How can I do this?

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Hi Guys and Gals,

I am hoping someone can assist with a small prob I am having. I need to connect 3 screens to one computer(that's the easy part), but i need the 3 monitors to show different screens(applications, the difficult part :) )

does anyone one know of a relatively inexpensive solution to get this done?

Thanks in advance.....
 
Why's that the difficult part? Just set the screens to span, and put one application on each screen?
 
Why's that the difficult part? Just set the screens to span, and put one application on each screen?

Pardon my ignorance, but i am connecting via a vga splitter, the PC does not know that a splitter is connected, so it only recognizes it as one vga input(1 screen), so can you still span the screen?
 
Ah - ok - didn't know you were using a splitter... not sure if that'll be possible.
 
Ah - ok - didn't know you were using a splitter... not sure if that'll be possible.

is there a way to do it without a splitter? do you get a graphics card that can support 3 screens via vga inputs?
 
2 graphics cards in SLi/CrossFire

2 cards
2 DVIs per card
max independent desktops: 4
 
Its not possible using a VGA splitter. Since the only thing a VGA plitter does is: Split the video output signal between the two monitors. it like having two telephones on the same line: You have two units but can't make two calls at the same time. Your best bet would be: connect two monitors directly to the graphics card, (most cards have two dvi/vga outputs) and get one of these: http://www.prophecy.co.za/sunix-vga2614-dsub-ideal-desktop-noteboo-p-25440.html for the third monitor.
 
Thanks for all the info guys...have to check MB for number of PCI-E slots, but think going for 2 cards is the best/easiest option....


Thanks for all the info... :-)
 
@ y2468 - what graphics card do you currently have installed? As zakdoc89 mentioned, you should have at least 1x DVI & 1x VGA or 2x VGA on the current AGP/PCI-e card - unless it's an onboard GPU.

Also what motherboard do you have - does it support AGP, PCI or PCI-e graphics cards?
 
Its not possible using a VGA splitter. Since the only thing a VGA plitter does is: Split the video output signal between the two monitors.

Technically it IS possible, but i'd also go with crossfire/sli...
 
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