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3 Monitors?
I’ve tried so many possibilities I’m beginning to think this is impossible.
I bought a new HP “Media Center” PC. The graphics card has 3 outputs: one for PC monitor, one HDMI and one SVHS. In my previous setup we had dual monitors with the timeline, etc spread across 2 PC monitors–very helpful arrangement. Since this PC has only one PC monitor jack, I bought a Matrox Dual2Go, which allows connecting 2 PC monitors – works fine. Remaining issue is the HD LCD TV I bought to connect to the HDMI. I’d hoped that the “External Monitor” button on the Vegas Preview window would activate sending the preview to the TV, but instead it centers the preview in the border of the 2 PC monitors at what looks like a lower resolution than in the Vegas preview window. My intended use for the TV is to see the results of my editing on a TV, the way my intended audience will see it. I admit I’m a little hesitant to keep experimenting because one try caused my one and only blue-screen-of-death. I have the NVita set for dual, forced recognition of a TV, but the only way to get anything besides the wallpaper there is by dragging the Vegas Preview window there, but it’s not good resolution. Somehow, not sure how, I’ve gotten the Windows Media Player to show up there, but it’s not good resolution either nor is it full screen and is stretched–don’t have a HD cam yet, doing DV footage.
A complicated mess! Anyone have any solutions?
Thanks!
Jaums
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3 Replies
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Most video cards have 2 DACs, that means they can handle 2 output at the same time.
You have 3 options, but you can choose only 2 at a time.You’d need a video card with 3 DACs to activate all the outputs. I guess Matroxx has quad-head (can connect up to 4 monitors) adapters…
Hope I could help. Regards
K.L.
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May be I didn’t read carefully enough.
I thought your looking for a solution like this:
https://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/crepro/products/technology/dualhead_tvoutput.phpOooops.
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Thanks Laszlo. Yes, that looks like what I’m trying to do https://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/crepro/products/parhelia/apve.php
however, I was hoping the hardware I have can do it, since the graphic card that came with it, Nvida 8400GS has an HDMI output presumably for a HD TV, since its a “Media PC” designed to record TV programs & play them back, tho I’m using it with Vegas, not TV watching. The settings for the nvida recognizes that it is a TV, but seems to treat it a PC monitor rather than a TV. The Matrox looks perfect, but $300 + I was hoping I’d not have to spend.
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