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I am trying to build a pc with 6 dvi outputs, I have already built a machine that does this using a radeon hd 4850x2 graphics card, but unfortunately it seems that this is unvailable to buy from anywhere in the uk currently. has this card maybe been discontinued? As i can't source this card I was wondering if there is another graphics card available that will give 4 dvi ouputs so as I can get the total of 6 needed usin g another normal 2 port card? Thnaks
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I'm currently running a single Dell 24" (2408WFP) screen, but am considering adding a second. The problem I've got is that I'm currently using the DVI connector to the on board graphics, so will need to purchase a new graphics card.
The 2408WFP also has HDMI and DisplayPort inputs, so I was wondering if DisplayPort is worth considering at present over DVI? On the same subject, does anyone actually manufacture reasonably priced DisplayPort cards - all I've managed to find seem to very expensive workstation cards aimed at financial/design/simulation markets.
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I've read that DisplayPort supports multiple monitors. My question is how can I connect 3 monitors with one display port, is there such a splitter? I have 2 DVI monitors and one VGA (which I could use DVI to VGA convereter)
If I could do it, will I be limitted by the GPU? Is it possible that my GPU only allow for 2 monitors?
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2560x1600 is the output resoultion for dual-link dvi. HDMI can convert to dvi. But can HDMI convert to dual-link dvi?
I understand there are different versions of HDMI. I want to hook up a Samsung 305T 2560x1600 monitor to a laptop with an HDMI out port. Is this possible, and if so what are the conditions which make it possible?
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I know the original VGA standard was meant to output 640x480 and that other standards over the original VGA connector are developed to output a higher resolution. (SVGA, XGA, etc.) But I was wondering if there's a specific limit to the resolution that the VGA connector can take.
Furthermore, are, and if so how are for example DVI and HDMI limited on resolution?
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What are the pros and cons of each of these different display adapters and cables?
From what I can understand, HDMI offers the ability to send audio along the same cable as well as the ability to do progressive scan.
I've Googled but I can't seem to find any real answers. Why would someone care to run 1280x1024 over HDMI or DVI instead of VGA? What about component?
All I hear is one is digital and one is analog, but I can't find what that means from a feature/benefit stand point.
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I have a netbook that I want to connect an external monitor to. The netbook only has a VGA output. How much quality is lost due to using a VGA interface, as opposed to DVI one? Will the display be noticeably more "blurry"?
If so, can someone explain why this is? A pixel is still a pixel, so is the color information getting lost in the D->A then A->D conversion?
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if my laptop has a dual link DVI port but i have a single link DVI cable, can it be connected to the laptop?
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I recently bought a Mac mini. It comes with an HDMI to DVI adapter. I bought a LG monitor that has an HDMI port.
My concern is: Is there any improvement when I connect the Mac Mini to the monitor using an HDMI cable?
Currently I am connecting to the monitor's DVI port via the adapter and it is working fine. I need to know whether there's any difference in using the HDMI port directly.
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I will start by saying this is the first time I have tried to perform this particular task, however, I am an IT professional, and I do know my way around a computer.
The problem is I can't "extend" my desktop to two monitors, no matter what I try.
Things I've Tried:
Plugging both VGA connectors (one needs a DVI converter) into the motherboard video card.
Fails Because--Windows 7 Doesn't detect a second monitor.
Plugging both VGA connectors (one needs a DVI converter) into an external video card (MSI RX300HM(V032)).
Fails Because--Windows 7 Doesn't detect a second monitor.
Plugging one VGA connector into the external video card and the other VGA connector into the motherboard video card (using no DVI converters).
Fails Because--Windows 7 Doesn't detect a second monitor.
Making sure I have the most updated drivers for the video card (and monitors, where Windows will detect it), then trying all of the above, again.
Fails Because--All of the same reasons, stated above.
Checking the monitors and making sure they work separately.
They both work fine. In fact, when I plug them both into the external video card, they both display the same "duplicate" screen.
Forcing Windows to output to "No Display Detected" but it just puts "what it thinks" is the second monitor, off in the blank void to the left of my other two monitors.
Downloading ATI CCC and trying to manage it that way.
Fails Because--There is no "Desktop Manager link (the link I am lead to believe will lead to the configuration screen for dual monitors and such). Also, this is not the only place therein that I checked. I scoured that interface for configurations suitable to change such settings, but all to no avail.
It may be relevant (although, hopefully not) to note that the two monitors aren't the same brand (one is Acer and the other is Philips).
Also, it is important to note that I "rebooted" my machine between all of the major steps listed above.
What else could be the issue?
Aren't all relatively new video cards supporting dual monitors these days? (I am beginning to think they don't, as that seems the only reasonable explanation to my dilemma).
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I want to connect two 2560x1440 displays to a summer 2012 MacBook Pro Retina (MBP from now on). The best way to do it would be to buy two Apple thunderbolt displays, which would connect
Display2 ← Thunderbolt ← Display1 ← Thunderbolt ← MacBookPro
Unfortunately, those displays are too expensive, and I want to get two of the same 2560x1440 IPS displays by a cheaper maker, for 1/3 price, as described here:
CodingHorror: The IPS LCD Revolution
These displays connect over Dual-Link-DVI. The latest MBP has two Thunderbolt ports which should act as Mini-DisplayPorts, and I could theoretically just buy two Mini-DisplayPort → Dual-link-DVI adapters from Apple.
This adapter also uses a USB port. Apparently it's meant to provide additional power to the MBP in order for the display not to flicker.
Is this really necessary? The Apple product questions (>100 of them) have a single answer that touches on this and it says it "may be needed"? Is it necessary only when the MBP is on battery, or even when it's plugged in?
Why would a display's digital signal be using so much power? This MBP has two Thunderbolt ports.
Given all that:
Is it possible to add a display (using an adapter) to each of the two Thunderbolt ports for a total of 3 displays (1 internal, 2 externals)? Some video cards only support two displays, even though they have more ports.
Or is there a Thunderbolt → Dual Dual-Link DVI adapter of any kind? If I were to purchase Apple's Thunderbolt displays I could just connect everything over a single Thunderbolt port.
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As the title suggests I want to power two 2560 x 1440 monitors from one graphics card.
I am just about to send my second graphics card back to Amazon, so before I purchase a 3rd incorrect card I thought I should get some advice.
My latest card has dual DL-DVI output but only supports 2560 x 1440 on one output, the other maxes out at 1920 x 1080.
Can graphics cards with two Dual Link DVI adapters (or alternately, one Dual Link DVI and one DisplayPort support the a full 2560 x 1440 on both monitors, or does that depend on the graphics hardware and not only the connectors?
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I have a Dell Latitude 8420. It is connected to a dock.
Is there any way to have two monitors connected to this setup and also use the laptop screen too? I want the desktop extended on the 3 displays. I am using Windows 7 Professional.
How would things change if I wanted to have 3 external monitors and not use the laptop display?
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