Dual Monitors

[»1587200]

My vid card has both DVI-D and VGA interfaces. My current monitor is a 22" Dell which has both plugs. I want to get another one, so do I just plug the second monitor into the VGA port, or would it be better to get another vid card? I have a NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT vid card.

[agvulpine]

That is entirely up to you.

 

If you have a second monitor that already supports VGA, then go ahead and use it, and decide if it does what you want. If you're planning on buying a second monitor, then you may have to find one that supports VGA (becoming less popular and more expensive), or buy a second video card.

 

Analog isn't BAD, neither are CRTs. Just make sure you know all the variables involved when purchasing one and what their strengths and weaknesses are.

 

What's great is you can pick up some used professional quality CRT monitors used by graphics artists, that are huge and cost $4000 new, for under a $100 or FREE if you're lucky. Some people just don't know what they have, and believe "flat is better".

[»1587200]

Ok, now for some opinions/suggestions from someone who actually read my post...

[agvulpine]

Allow me to try again.

 

You said:

My vid card has both DVI-D and VGA interfaces. I have a NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT vid card.

My current monitor is a 22" Dell which has both plugs. I want to get another one.

Do I just plug the second monitor into the VGA port, or would it be better to get another vid card?

 

I said:

It all depends.

 

 

If you WANT to do it, then yes, it will work. That's why your video card HAS two video outputs; for dual monitor support. Will it work well depends heavily on what you ultimately use dual monitor support for, and weather your culmination of hardware can handle it. If it can't, then get something better.

 

Are you asking a serious question, or are you asking us to spend your money for you?

 

You rich or something--to even ask this question before trying it out first?

[»1587200]

It was a serious question, you just read it wrong and stated, in the first post, information that was useless as I already stated it in my first post.

 

Now, moving along. If I wanted to plug in my CRT and stick it's big ugly !@#$%^&* next to my nice flat screen LCD 22", then I would, but that wasn't the question. I didn't ask if I could run a CRT, or anything else. I asked if a second monitor (which would be the same as my current one) would be able to run fine on my one vid card.

 

No, I'm not asking anyone to spend my money for me. I already know where I'm going to spend it. But if I tried it out, I would have to drop a few hundred bucks on a new monitor, and I didn't want to end up finding out that I'd need another vid card or something else extra after I purchase the second 22".

 

I guess my main question is if there would be any loss of picture using the VGA compared to my DVI. I can run a VGA cord to my TV, and it looks fine for the most part. But my TV is a plasma, not an LCD, hence the reason I asked.

Edited November 13, 2008 by Guest

[rootbear75]

second 22"?

 

!@#$%^&*

pic of your desktop plz when and if this happens

[»1587200]

It will be sitting right next to my new 1tb MyBook once I get it. A few days... mmmm I also need a new router, this Belkin sucks !@#$%^&*.

[Emit]

The answer is yes.

[Samapico]

Weird, I have a 7300 GT as well, and it only has 2 DVI outputs. My LCD screen only supports VGA though, but the card came with a converter thingy. It wasn't written it was included though, so I ordered one too, so now I got a spare one, I guess.

 

But yeah, I doubt having one on VGA and the other on DVI would be a problem.

[Emit]

Most new cards come with VGA->DVI adaptors inside.