connecting three monitors to a G5

[Jeff Carpenter]

Is this splitter just a Y-cable, or something like that?

I suspect you’ll need something that actually amplifies the signal instead of just splitting it. I think the video card is not putting out a signal strong enough to run two monitors from just one plug. You’d need something like this:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=404006&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation

You are aware that the TV and the Studio monitor will display the exact same thing though, right? You’d have dual-monitors spread across 3 screens. Is it something like a classroom where you want others to be able to view one of your two monitors?

[Mark Chadwick]

Hello,
Thanks for the reply. Its not a Y spliter its a DVI distribution amplifier that has 2 DVI inputs and one DVI output. You did bring up a good point about signal power. It just doesn’t make sense because this dvi spliter should not have this problem since its an amplifier also.

https://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=1403

Another option I saw on the apple website was to get a dual DVI card for the G5. Will that slow me down?

This setup is for doing multiple tasks such as photoshop, FCP, compression. The flat panel is for presenting videos to our clients.

thanks

[Jeff Carpenter]

Getting a dual-DVI card would work, but it would mean that you’d have to give up your 17″ studio display.

But it looks like what you’re doing SHOULD work with that gefen device, yes.

At this point I’d suggest calling up gefen and saying “hey, I’m trying to do this, is this right?” Even if the problem isn’t their problem they probably haev enough experience to recognize what’s going on.