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Old 02-07-2005, 05:52 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Kids TwinView graphic cards

I need to choose a video card that supports dual SVGA monitors.

1. Can anybody give me some advice as to what to buy?

I do not need ultra performance 64MB-128MB.

2. How do you cable the second svga monitor? Often this is an S-video connection.

3. Are there S-video adapters for SVGA monitors?

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Old 02-10-2005, 08:47 PM   #2 (permalink)
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if by svga, you mean the regular old analog 15 pin dsub connector (the generic monitor plug) then you have a ton of options.

most every modern video card supports dual monitor. the catch is that the value lines of these cards typically save money int he manufacture of them by not adding the extra circuitry on the board to run the second monitor connector.

the result of this is that you can have nearly identical specifications in video cards from the same manufacturer, with one card costing around 40 bucks, and the other costing closer to 75. and the really sticky part.... there is typically no difference in the way they will lable the 2 different cards on the outside of the box..... the only way to find the difference is to look inside, or if you know the exact revision numbers of the product there may be a small sticker on the box denoting the exact revision of the video card.

your bigger problem is that the not-so-hot dual out cards usually cost nearly as much as the decent video cards with dual out, so you really have to look close if you want to spend less than 100 bucks. however, you can probably find a dual out pci radeon 9000 65 mb card, or an agp geforce 4 card with dual out, but each of those will require a DVI-VGA adapter. this isn't a big deal as radeons typically include the part, and either way they usually cost about 3-5 bucks.
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