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Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:25 am Post subject:
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It's a Small Form Factor computer so it needs a narrow card. I'll be connecting two 17"
CRTs so I probably also need a way to connect at least one of them (maybe both) to a DVI
output. The computer has a PCI Express slot.
I want a Dual Head card, not a second card with one monitor connected to each card.
I'd like to keep the cost down, under $150 if possible. I need it mainly for text so I
assume it doesn't have to be a powerful graphics card. It just has to be fast enough to
display text on two monitors without making me wait for anything to appear on the screen.
Clear text is important.
The OS is Windows XP Pro.
Thank you. |
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Ian East
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:21 pm Post subject:
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On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 03:27:11 GMT, DaveJohnson12@nomail. wrote:
| Quote: | It's a Small Form Factor computer so it needs a narrow card. I'll be connecting two 17"
CRTs so I probably also need a way to connect at least one of them (maybe both) to a DVI
output. The computer has a PCI Express slot.
I want a Dual Head card, not a second card with one monitor connected to each card.
I'd like to keep the cost down, under $150 if possible. I need it mainly for text so I
assume it doesn't have to be a powerful graphics card. It just has to be fast enough to
display text on two monitors without making me wait for anything to appear on the screen.
Clear text is important.
The OS is Windows XP Pro.
Thank you.
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The size of your CRT's isn't important... It's the resolution and
refresh rate you wish to run them at that matters. That and the
quality of your CRT will also determine the clarity of text. Nearly
all modern video cards are indistinguishable in 2D performance. It's
3D performance that people pay for in a high quality video card.
Since your system is PCI Express, that kind of limits you to the next
generation of cards which are mostly high performance gaming oriented
cards with external fans and such. The Dual DVI outputs are usually
only on full size cards. I've seen slimline versions of the ATI X300
SE with one DVI and one DB15 (VGA) connector. You're probably not
going to have a lot of selection though. |
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Tom Scales
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:43 pm Post subject:
Re: Need graphics card recommendation - Two monitors connect |
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Just search one of the big online sites like buy.com. Lots of nvidia and
ati based choices. If you're connecting CRT monitors, not LCD, than I would
be surprised if you wanted DVI. I've never seen a CRT that supports DVI.
Doesn't even make sense as CRTs are not digital.
Tom
<DaveJohnson12@nomail.> wrote in message
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| Quote: | It's a Small Form Factor computer so it needs a narrow card. I'll be
connecting two 17"
CRTs so I probably also need a way to connect at least one of them (maybe
both) to a DVI
output. The computer has a PCI Express slot.
I want a Dual Head card, not a second card with one monitor connected to
each card.
I'd like to keep the cost down, under $150 if possible. I need it mainly
for text so I
assume it doesn't have to be a powerful graphics card. It just has to be
fast enough to
display text on two monitors without making me wait for anything to appear
on the screen.
Clear text is important.
The OS is Windows XP Pro.
Thank you. |
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:31 pm Post subject:
Re: Need graphics card recommendation - Two monitors connect |
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I was trying to say that I just want to connect two CRT's to the card.
I assumed
that with a recent model card that uses a PCI Express slot, at least
one of the
outputs from the card would be DVI so I wouldn't have any choice other
than
to plug something into the DVI port. I don't know much about these
dual-head cards.
| Quote: | From what little I've seen of them, the newer ones have one or more DVI
outputs. |
Someone told me you can get an adapter of some kind that lets you plug
a CRT into one of these.
Thanks.
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From: "Tom Scales" <tom...@softhome.net>
Local: Wed, Nov 9 2005 6:43 am
Just search one of the big online sites like buy.com. Lots of nvidia
and
ati based choices. If you're connecting CRT monitors, not LCD, than I
would
be surprised if you wanted DVI. I've never seen a CRT that supports
DVI.
Doesn't even make sense as CRTs are not digital.
