RE: Video Splitters

Thanks for the reply.  An update to the story--I recently tried to use 
the splitter again and I think that it blew the one monitor port.  
Fortunately, I'm still under warranty.

On 23 Sep 2004 at 13:48, J. Larry Green wrote:

> 
> Stuart,
> 
> Your previous post just popped into my NetLawyers folder.
> 
> In the event you never found a solution, and remembering that I
> don't know what type video card, CRT, flat panel, or "video
> splitter" you are using, I have an easy solution.
> 
> There are at least 4 means of transmitting video:
> 1. Composite
> 2. RBG
> 3. DVI
> 4. RF
> 5. Analog
> 
> In your case, I presume you are using an analog card, possibly
> with a port that will switch to DVI for your panel monitor. So
> when you connected 2 analog monitors all was well.
> 
> Then you introduced a panel display, most likely with a DVI
> input. It worked well with your video card but was not so good
> running behind a video splitter with an analog monitor attached
> on the other side of the splitter.
> 
> Since you have 2 monitors that are likely different as to input,
> I suggest you consider a newer dual-head (2 video out connectors
> with special electronics behind those connectors. Such cards
> allow the user to run different video outputs, e.g. analog and
> DVI or analog and RF (TV), etc.
> 
> According to Matrox, a video card manufacturer, a G550, would be
> one of many candidates as well as similar cards produced by
> other manufacturers.
> 
> If your video card is not old and cost you a fortune, the only
> other solution is a video converter box that receives the output
> from a PC and converts the signal into 2 or more types of video
> speeds. However, video converters are generally quite expensive.
> 
> So, I would suggest a dual-head video card that can output the 2
> types of video that work best with each monitor.
> 
> J. Larry Green
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> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Stuart Levine [mailto:[email protected]]
> >Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 1:58 PM
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> >Subject: [NetLawyers] Video Splitters
> >
> >
> >I have a video splitter that I used with great success
> >when I had two
> >old-style monitors.  Now, my primary monitor is flat screen.
> >
> >When I hooked it up, the image on the flat screen was
> >not as sharp
> >as when the connection went directly from the computer.
> >
> >Any suggestions as to how to either remedy the problem or what
> >brand of splitter might work better.
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