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Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:03:34 -0600 (MDT)
From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To: Jeronimo Calvo <jeronimocalvop@googlemail.com>
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Subject: Re: Anyone using two monitors as extended desktop under FreeBSD??
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On Tue, 29 Sep 2009, Jeronimo Calvo wrote:

> Im thinking to get a second monitor to use with my 7.2 STABLE
> workstation and my ati card using the following splitter:
>
> http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Peripherals/Cabling/HDMI%2FMonitor+Cables/DVI+Splitter+Cable+?productId=17127

That looks like a simple splitter that will just send the same signal to 
both monitors.  They would both display the same image, not an extended 
desktop.

> There is someone currently using any config like this? In this case
> can you tell me a little bit about the experience?
>
> My current GUI is KDE 3.5, and the Graphic card is a ATI HD7200,

HD2700, maybe built into a notebook?

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA