Video card gurus, help! Dual monitors - max resolution?

Question

I'm looking at building a dual-display setup with two widescreen 19" monitors, which have a native resolution of 1440x900. Does the maximum supported resolution of my video card (dual-head) need to simply exceed the monitor's native resolution, or double it?

If I really need 2x the desired resolution of each monitor, what cards are capable of this?

I the the Nvidia 7600GT states a maximum resolution of 2560x1600- that means two screens at 1280x800 but that's not high enough to even handle two regular 17" screens at 1280x1024, let alone dual widescreens...? Same with the ATI Radeon X1600XT.

Should I be looking at the Nvidia Quadro line? I noticed the FX1400 is discontinued- any idea what model has replaced it?

This is for business apps not gaming, so I'm not interested in super frame rates for 3D games- just sufficient resolution to drive a pair of 19" widescreen monitors. Ultimately I will have 4 monitors, so each card must drive 2 displays.

Thanks!

Wow, just 2 answers? I was sure this would be a hot dicussion topic. Come on now, people! :p

Answer 1

hahaha, i dunno who lead you down the wrong path but not the way it works. just get a video card that supoorts dual monitors and your 1440 X 900 resolution.

Answer 2

Hi. The native resolution of your monitors is the setting with the best sharpness. My card supports a higher resolution than my monitor but 1280x1024 is sharpest. Anything more or less wil not be as satisfactory, in my opinion. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

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