Looking for a PCI video card that can support....

[derekc]

Looking for a PCI video card that can support two D-Sub VGA at 800x480
resolution and AT THE SAME TIME, support a TV output.
Tried Nvidia Geforce FX 5500 and ATI Radeon 7000. Neither supports
three output simultantanously. Nvidia does custom timing allowing me
to run at 800x480.
Any suggestions? I am putting together a carputer output to a LCD
screen to two headrest monitor running VGA resolution at 800x480
native resolution.

 

[First of One]

No commonly available video card will meet those requirements, because it
will be the equivalent of running three displays at the same time.

However, if you don't mind the two D-sub VGA outputs always showing the same
content, just use a Y-cable to split the VGA output to the two monitors
(like this one: <http://www.national-tech.com/specs/10h1-27708.htm> ), then
hook up the TV out. Most video cards (including the FX5500 you tried) can do
this.

 

[Ian Bethell]

I've been looking for one that will do this too.

As far as I can see, the Nvidia Quadro FX1700 has two DVI and a HD output
that can operate as a preview output.

I need one that will do two DVI-D Monitors side by side for my Extended
desktop and at the same time output HD 1080 component to a Projector.

Does ATI not do a card that will do this? otherwise it's buying a card for
the monitors, and another card for the HD.

 

[First of One]

I need one that will do two DVI-D Monitors side by side for my Extended
desktop and at the same time output HD 1080 component to a Projector.

Does ATI not do a card that will do this?
Nope.

otherwise it's buying a card for the monitors, and another card for the
HD.

This is usually the preferred method, if only because two consumer-grade
cards cost less than a Quadro FX1700.

For most applications you will want to connect one monitor + the projector
to one card, and the other monitor to the other card. Remember that image
cloning cannot work across different cards.

 

[Matt Ion]

No commonly available video card will meet those requirements, because it
will be the equivalent of running three displays at the same time.

However, if you don't mind the two D-sub VGA outputs always showing the same
content, just use a Y-cable to split the VGA output to the two monitors
(like this one: <http://www.national-tech.com/specs/10h1-27708.htm> ), then
hook up the TV out. Most video cards (including the FX5500 you tried) can do
this.

I'll second this idea, although I'd suggest that a proper splitter box
will give you far better results, and allow you to run three displays
off a single head (as long as they all just need to display the same
thing); for example: http://www.hometech.com/video/hd15split.html,
http://www.cyberselect.co.uk/range/443.

Make sure you use quality shielded VGA cables as well, to avoid ghosting
and color problems.