[plug] DualHead/Multihead/TwinView whatever !!!

[Michael Hunt]

Yeah I have read the framebuffer HOWTO and trawled the web but couldn't find
a direct comparison between the two cards especially related to Linux. It
also appears that Matrox don't use xinwerama but rather have there own
software for handling DualHead. Matrox have always had good driver support
and have spent a lot f money on there DualHead Technology.

The GeForce 2 MX is only $220 for twinview. Given that a single GeForce is
going to set you over $100 and anything under that price range is getting
pretty dated/is crap the twinview is pretty good value. The 550 is going to
set you back about $350 at today's prices.

Michael Hunt

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Woodley" <AWoodley at IINet.net.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 10:33 PM
Subject: Re: [plug] DualHead/Multihead/TwinView whatever !!!


> G'Day,
>         I'm pretty sure that XFree supports xinerama - multiheaded
> displays without using special hardware. As far as I can remember, your
> cards don't even have to be the same, however you are limited to using
> the same colour depth. Theres a Howto about this floating about the
> ether. This maybe an even cheaper option.
>
> Regards,
> Adrian Woodley
>
> Michael Hunt wrote:
>
> >Pluggers,
> >
> >I'm wanting to set-up a new dualhead system and I'm trying to decide
between
> >purchasing a Matrox G550 DualHead and Generic GeForce MX2 with Twinview.
> >Does anyone have any experience with these two and can share their
> >experience with me. I have had a G200 and G400 in the past and have been
> >impressed by the quality of there cards, however I do remember someone
> >expressing doubts about the G550 and the GeForce is cheaper with 32mb
more
> >RAM.
> >
> >If you could buy your ultimate Dualhead set-up what would you get (I'm
> >planning on sticking at flat panel on one and a 19 inch on the other).
> >
> >Michael Hunt