Tom
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| Quote: | It's a Small Form Factor computer so it needs a narrow card. I'll be
connecting two 17"
CRTs so I probably also need a way to connect at least one of them (maybe
both) to a DVI
output. The computer has a PCI Express slot.
I want a Dual Head card, not a second card with one monitor connected to
each card.
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| Quote: | I'd like to keep the cost down, under $150 if possible. I need it mainly
for text so I
assume it doesn't have to be a powerful graphics card. It just has to be
fast enough to
display text on two monitors without making me wait for anything to appear
on the screen.
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| Quote: | Clear text is important.
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| Quote: | The OS is Windows XP Pro.
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> Thank you. |
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Tom Scales
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:21 pm Post subject:
Re: Need graphics card recommendation - Two monitors connect |
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Gotcha. What I'd look for is a card with a DVI and a VGA and an adapter to
convert the DVI to VGA.
Tom
<davejohnson12@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I was trying to say that I just want to connect two CRT's to the card.
I assumed
that with a recent model card that uses a PCI Express slot, at least
one of the
outputs from the card would be DVI so I wouldn't have any choice other
than
to plug something into the DVI port. I don't know much about these
dual-head cards.
From what little I've seen of them, the newer ones have one or more DVI
outputs.
Someone told me you can get an adapter of some kind that lets you plug
a CRT into one of these.
Thanks.
__________________________________________________________________________
From: "Tom Scales" <tom...@softhome.net
Local: Wed, Nov 9 2005 6:43 am
Just search one of the big online sites like buy.com. Lots of nvidia
and
ati based choices. If you're connecting CRT monitors, not LCD, than I
would
be surprised if you wanted DVI. I've never seen a CRT that supports
DVI.
Doesn't even make sense as CRTs are not digital.
Tom
DaveJohnson12@nomail.> wrote in message
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It's a Small Form Factor computer so it needs a narrow card. I'll be
connecting two 17"
CRTs so I probably also need a way to connect at least one of them (maybe
both) to a DVI
output. The computer has a PCI Express slot.
I want a Dual Head card, not a second card with one monitor connected to
each card.
I'd like to keep the cost down, under $150 if possible. I need it mainly
for text so I
assume it doesn't have to be a powerful graphics card. It just has to be
fast enough to
display text on two monitors without making me wait for anything to
appear
on the screen.
Clear text is important.
The OS is Windows XP Pro.
Thank you.
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:25 am Post subject:
Re: Need graphics card recommendation - Two monitors connect |
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On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 17:21:47 GMT, "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote:
| Quote: | Gotcha. What I'd look for is a card with a DVI and a VGA and an adapter to
convert the DVI to VGA.
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I was hoping someone with knowledge of a good card would
recommend it since they aren't all created equal. For example I read a review of an Asus,
which I thought I understood was a decent brand, using the ATI X300 chip. He said the text
was blurry. That's the kind of thing I'd like to avoid since I'll be using it at work all
day. Thanks.
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Tom
davejohnson12@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I was trying to say that I just want to connect two CRT's to the card.
I assumed
that with a recent model card that uses a PCI Express slot, at least
one of the
outputs from the card would be DVI so I wouldn't have any choice other
than
to plug something into the DVI port. I don't know much about these
dual-head cards.
From what little I've seen of them, the newer ones have one or more DVI
outputs.
Someone told me you can get an adapter of some kind that lets you plug
a CRT into one of these.
Thanks.
__________________________________________________________________________
From: "Tom Scales" <tom...@softhome.net
Local: Wed, Nov 9 2005 6:43 am
Just search one of the big online sites like buy.com. Lots of nvidia
and
ati based choices. If you're connecting CRT monitors, not LCD, than I
would
be surprised if you wanted DVI. I've never seen a CRT that supports
DVI.
Doesn't even make sense as CRTs are not digital.
Tom
DaveJohnson12@nomail.> wrote in message
news:r1r2n1p4066gbpqis25uh7q9j7ihhse4e9@4ax.com...
