DVI splitter cable on 2 monitor setup

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DVI splitter cable on 2 monitor setup

I set up my G5 with 2 monitors utilizing both ports on the graphics card. I want to add a Wacom Cintiq tablet which has a video display and am wondering if I can split the second port with a DVI splitter cable so I can have display on monitor 2 and the Cintiq.
1. Will it work?
2. Will it draw too much from the display adapter, thus causing it to fry?
3. Has anyone done this set up themselves?

TIA for the info!

g5, Mac OS X (10.4.11), ATI Radeon 9600 Pro card

Posted on Apr 22, 2010 10:55 AM

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japamac

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Apr 23, 2010 4:54 AM in response to Doug Mokaren

Hi-

Two monitors are working the 9600 pretty hard.
Realizing that you probably want to get by on the cheap, I can't recommend a simple DVI splitter.
I don't think you will get satisfactory results.
Another issue is, with any type of device that uses a single port for multiple displays, is that the two connected monitors need to support the same resolution.

A DVI amplifier would provide the additional power and signal boost needed to run additional monitors.
http://www.kvm-switches-online.com/gefen-dvi-splitter.html

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Doug Mokaren Author

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Apr 25, 2010 7:25 AM in response to japamac

Thanks Japamac.....

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