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Dual-monitor: Cable for S-Video to VGA

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  • 29-07-2009 10:49pm
    #1
    Micilin Muc
    Registered Users Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭


    I've done a few searches on boards and Google for this but I don't know what I need!


    I have an s-video (I think, next to my first monitor's cable) socket on my graphics card.


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    I'd like to connect my second monitor to that but my second monitor has a VGA cable.

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    What is the cheapest way for me to connect the second monitor? Thanks!


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    #2
    Micilin Muc
    Registered Users Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Micilin Muc


    Any ideas yet? :o


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    #3
    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    I'd hazard a guess that it doesnt support dual display. What graphics card have you got?


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    Solitaire
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    Don't suppose your motherboard has onboard video? That could give you the second VGA port... just don't try to run 3D on that monitor :o


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    ricman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭ricman


    You could get a y vga to 2 vga out cable and use a female to female vga convertor on 1 end to connect to the 2nd monitor.Do you want to use the 2 monitors at the same time.OR install a 2nd vga card in the pc cost 20 euro.


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    Solitaire
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    A Y-cable would just duplicate the images. And a second video card would have to be PCI or maybe PCIex1 to fit in the bottom slot of the mobo as the other slots are already filled.


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    lmimmfn
    Registered Users Posts: 3,553 ✭✭✭lmimmfn


    svideo quality is absolute junk, just replace the gfx card with a 20euro second hand one and be done with it.


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