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BrianCharlie

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In my current computer at home I am running a Biostar T series motherboard ( I can't remember right now exactly which model). The mother board comes with a dvi-d, vga, and hdmi port. My issue is that it will only allow 2 of the 3 ports to work at one time. My current set up is two monitors + a tv.. Currently my two monitors use the dvi-d and vga and then the tv uses the hdmi slot.. I switch back and forth between the two ports (VGA/HDMI)..

I was wondering if I could have my two monitors plus the tv working at once, if I get a dvi-d splitter and put both monitors on the dvi-d port and then leave the tv on the HDMI port. Would this allow me to have all three activated at once? even though the motherboard Manuel says it allows 2 at once.

Thanks!
 
Are you mirroring the displays or using them as an extended desktop? If you get a DVI splitter I believe it will just mirror the same image to both outputs.
 
BrianCharlie said:
In my current computer at home I am running a Biostar T series motherboard ( I can't remember right now exactly which model). The mother board comes with a dvi-d, vga, and hdmi port. My issue is that it will only allow 2 of the 3 ports to work at one time. My current set up is two monitors + a tv.. Currently my two monitors use the dvi-d and vga and then the tv uses the hdmi slot.. I switch back and forth between the two ports (VGA/HDMI)..

I was wondering if I could have my two monitors plus the tv working at once, if I get a dvi-d splitter and put both monitors on the dvi-d port and then leave the tv on the HDMI port. Would this allow me to have all three activated at once? even though the motherboard Manuel says it allows 2 at once.

Thanks!
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VGA- Monitor
DVI- Monitor
HDMI- TV

You're saying you want it like this:

VGA- Empty
DVI- Both monitors
HDMI- TV

Correct?

The only way to accomplish this is with a DVI splitter, and it will only mirror the DVI images, as in the two monitors would display the same image, at all times.

As you said, you cannot use all three outputs at the same time on a motherboard. The only way to accomplish three separate images is with a separate graphics card.
 
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Thanks for all the replies..

I was not sure of how the dvi splitter would work, I know at work we use them for our dual monitor system (They don't mirror each other).. I may just look into getting a VGA splitter and just split the second monitor to the TV since they could mirror each other and I would not have a problem with that... Thanks again
 
A DVI splitter would only split and clone the displays to both monitors.
 
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