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Dual Monitor question.
My desktop computer is a Dell Studio 540. It has an onboard video and an add-on video card (ATI Radeon 3600).
I am running a dual monitor setup.
One monitor is relatively new and came with an HDMI so it is hooked into the HDMI port of the ATI Radeon card. There is only one HDMI port on the ATI card.
The other monitor is old, has no HDMI and is hooked into the DVI port of the ATI Radeon card.
The setup works perfectly except that the old monitor is small and I want to upgrade to a larger screen as I frequently read a lot of text from two websites open at the same time.
A new monitor will undoubtedly have HDMI and USB.
In order to get the new monitor working in tandem with the existing HDMI monitor do I hook the new one into the ATI Radeon card, necessitating a DVI adaptor or can I just hook it in to the Dell's onboard HDMI or USB port? Pros and cons of each?
Second question. My larger monitor is 1080p (a 32" TV that I use as a monitor). Would it be better to match it with another 1080p or would 720p suffice? I'm planning on another 32" TV now that costs are significantly under $200.
Thanks for the help.