PC with output to two monitors

[koster]

I need a desktop PC which can be connected to two monitors simultaneously. What exactly do I need to look for?

[ACtheTROLL]

you just need a double headed card
nor recomending these - just examples - how much you spend depends on what you need to do
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/productlister.asp x?n=2,12,57&cpp=10&co=10#Paging

Look for the magic words
Max Monitors Supported2<b/>

make sure they are the right type
some cheaper ones still have
1 x VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) <b/>
1 x DVI-I - 29 pin combined DVI <b/>
1 x S-video/composite output

[scaniavabis]

I run two monitors form one PC. I have 2 DVI outputs though I use an adapter in one of them to run a VGA monitor without any problems at all. Just a quick look at the back of the PC will tell you if there are 2 outputs or not.

[VHG]

This may help. It is for Windows XP, but the hardware principles are the same.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup /hwandprograms/monitors.mspx

By the way, I did a quick search on Google for "two monitors" and got loads of examples of how to set it up.

[rojash]

I've been running two monitors since it first becanme possible (in W98). Almost all decent video cards these days will allow two monitors. Like scaniavabis, all 3 of my machines (XP Vista and Ubuntu) have double outlet cards, each with a DVI and an analog socket, and on all of them I use a DVI - D19 adaptor to connect the second monitor.
My cards are all nVidia of various types.

[koster]

Thanks for all your answers. So if my PC has a VGA out and a DVI out, and the monitors have VGA in, I just need to buy a DVI to VGA cable to connect the second one.

Is that right?

[scaniavabis]

thats right, one of these willl do it

http://www.digibuys.co.uk/VGA-to-DVI-I-Cabl4-5 -2M-p-152.htmle-Converter-Lead-2

[scaniavabis]

http://www.digibuys.co.uk/VGA-to-DVI-I-Cable-C onverter-Lead-24-5-2M-p-152.html

last link didn't work for some reason

[ACtheTROLL]

normally you get a dvi-vga adapter in the box
hang on 'till you open the box and see
if it's needed an adapter only costs a couple of quid

I have a 22" mrai (dvi-i) and an older 19" samsung (standard vga) which both live together hapily
(VHGs link explains it all very well)

[koster]

Which box do you mean? The monitor box or graphics card box?

[rojash]

The graphics card box