Opie 0 #1 April 12, 2007 What kind of gizmo do I need to get so I can hookup 2 screens on a XP desktop?? Hopefully cheap! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #2 April 12, 2007 Any video card with two ports can about do it. I picked one up for less then $30 over a year ago for a second computer at Microcenter.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #3 April 12, 2007 Get a video card that supports two screens. There are some cheap video cards that you can buy that do this pretty decently. ATI has some good low cost video cards that have dual monitor capability. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperKat 0 #4 April 12, 2007 go to Clicky It's got information on the card that's right for you. They also have great customer reviews! Good luck. By the way, if you go cheap, you comprimise video quality. You obviously have a little money in your pocket if you have two monitors, so don't skimp out! What's the most you ever lost in a coin toss, Friendo? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #5 April 12, 2007 Even some of your high $ video cars have two outputs. 1 - DVI 1 - analog Now I've not tried it, but I don't see why it wouldn't work. "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #6 April 12, 2007 If you're computer is relatively new, it might already be configured for it. I have a docking station for my laptop so I have a separate monitor when docked. When docked, I can operate on either monitor, have both show the same thing, or have them act like a continuous desktop where I can have different stuff on each screen and move back and forth between them as if they were 1 very wide monitor. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #7 April 12, 2007 It does work. Those cards usually come with a DVI to VGA adapter. If they don't you can always buy one if needed. I have worked with a number of different dual video output cards. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #8 April 12, 2007 Get a MAC scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperKat 0 #9 April 12, 2007 MACs sux! Why do I stand behind that? I used to be Windows Network Engineer for 8 years. Nuff said! What's the most you ever lost in a coin toss, Friendo? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #10 April 12, 2007 QuoteMACs sux! Why do I stand behind that? I used to be Windows Network Engineer for 8 years. Nuff said! Windows sux! Why do I stand behind that? I used to work with Windows in the software dept of a PC manufacturer. Nuff said!"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #11 April 12, 2007 Quote Quote MACs sux! Why do I stand behind that? I used to be Windows Network Engineer for 8 years. Nuff said! Windows sux! Why do I stand behind that? I used to work with Windows in the software dept of a PC manufacturer. Nuff said! LONG LIVE THE PENGUIN! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #12 April 12, 2007 Its not hard... most video cards out today have the capability to do it. On my home PC I have three displays set up... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #13 April 12, 2007 QuoteIt does work. Those cards usually come with a DVI to VGA adapter. If they don't you can always buy one if needed. I have worked with a number of different dual video output cards. The DVI connector may optionally contain: - An analog channel. - 1 or 2 digital channels. Common permutations are: - DVI-A: analog channel only. - DVI-D: 1 or 2 digital channels, no analog. - DVI-I: analog and 1 or 2 digital channels. A DVI-D cannot be used with a DVI to VGA adapter, because there is no analog channel."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperKat 0 #14 April 12, 2007 QuoteI used to work with Windows in the software dept of a PC manufacturer. Nuff said! Key word = used to. You got brainwashed by those stupid macs. Now you're just a fad follower. lol If Windows sux so much why is Bill Gates one of the richest men in the world? huh? huh? huh? You don't go around hearing people say that they're a mac engineer. We rule the world my friend, accept it or die. lol What's the most you ever lost in a coin toss, Friendo? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #15 April 12, 2007 QuoteQuoteI used to work with Windows in the software dept of a PC manufacturer. Nuff said! Key word = used to. You got brainwashed by those stupid macs. Now you're just a fad follower. lol Try again. I've used Solaris/FreeBSD/Linux/NetBSD/OpenBSD since the early 90's. I only started using a Mac 3 years ago when I bought my first laptop. Quote If Windows sux so much why is Bill Gates one of the richest men in the world? huh? huh? huh? Al Capone was also rich. That means he was doing good, right? QuoteYou don't go around hearing people say that they're a mac engineer. We rule the world my friend, accept it or die. lol Someone telling me they are a "Windows Engineer" gets the same laughter from me. It took me five years at an accredited engineering school to earn the right to call myself an engineer."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 801 #16 April 12, 2007 MACs are fine for home use...and they kick ass at graphics/media work...however....they SUCK at enterprise support and deployments. Which is why winblows has won the desktop. Unix has been "the best os" for the past 25 years and I still don't believe that...unless you are an uber-geek, unix is a pain in the ass to use and support...as proven by unix salaries. It does have some awesome niche uses though. MAC has tried the corporate enterprise and server environments...no success there. They are all only tools people...we can all use different brands of tools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperKat 0 #17 April 12, 2007 Okay fine, you made some good points. Bottom line is we still outnumber you by a million fold. So just face it, MACs will perish. lol What's the most you ever lost in a coin toss, Friendo? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #18 April 12, 2007 MultiMon rocks....Look at some of the ATI cards.. some of them allow 4 monitors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #19 April 12, 2007 Quote MACs will perish. lol I am going to have to disagree here. I think they have their following and purpose. As it has been mentioned, for general home use, they are great, for Graphics they are superior. But in corp America they cannot stand up. I have worked in various environments, and most of the time it was ALL PC unless there was a marketing department. After having tried to support my non-geek friends with the home PC's I have decided that those people need mac's. Most people a Mac is fine for home use. Course I say that as I am not a Mac geek, and just say sorry cant help you I spend all day fixing computers, I want to not do that when I get home. She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #20 April 12, 2007 QuoteBut in corp America they cannot stand up. I have worked in various environments, and most of the time it was ALL PC unless there was a marketing department. I have supported multi environments for years.... GAWD what fun... it can be done.... even more fun is NT/MAC/UNIX/Novell conglomerations in the same shop... now that is some fun shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #21 April 12, 2007 All I see is: normiss: My epeen is huge! SuperKat: No way dude my epeen makes your epeen look tiny! normiss: Oh you have no clue my epeen has been used in more cybersex conversations then you can count to. SuperKet: HA I can count to 1 bazillion! So my epeen is the largest. normiss: not it's not! SuperKat: YES IT IS!! etc.. etc.. "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #22 April 12, 2007 Quote I have supported multi environments for years.... GAWD what fun... it can be done.... even more fun is NT/MAC/UNIX/Novell conglomerations in the same shop... now that is some fun shit. Oh I was just referring to the mostly to the users desks in general, not the server side. That is a WHOLE other animal I know multi environments can and are done on a regular basis. But general joe user doesn't usually need much more then the PC to do his job. It is the applications themselves that require the back end to be a melting pot of technology that sometimes just don't want to play nice She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperKat 0 #23 April 12, 2007 You just love to entertain yourself, don't you? You have way too much time on your hands to post a mock Instant Message conversation. lol What's the most you ever lost in a coin toss, Friendo? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #24 April 12, 2007 Quote You just love to entertain yourself, don't you? You have way too much time on your hands to post a mock Instant Message conversation. lol Since no one is talking to him on IM right now he has to pretend She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperKat 0 #25 April 12, 2007 QuoteSince no one is talking to him on IM right now he has to pretend Yeah, he has no friends. lol What's the most you ever lost in a coin toss, Friendo? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
