pjavon
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| posted on 27/5/07 at 11:12 AM |
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Can anyone help
If it's possible i want to connect 2 monitors to one computer. Does anyone know of this sort of connector.
I don't really need both to work at the same time, but doesn't matter if they do.
thanks
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andrews_45
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| posted on 27/5/07 at 11:14 AM |
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yes it can definately be done. it is a common thing for cad designers to have. dunno how you'd do it though
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blakep82
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| posted on 27/5/07 at 11:24 AM |
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i pretty sure you can buy a switch over box. therefore, output from PC goes to the switch, and you can then switch between the two. this would mean
only one working at a time.
it is possible to use 2 at the same time, but you have to have a graphics card thatt supports it. my laptop does, so i can use the laptop screen, and
an external one, and drag items from one screen to the other
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flak monkey
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| posted on 27/5/07 at 11:33 AM |
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The only way to do multiple monitors and span the picture is to use a dual output graphics card, most £80+ cards have that feature.
If you only have one monitor output then you can use a splitter, but you wont be able to span the screens, only have the same thing on both.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 27/5/07 at 03:27 PM |
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Most operating systems back to Window 98 will do this Three different ways of doing.
(1) Top end graphics card with two monitor sockets
(2) Use two graphics cards --- One of which must be AGP the other PCI
(3) Use a switch or repeater box
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pjavon
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| posted on 27/5/07 at 05:28 PM |
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Thanks for the help, i've got an anologue and a digital socket on back of my computer so does that mean i can use my computer on the digital
socket and connect the analogue one to the back of my t.v. so i could play my video's/ music etc on it?
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Catpuss
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| posted on 28/5/07 at 08:07 PM |
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A cheapo graphics card for around 40 quid (assuming its not for games) will give you dual head.
The other option is a KVM switch (Keyboard Video Mouse) and just use the Video part. It may cost more than a 2nd or dual head graphics card though.
I've also found some KVMs degrade TFT images in the past too.
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