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BoB_BoT · 12-09-2003 1:35am #1

Was wondering if there's such a device out there that allows 3+ monitors to be plugged into 1 graphics card? it wouldn't be needed to expand a desktop but to show what's being shown on the main screen to 3 or 4 other monitors. does such a splitter exist? or would it not work due to different refresh rates of different screens etc...
Thanks,
Rob

feylya · 12-09-2003 2:00am

I seem to recall I Matrox graphics card that allowed 3 screens to be run. Other than that, possibly just a splitter box of some description would suit.

(The above advice is not a guarantee)

BoB_BoT · 12-09-2003 2:26am

hummm more or less looking for a cheap solution. nothing fancy just has to give output to the 3+ screens will be used for multi media purposes etc...

Repli · 12-09-2003 2:31am

Theres something on the back of my monitor to plug another monitor into.. so id say you could just plug another monitor in...and so on and so on

Virus_Inc · 12-09-2003 2:43pm

The Matrox Parhelia is what you are refering to.. I had one at my last job - twas much goodness

3 x 19" flatscreens, 1 desktop. You could also do cloning, extended desktop as well as a spanned desktop. Dunno how much they are now - the one I had was about 900NZ when they first came out... It was the shiz for video editing

BoB_BoT · 12-09-2003 5:45pm

humm still not what i'm looking for exactly, i'm aware that you can put 2 monitors onto some graphics cards and even more with the matrox card but what i'm looking to do is use an oldish computer with more than likely an onboard graphics card to connect

something along this line i was hoping to find

Bosco · 13-09-2003 2:59am

You can get video splitter boxes to suit all budgets. I have seen 2, 4 and 8 output models. The cheapest just split and amplify the signal, and thus only 1 resolution/refresh rate can be used.

elexes · 13-09-2003 10:24am

ive seen them around but they were never cheap . always expensive .

ill try and think of somwhere that sell's one that will do 3 but i dont know any offhand

whosurpaddy · 13-09-2003 10:24am

Originally posted by Virus_Inc
The Matrox Parhelia is what you are refering to.. I had one at my last job - twas much goodness 3 x 19" flatscreens, 1 desktop. You could also do cloning, extended desktop as well as a spanned desktop. Dunno how much they are now - the one I had was about 900NZ when they first came out... It was the shiz for video editing

by any chance did u work in citibank in the ifsc?

ive drooled over a similar setup to the 1 u described many times while passing an office window there

BoB_BoT · 13-09-2003 5:54pm

ah nice 1, it's good to know they exist. now to locate one

thanks for the help guys

Virus_Inc · 15-09-2003 11:32am

Originally posted by whosurpaddy
by any chance did u work in citibank in the ifsc?

ive drooled over a similar setup to the 1 u described many times while passing an office window there

I was working for a University in NZ doing video editing/media creation/production etc

Though we did find time to play with Unreal Tournament 2k3 & Unreal 2 on said machine..... Took a while to find how to modify the field of view settings but playing a fps with 3 screens was something awesome! Periphial vision rocks!

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