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One card, three monitors?

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reality99

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I have this card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127329

I am currently running 2 monitors out of the DVI ports. I'd like to add a third, but am unsure if I can run three off this one card. If I hook up the TV to the S-Video port, then a monitor on each DVI port can I run them all 3 as separate monitors and have my "screen" stretch across the 3? Or would I have to get another video card to do this?

Thanks in advance for the help!
 
you would have to go with an ATI 5k series card.. svid's only good for 480x320 or what ever the heck resolution that is.. and even then probably wouldnt work with both dvi plugs being used.. but depending on what you plan to use the 3rd monitor for you could always get a second hand pci card or a cheapo 8600GT pci-e card(if you have a second pci-e x16 slot)..
 
sirmonkey1985 said:
you would have to go with an ATI 5k series card.. svid's only good for 480x320 or what ever the heck resolution that is.. and even then probably wouldnt work with both dvi plugs being used.. but depending on what you plan to use the 3rd monitor for you could always get a second hand pci card or a cheapo 8600GT pci-e card(if you have a second pci-e x16 slot)..
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Well he can get higher resolutions like 1024x768 out of S-Video which I used to do with my old CRT TV but it is actually downscaled to 640x480 of course.

OP: get another cheap card for like $25 and you can have 3 monitors at the same decent desktop resolution. The S-Video out is only good if you want an odd sized and odd resolution TV on the side of your desktop for putting movies onto or something.
 
Salavat23 said:
You can run 1920x1080 off S-Video.
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S-video can't even carry a progressive 480p image. It's for interlaced SD video.

Edit: Although that card he has lets you run component out of that tv port which can output 1080i.
 
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I've got the Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L so the second card would likely have to be PCI.

I have a 22" monitor and 32" TV hooked up right now and am about to get a 28" monitor. I'll primarily use the monitors and occasionally the TV so the 2 monitors would be plugged in to my 8800GT and the TV would be plugged in to whatever other card I get. It's native resolution is 1360x768.


What is a good card to run the TV that won't break the bank?
 
reality99 said:
I've got the Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L so the second card would likely have to be PCI.

I have a 22" monitor and 32" TV hooked up right now and am about to get a 28" monitor. I'll primarily use the monitors and occasionally the TV so the 2 monitors would be plugged in to my 8800GT and the TV would be plugged in to whatever other card I get. It's native resolution is 1360x768.


What is a good card to run the TV that won't break the bank?
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Well try S-Video first to see if it's good enough for you. If not, you can find cheapo PCI videocard at used computer stores for like $15.
 
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