DualHead2Go Digital - image quality/performance?

[jag989]

I'm running a single 285 and was looking to add a 3rd monitor to my setup. I've read some reviews about this before, but really could not get a definitive answer.

My main concern is that the device only has a VGA (not DVI) input - wouldn't this pose an image quality/bandwidth issue when you're essentially trying to output at 3840 x 1200 (or something similar)?

Last question for anyone using one - are there any performance hits associated exclusively with using the device such as any processing delays in splitting the image?

Thanks!

[wowphreak]

I'll be dammed if I cant remember the link of an article about this from what I remember there is some slight color degradation but I think this was with the triplehead version

There is dvi version called Matrox DualHead2Go Digital Edition.

But considering the price the only reason I can think to buy one of these is if yeh dont have an extra slot for another graphics card.

[jag989]

I'll be dammed if I cant remember the link of an article about this from what I remember there is some slight color degradation but I think this was with the triplehead version

There is dvi version called Matrox DualHead2Go Digital Edition.

But considering the price the only reason I can think to buy one of these is if yeh dont have an extra slot for another graphics card.My understanding was that any monitor running off of a 2nd video card would be forced to render purely through software - if that's true, the dualhead solution may get around that issue when using more than 2 monitors.

I definitely have a slot for another video card, so please correct me if I'm wrong : )

[wowphreak]

Here's an interesting thread I ran across yeh might find helpful

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html;jsessionid=FAB7F7E41AE7737AC5C2CB25C2E A1F60.app23_03?topicId=14990939041&postId=149894001313&sid=1 ('http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html;jsessionid=FAB7F7E41AE7737AC5C2CB25C2E A1F60.app23_03?topicId=14990939041&postId=149894001313&sid=1')

my opinion, its a toss up really

[BobGnarly]

My understanding was that any monitor running off of a 2nd video card would be forced to render purely through software - if that's true, the dualhead solution may get around that issue when using more than 2 monitors.

I definitely have a slot for another video card, so please correct me if I'm wrong : )You're ('http://www.slizone.com/object/sli_multi_monitor.html') wrong ('http://techreport.com/articles.x/13967/3') . :P