Can I get dual monitor support (2xDVI) from my (DVI+HDMI) graphics card?

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Published on 2009-11-14T17:15:39Z Indexed on 2012/03/25 5:32 UTC
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It seems that pure 2 x DVI dual head video cards are becoming rare. Most cards feature something like 1 x DVI plus 1 x HDMI plus 1 x VGA or some other interface. The idea seems to be that you can just use an HDMI <=> DVI adapter.

One result is that cards are seldom marked " 2 x DVI " anymore, but does this mean that they support simultaneous output on all interfaces? Are all cards dual head these days?

Take Asus's nVidia cards for example, they routinely have 1 x DVI plus 1 x HDMI instead of 2 x DVI, so my question is, are these equivalent to a dual head DVI card, or is there some detail required for dual monitor support?

I use dual-monitor stretched desktops for digital signage projects.

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