Whats the best way to add a third monitor ?

Can a PC run two different graphics cards ??

Do I need to run SLi

 

What do you want to do with it?

Asus do a TFT that is driven via USB rather than a standard VGA/DVI video card. Reviewed here - it's only really much use for office applications.

Matrox also do some dual/tripple head add-ons.

 

extended desktop

 

If you already have a screen you can buy just the USB VGA module instead although Like Chris said, it's rather limited.

USB 2.0 VGA Adapter.: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

Darren

 

Limiting to what though ? can I use it for watching Videos ? surfing the net etc?

 

matrox triplehead2go is your best bet.

Matrox Graphics - Products - Graphics eXpansion Module - TripleHead2Go

i do use the dualhead2go on a laptop connecting to two external monitors and it is brilliant.

 

Looks good thanks

 

I use the Nvidia display manager (nView) on my nVidia card but only diual dispaly - fast responsive and gives useful mouse gestures/custom menus. Not sure if they do a 3 way though.

 

I've never tried watching a video though it but I've got one of the USB\VGA modules in the cupboard so I'll test it out.

We mostly use ours for standard office applications like excel, web browsing and the like and it's fine.

Darren

 

Cool cheers,

I have two at the moment, but I use a lot of applications at the same time and would like (if cheap enough) to get a third on the go

 

TRIPLEHEAD2GO



lets you make 3 monitors count as one mahoosive one

a lot of the sim racing chaps use it for 3 screen racing

 

I use a program called ultra mon.. which I would like to carry on using.. it work really well !!

 

I bought a cheap Matrox card from ebay - was only about £30 & works a treat.

I only really use office apps, Photoshop & web - not gaming or anything graphically intense.

Runs 3 x Eizo monitors at 1280x1024. You can have 1 great big wide desktop, but I have mine split so that I can move things between screens, but maximizing just fills a single screen.

 

Sounds like a sex toy ...

and for £190 I think I'd rather use pen and paper

Matrox TripleHead2Go Digital Edition on eBay, also Graphics Video Cards, Graphics, Video TV Cards, Desktop PC Components, Computing (end time 07-Jan-09 11:07:44 GMT)

 

I've been enjoying the world of dual 19" monitors for over a year now but even I don't think I could cope with running 3 of them the only thing that gets me is this pc is 4 years old and my mother board will not run a graphics card that will in turn run both on digital outputs as I have to run one analogue as well here.

 

Dual are good .. I have two 19 and have another 17 not being used ...

 

once you get used to dual you feel restricted when working with one monitor, i hate using the single screen one at work now, when i upgrade my main pc the dual setup i have at home is going to work to become the new work system

 

I have scounged a flat screen for mine in work now and was going to run the old one as well as I had a lot of work to do through a few screens before christmas in work until I looked at the back of the head of junk I use there's only one socket so that was the end of that idea

I mentioned dual monitors to our arrogant IT guy and he looked at me as if I had two heads when I told him I dual monitored at home and I wanted to in work.... I think he is unaware people have computors at home

 

Probably what was worrying him more, is that you know what you were talking about

 

Yep TRIPLEHEAD2GO is excellent running through 3 -19" screens blatting through the Nordschleife in GTR evolution

(just a thought are there any sim racers here on SNET)?

 

I sold on my TH2G as GTR2 crashed all the time online I've also used 2 GFX cards in non SLI to run 4 screens. Doesn't work in the same way as TH2G though as each screen is considered separate while the TH2G, as said, makes 3 screens appear as one large one.

Now running 1 GFX card with a cheap Full HD 42" telly for the main screen with a 17" for GTR2PD / TeamSpeak etc.