Dual Monitors?
 

OK I just got another monitor from my brother that got a new comp... BUt anyway how would I go about setting up dual monitors? the vid car I have has two monitor ports but from what I read on the internet I need to have two vid cards?...

I have
win 2k with a Geforce3 ti 200 vid card

any help on this would be great

Usually just plug a vga>dvi connector on the monitor cable plug it in dvi port and go to the nvidia control panel to turn on the option for dual monitor mode. (assuming the second connection is dvi which it usually would be).

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ok so all I need to do is plug it in there and thats it? so how does it work then will it show the same thing on both screens? or will I have a new desktop for both?

Usually you will need a "dongle" converting vga>dvi so you can plug it in, most video cards come with on vga connector and one dvi connector. Dunno if many cards come with 2 vga connectors which is the standard monitor connector.

The display i think you can select between showing the same thing on both screens or extending your desktop to the second monitor so you get more workspace basically.

I had to buy an adaptor for mine. its okay..more novelty feature than anything though.

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Is it possible to have a DVI to RCA cable....? I.e, so you could use a television as a monitor??

Usually tv out works that way, can use a tv as a second monitor, svideo or composite cable.

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That's............................................ .................................................. .....................cool.

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I use my TV as a monitor but I cnat use both at the same time eek:

Nvidia cards with tv out enabled usually transfer the pic to the secondary display and leave the monitor blank, ati cards keep it on both displays with tv out.

yep. my tv is hooked up to my comp. they work at the same time. on my old nvidia it was only one or the other.

my TV is also used as a secondary monitor do u find the writing to be somewhat blurry?

obviously. Monitor resolution is 1024 or higher, while normal TV resolution is half of that at most. get an HD capable TV if you want it to be clearer.