dual screen?

[boardordi3]

okay, as some of you may have seen, im gettin a new 22" WIDESCREEN for xmas, (here it is, if you want to see it
well anyway, im gonna have that obviously for games, movies, everything, but i want to be able to use my old monitor for using dual screen in video editing, programming, etc. it would just be nice to be able to, do i need a seperate video card? does anyone have a guide to doin this?

thanks guys

 

[Taylor1]

it depends if your video card has 2 ports, then its easy to set up in windows

 

[freestyler105]

If you've got a video card that has 2 ports, then no, you won't need another video card. Even my GeForce 6600 has dual ports (one VGA and one DVI), so if you're spending $400 on a monitor, I'm assuming you have a decent video card. Anyway, check out this guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/northrup_multimon.mspx

 

[Celegorm]

if your like freestyler, or me, where you have a video card with one dvi,and one vga port, it should have came with an adapter to turn the dvi spot to a vga if both moniters are vga

 

[boardordi3]

If you've got a video card that has 2 ports, then no, you won't need another video card. Even my GeForce 6600 has dual ports (one VGA and one DVI), so if you're spending $400 on a monitor, I'm assuming you have a decent video card. Anyway, check out this guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/northrup_multimon.mspx

lol, same, i have the 6600, so i can use the dvi for one, and the vga for the other? nice, thanks

if your like freestyler, or me, where you have a video card with one dvi,and one vga port, it should have came with an adapter to turn the dvi spot to a vga if both moniters are vga

ones vga(the one i have now) and the other is dvi, vga, component, you name it its got it lol

 

[Taylor1]

it stinks that the new monitor doesnt come with a DVI cable