Dual monitors???
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For the business users - for displaying media, content and business info while concentrating on another task with another monitor.
Most video cards now ship with dual-outputs for dual-monitor display; so check out the electronics store for that.
Most video cards now ship with dual-outputs for dual-monitor display; so check out the electronics store for that.
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As geforce said, most recent video cards ship with a VGA connector and a DVI connector... in order to use dual monitors, you need a DVI to VGA adaptor (unless you have a fancy LCD monitor )..
the other option is to throw in another video card. If you already have an AGP card, you can probably pick up a crappy PCI card for cheap... but it's probably not really worth it, unless you need to have a huge desktop (like 2048x768 or something)
).. the other option is to throw in another video card. If you already have an AGP card, you can probably pick up a crappy PCI card for cheap... but it's probably not really worth it, unless you need to have a huge desktop (like 2048x768 or something)
to do a relatively cheap dual monitor setup, the ATI Radion 7500 is a good solution
It has everything you need in the box and has very easy to use setup utilities.
With a dual monitor setup, you can have each monitor running at a different resolution, refresh rate and color depth.
If you tend to have multiple programs open and flip between them alot, then a multi monitor setup would be a benefit.
The computer will most likely "remember" which application runs in which window... for example, I have a small 17" screen which I use as a second monitor... and when I lauch email, it always opens full screen on the smaller monitor.. which photoshop always opens on the bigger screen.
You can also span a single application over both monitors, however, unless both screens are the same size have a very small bezel (the plastic that surrounds the screen, you will not find the application very usable.
It has everything you need in the box and has very easy to use setup utilities.
With a dual monitor setup, you can have each monitor running at a different resolution, refresh rate and color depth.
If you tend to have multiple programs open and flip between them alot, then a multi monitor setup would be a benefit.
The computer will most likely "remember" which application runs in which window... for example, I have a small 17" screen which I use as a second monitor... and when I lauch email, it always opens full screen on the smaller monitor.. which photoshop always opens on the bigger screen.
You can also span a single application over both monitors, however, unless both screens are the same size have a very small bezel (the plastic that surrounds the screen, you will not find the application very usable.
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