Dual Monitor Setups

[Kurt Wall]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Collins Richey" <crichey at gmail.com>
To: "Linux tips and tricks" <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: Dual Monitor Setups


> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 5:52 PM, GMAIL - James McDonald
> <james at jamesmcdonald.id.au> wrote:
>> Ken Moffat wrote:
>>>
>>> I have a Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-52H m/b with built in ATI graphics that will
>>> do dual monitors, one VGA, one DVI. I use Ubuntu for that, it required 
>>> the
>>> proprietary ATI drivers, and I had to fiddle with the setup, but it 
>>> worked.
>>
>> So I would really need to get a DVI cable and then it would work.
>>
>> What has been your experience with the ATI graphics?
>
> ATI for linux has improved a little bit, but it still sucks in
> comparison to nVidia that just works everytime.
>
> Maybe you should just cough up the extra bucks for an add-on video
> card (nVidia preferralbly) and worry less aobut the built-in video.

NVIDIA. And that would certainly make Lonni and Kurt happy. :)