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I want a 3-way VGA switch
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July 24, 2007, 11:42:30 PM »
Anyone know where I can either buy a cheap three-way VGA switch, or get instructions on how to create one myself?
All I can seem to find is DVI ones, and I don't want to faff about with VGA-DVI adapters.
I have vague ideas on how to create one, but I'm not about to start experimenting incase I kill my monitor and/or graphics cards.
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July 27, 2007, 01:56:18 AM »
i should really read the title properly first...
dont get a cheap one, we had one and it wasnt worth the effort
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July 27, 2007, 08:13:36 PM »
Mmm, I've had a few other people say that, especially for digital (rather than mechanical) ones.
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I'm trying to have a multi-monitor setup, but I only have a limited number of outputs. If I *split* a VGA signal for two monitors, do I get two screens, or do I get one screen that's on two monitors? :huh:
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September 24, 2007, 06:27:06 PM »
Um, based on the assumption that it's all just electrical signals, you'd probably get two identical screens on each monitor, and with the signal being at best half-strength, likely much worse, the picture would look awful on both. And that's all assuming you don't make things go
bang
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I'd definitely recommend avoiding that and getting an extra graphics card - doesn't really need to be that expensive/powerful (unless you want to play games across both screens).
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