price I'm not sure..

You got model numbers Aftershock?
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Old 29th Nov 2008, 16:35
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the card is ATI Radeon 2400 HD Pro and from looking at that dualhead2go it seems to be for people with 1 interface but i have a vga and a dvi interface
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Old 29th Nov 2008, 16:39
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So yes!
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Display Support
  • One Dual-Link DVI-I connector for high-resolution digital displays
  • ATI Radeon™ DVI-I to HDMI2 with 5.1 audio (adapter)
  • One VGA analog connector
  • HDTV Component (YPrPb) output (adapter)
  • Drive two displays simultaneously with independent resolutions and refresh rates4
  • TV output requires HDMI, component, S-video or composite cable (not included)
Display Modes
  • Digital Displays (Connected by DVI)
    • All Resolutions up to 2560x1600
  • Analog Displays (Connected by VGA)
    • All resolutions up to 2048x1536
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Old 29th Nov 2008, 16:45
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i have used dual monitors and in the same setup as you want.. and yes you can. xp pro and vista supports dual monitors too :-) you will need a connector for the dvi port to your monitor and your good to go this is the cheapist way to dual if you wanted to go down the road of using a (dualhead2go) it will cost you about £200 to £300 ! doing it the way you want and the way i do gives you the same benefits anyway i have a step by step guide on my site of this if you need any more help

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