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want to put 2 19in monitors together to make one big screen

Discussion in 'Other Hardware' started by SIRwILLETT, Jun 14, 2006.

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  1. SIRwILLETT Newcomer, in training

    i have an hp media center pc m7360n with a 19in monitor and i would like to double my pleasure with 2 19in monitors, but i dont have another vga hookup or slot w/e u call it, but i do have a dvi slot, so my question is can i use the dvi or do i need another vga slot and if so what do i do?
    pls help i need this bad 38inches would be bad ace
    SIRwILLETT, Jun 14, 2006
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  2. detrunks Newcomer, in training

    Get a DVI to VGA converter, or use the current DVI witha flat screen (not CRT). You card also needs to be able to display 'dual display' (as most of the nVidia cards do).
    detrunks, Jun 15, 2006
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  3. SIRwILLETT Newcomer, in training

    difference in picture quality?


    yeah im going to put to flat screens together, but will there be any difference in picture quality if im using a dvi on one and vga on the other?
    SIRwILLETT, Jun 15, 2006
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  4. detrunks Newcomer, in training

    DVI is digital and VGA is analog. If you already using an LCD display you should have been using the DVI connection in the 1st place! You may notice the VGA connected monitor to have a slighly worse pic (usually distortion/lack of sharp edges).
    detrunks, Jun 15, 2006
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  5. SIRwILLETT Newcomer, in training

    i would have

    my comp didnt come with one, so heres another question is ther a way i can get another dvi slot? b/c i wil notice the difference in quality and that will aggravate me sumthing serious
    SIRwILLETT, Jun 15, 2006
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  6. SNGX1275 TechSpot Special Forces

    If your LCD doesn't have DVI then you are using analog, if it does have dvi like detrunks said you should have been using it.

    Likely your card came with a DVI to VGA connector, but if it didn't you should be able to find one cheap.

    As for quality, if you have to use the DVI to VGA connector you are going from digital to analog, so there won't be any quality difference, since you are using analog on both.
    SNGX1275, Jun 16, 2006
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