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It's a Small Form Factor computer so it needs a narrow card. I'll be
connecting two 17"
CRTs so I probably also need a way to connect at least one of them (maybe
both) to a DVI
output. The computer has a PCI Express slot.
I want a Dual Head card, not a second card with one monitor connected to
each card.
I'd like to keep the cost down, under $150 if possible. I need it mainly
for text so I
assume it doesn't have to be a powerful graphics card. It just has to be
fast enough to
display text on two monitors without making me wait for anything to
appear
on the screen.
Clear text is important.
The OS is Windows XP Pro.
Thank you.
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S.Heenan
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Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:25 am Post subject:
Re: Need graphics card recommendation - Two monitors connect |
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DaveJohnson12@nomail. wrote:
| Quote: | On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 03:21:16 -0800, Ian East <ian.east@gmail> wrote:
On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 03:27:11 GMT, DaveJohnson12@nomail. wrote:
It's a Small Form Factor computer so it needs a narrow card. I'll
be connecting two 17" CRTs so I probably also need a way to connect
at least one of them (maybe both) to a DVI output. The computer has
a PCI Express slot.
I want a Dual Head card, not a second card with one monitor
connected to each card.
I'd like to keep the cost down, under $150 if possible. I need it
mainly for text so I assume it doesn't have to be a powerful
graphics card. It just has to be fast enough to display text on two
monitors without making me wait for anything to appear on the
screen.
Clear text is important.
The OS is Windows XP Pro.
Thank you.
The size of your CRT's isn't important... It's the resolution and
refresh rate you wish to run them at that matters. That and the
quality of your CRT will also determine the clarity of text. Nearly
all modern video cards are indistinguishable in 2D performance.
I don't really know much about it but I did see someone saying his
Asus
ATI X300 didn't display text clearly.
It's
3D performance that people pay for in a high quality video card.
Since your system is PCI Express, that kind of limits you to the next
generation of cards which are mostly high performance gaming oriented
cards with external fans and such. The Dual DVI outputs are usually
only on full size cards. I've seen slimline versions of the ATI X300
SE with one DVI and one DB15 (VGA) connector. You're probably not
going to have a lot of selection though.
Thanks. Do you think the X300 is fast enough for two monitors at 1024
x 768 and 70 Hz?
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Take a look at the Matrox P650 for excellent 2D.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814106153
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Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:25 am Post subject:
Re: Need graphics card recommendation - Two monitors connect |
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On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 03:21:16 -0800, Ian East <ian.east@gmail> wrote:
| Quote: | On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 03:27:11 GMT, DaveJohnson12@nomail. wrote:
It's a Small Form Factor computer so it needs a narrow card. I'll be connecting two 17"
CRTs so I probably also need a way to connect at least one of them (maybe both) to a DVI
output. The computer has a PCI Express slot.
I want a Dual Head card, not a second card with one monitor connected to each card.
I'd like to keep the cost down, under $150 if possible. I need it mainly for text so I
assume it doesn't have to be a powerful graphics card. It just has to be fast enough to
display text on two monitors without making me wait for anything to appear on the screen.
Clear text is important.
The OS is Windows XP Pro.
Thank you.
The size of your CRT's isn't important... It's the resolution and
refresh rate you wish to run them at that matters. That and the
quality of your CRT will also determine the clarity of text. Nearly
all modern video cards are indistinguishable in 2D performance.
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I don't really know much about it but I did see someone saying his Asus
ATI X300 didn't display text clearly.
| Quote: | It's
3D performance that people pay for in a high quality video card.
Since your system is PCI Express, that kind of limits you to the next
generation of cards which are mostly high performance gaming oriented
cards with external fans and such. The Dual DVI outputs are usually
only on full size cards. I've seen slimline versions of the ATI X300
SE with one DVI and one DB15 (VGA) connector. You're probably not
going to have a lot of selection though.
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Thanks. Do you think the X300 is fast enough for two monitors at 1024 x 768 and 70 Hz? |
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