Dual Monitor Setups

[Leon Goldstein]

Kurt Wall wrote:

> ----- 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. :)
>
At the risk of unleashing a torrent of invective from you know whom, I 
would suggest considering a Matrox card.

-- 
Leon A. Goldstein

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