Need graphics card recommendation - Two monitors connected to one PC

Just search one of the big online sites like buy.com. Lots of nvidia and
ati based choices. If you're connecting CRT monitors, not LCD, than I would
be surprised if you wanted DVI. I've never seen a CRT that supports DVI.
Doesn't even make sense as CRTs are not digital.

Tom
DaveJohnson12@nomail. wrote in message
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It's a Small Form Factor computer so it needs a narrow card. I'll be
connecting two 17"
CRTs so I probably also need a way to connect at least one of them (maybe
both) to a DVI
output. The computer has a PCI Express slot.

I want a Dual Head card, not a second card with one monitor connected to
each card.

I'd like to keep the cost down, under $150 if possible. I need it mainly
for text so I
assume it doesn't have to be a powerful graphics card. It just has to be
fast enough to
display text on two monitors without making me wait for anything to appear
on the screen.

Clear text is important.

The OS is Windows XP Pro.

Thank you.

DaveJohnson12@nomail. wrote in message
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On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 17:21:47 GMT, "Tom Scales"
wrote:

Gotcha. What I'd look for is a card with a DVI and a VGA and an adapter
to
convert the DVI to VGA.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I was hoping someone with knowledge of a
good card would
recommend it since they aren't all created equal. For example I read a
review of an Asus,
which I thought I understood was a decent brand, using the ATI X300 chip.
He said the text
was blurry. That's the kind of thing I'd like to avoid since I'll be using
it at work all
day. Thanks.

I somewhat doubtr that the burry is the card!
Far more likely to be the CRT - eith being pushed too high on reoslution or
out of focus. I have never ever known a card go blurry.
I have used a 4Mb MAtrox with 2 CRTs and they now look exactly the same with
a Radeon 9800 - (but a quicker response on gruelling games!)
For text use, you relly don't need to spend alot at all!
Thats my opinion nyway
David

On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 22:38:12 GMT, "DCA"
wrote:


I somewhat doubtr that the burry is the card!
Far more likely to be the CRT - eith being pushed too high on reoslution or
out of focus. I have never ever known a card go blurry.
I have used a 4Mb MAtrox with 2 CRTs and they now look exactly the same with
a Radeon 9800 - (but a quicker response on gruelling games!)
For text use, you relly don't need to spend alot at all!

It is sometimes the case that (particularly lower-end) cards
have blurrier output. Might be due to poor tolerance
components on the output filter though that is just a
speculation.

It does not dimininsh the possibility of it being the
monitor instead, though.

Part of the reason your Radeon 9800 looks like the Matrox
could be that maxtrox had atypically good 2D output, easily
better than anyone else in that era. Even 4 years ago the
others were just beginning to catch up in 2D quality.

"kony" wrote in message
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On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 22:38:12 GMT, "DCA"
wrote:


I somewhat doubtr that the burry is the card!
Far more likely to be the CRT - eith being pushed too high on reoslution
or
out of focus. I have never ever known a card go blurry.
I have used a 4Mb MAtrox with 2 CRTs and they now look exactly the same
with
a Radeon 9800 - (but a quicker response on gruelling games!)
For text use, you relly don't need to spend alot at all!

It is sometimes the case that (particularly lower-end) cards
have blurrier output. Might be due to poor tolerance
components on the output filter though that is just a
speculation.

It does not dimininsh the possibility of it being the
monitor instead, though.

Part of the reason your Radeon 9800 looks like the Matrox
could be that maxtrox had atypically good 2D output, easily
better than anyone else in that era. Even 4 years ago the
others were just beginning to catch up in 2D quality.

Fair comment. Perhaps the matrox of yester-year is the answer to the OP. The
still use them at work!

"kony" wrote in message
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On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 22:38:12 GMT, "DCA"
wrote:


I somewhat doubtr that the burry is the card!
Far more likely to be the CRT - eith being pushed too high on reoslution
or
out of focus. I have never ever known a card go blurry.
I have used a 4Mb MAtrox with 2 CRTs and they now look exactly the same
with
a Radeon 9800 - (but a quicker response on gruelling games!)
For text use, you relly don't need to spend alot at all!

It is sometimes the case that (particularly lower-end) cards
have blurrier output. Might be due to poor tolerance
components on the output filter though that is just a
speculation.

It does not dimininsh the possibility of it being the
monitor instead, though.

Part of the reason your Radeon 9800 looks like the Matrox
could be that maxtrox had atypically good 2D output, easily
better than anyone else in that era. Even 4 years ago the
others were just beginning to catch up in 2D quality.

Fair comment. Perhaps the matrox of yester-year is the answer to the OP. The
still use them at work!