“Dual dual-link DVI” I was thinking!

stewart.r@ntlwo · 4 Mar 2008 at 23:54

Hi buying a new system soon and as most Graphics cards can support twin screens “Dual dual-link DVI” I was thinking!

Just now I have one single 19” Viewsonic screen and I was going to pair it up with another 19” Viewsonic screen. Now the reason for doing this is that sometimes I could do with that second display and the fact then when I’m in the pc room I have a 14” Sony TV connected to a Sony Video/DVD combo which in turn connected to the Sky box.

Scart for Vid/DVD to TV….

How could I remove the TV and Watch TV with the Vid/DVD and Sky through a second monitor?

I understand I could use the PC dvd player but would rather use the Combo DVD&Video player which is set up to record Sky etc…..

To be fair I’ve not looked behind my monitor to see if it take Scart? If it does sorted! But what do they mean by TV out on cards?

Amnesia · 5 Mar 2008 at 01:28

stewart.r@ntlwo said:
:what do they mean by TV out on cards?

that it can output to a tv ?

Sasso · 5 Mar 2008 at 01:39

just get a video cable selector box which plugs both the pc and the sky/dvd into it and then has one output to the monitor so when u want to use it for computing or the dvd/sky you just flick the switch

Skeeter · 5 Mar 2008 at 02:04

just so you know, Dual link DVI does not mean it supports 2 monitors. Dual link means the DVI ports output 2 data links, which are needed for high resolution monitors. Its basically like sending 2 streams of data along a single cable, as a single DVI link maxes out at about 1900x1200 think...

For dual screens, you just need 2 monitor ports.

stewart.r@ntlwo · 5 Mar 2008 at 02:14

Sorry to ask cable selecter Box? have you a link.

Skeeter the Monitor port by that you mean the socket on the monitor? so with two screen and the right spliter cable any car can do two?

Skeeter · 5 Mar 2008 at 03:17

Sorry, i meant display port on the card.

If your card has 2, you can run 2 monitors.

It is possible to run multiple monitors off of a single DVI port, but im not going to go there. I dont fully understand it and its not required for you.

stewart.r@ntlwo · 5 Mar 2008 at 15:13

Yeah the problem was never the dual screens as a mate that knows nothing about PC has it set -so i know how easy its done. Its getting the TV and Video combo on one screen while i use the other for PC thats the trick!

jackassuk56 · 5 Mar 2008 at 18:34

get a tv with dvi or hdmi input.

That should aloow you to input tv and computer, and you only have to select source

stewart.r@ntlwo · 5 Mar 2008 at 18:42

I really wanted another Viewsonic just for the look!