[kwlug-disc] (Cheap) PCIEx1 dual (triple?) monitor cards, for old HDMI TV?

[L.D. Paniak]

I have successfully used this card in the past:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500355


On 10/26/2015 02:25 PM, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
> The last time I bought a new video card from Canada Computers (or was
> it Amazon?) my criteria, besides having 2x DVI ports was the
> availability of Linux drivers on the manfacturer's website.  At the
> time Zotac was the clear leader in this regard, particularly for their
> (Nvidia) GeForce GTX 650.  I don't think this particular card does
> exactly what you want, but I do recommend the Zotac line, based on my
> own experiences.
>
>
>
> On Mon, 26 Oct 2015 at 14:03 B.S. <bs27975 at yahoo.ca
> <mailto:bs27975 at yahoo.ca>> wrote:
>
>     So, my AGP oldies on my P4 ~3.0GHz's are getting long in the
>     tooth. I don't game, but I do like my HDMI with digital audio out
>     to my TV. As it stands now on the AGP, vlc to the TV at 480 is
>     fine, 720p if there aren't too many small objects flying
>     everywhere is also sufficient (before pixelation kicks in / things
>     slow down), but 1080i/p is right out. The ol' P4 just can't keep
>     up. For all I know the nvidia's I'm currently using have some
>     hardware decompression on board facilitating things.
>
>     Looks like Rogers is going to kill analogue cable on me Dec. 1.
>     Now have OTA (thanks Khalid!), but if/when that happens I'll also
>     have to be going to the websites to stream some shows.
>
>     Side Note: Acanac/Zazeen (only non-Rogers in-band inet TV with
>     local PVR provider) plans have gone weirder. Zazeen is now
>     offering internet, not just TV, but plans now have lower caps, or
>     per GB cost for all 6pm-12pm traffic, making cost higher than
>     Acanac's. Just when you thought it's not possible, comparing plans
>     has become even more baffling.
>
>
>     Anywho, I notice I have one system with a PCI Express x1 slot.
>
>     I also notice that kijiji has some apparently reasonable dual core
>     single monitor systems for around $200/$250. I expect Computer
>     Recycling has similar, but likely not dual core Intel ~3+GHz
>     systems with Hyperthreading. The $200 dual core price point on
>     kijiji doesn't seem to offer HT either. My point about kijiji is
>     only to say they're not dual or triple monitor either, so I wonder
>     if it's possible an x1 purchase now will move into a x16 slot
>     later, when such HT kijiji offerings become cost reasonable. (vs
>     $650 - $1,500 for a new i7 with onboard triple monitor out
>     ability. 16GB+ memory being the killer added cost there.)
>
>     Dual monitor is fine, triple monitor is even better. Even if I
>     clone the 2nd monitor to the TV, so I can adjust the video window
>     to nix the TV's extreme overscan. Can't read text on the TV, so
>     the monitor would let me adjust things before switching to the
>     comfy chair in front of the TV.
>
>     Are there such dual/triple monitor x1 cards out there (with one a
>     VGA out?), preferably with onboard hardware decompression for up
>     to 1080p, and what sorts of beasties am I looking at or for? Been
>     partial to nvidia as their proprietary linux drivers seem to work
>     well enough, but I'm seeing hints that the ATI (but not AMD?)
>     cards also now work well enough - unlike the past.
>
>     Thoughts?
>
>
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