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I am trying to choose an AGP graphics card to support two TFTs:
1680x1050 and 1280x1024 under XP (Pro). It doesn't need to be terribly
fast (no games - but a needs to cope with still-photo editing and
Coreldraw)
Can anyone help me understand:
- Am I safe to assume that any card that supports 1900x1200 will
definitely also support lesser sizes (like 1680 x 1050)? Some
manufacturer websites list perhaps a dozen specific resolutions
supported, others mention maximum resolution only.
- Will any card that specifies that it will support two monitors work
properly with a simple DVI splitter cable? Some cards do have two DVI
sockets, but most of the cards seem to have one DVI and one 15-pin VGA
- and it seems daft to degrade to analogue for the connection to a
second DVI display.
- How do I check which cards will support two screens at different
resolutions? - I've read some cards described as only supporting two
screens if they run at the same resolution.
John Geddes
England
1680x1050 and 1280x1024 under XP (Pro). It doesn't need to be terribly
fast (no games - but a needs to cope with still-photo editing and
Coreldraw)
Can anyone help me understand:
- Am I safe to assume that any card that supports 1900x1200 will
definitely also support lesser sizes (like 1680 x 1050)? Some
manufacturer websites list perhaps a dozen specific resolutions
supported, others mention maximum resolution only.
- Will any card that specifies that it will support two monitors work
properly with a simple DVI splitter cable? Some cards do have two DVI
sockets, but most of the cards seem to have one DVI and one 15-pin VGA
- and it seems daft to degrade to analogue for the connection to a
second DVI display.
- How do I check which cards will support two screens at different
resolutions? - I've read some cards described as only supporting two
screens if they run at the same resolution.
John Geddes
England