SAPPHIRE Vid-2X Display Expander

[Haldi]

Sapphire just recently made a nice Adapters for Eyefinity fans, and here is the next!

[h2]SAPPHIRE Vid-2X Display Expander (PSE-DV2185)[/h2]





What does it do? Make from ONE input TWO Output's!


Input: DualLink DVI, or Displayport! (depending on version! There are 2)
Output: 2x Single Link DVI, which can also be used as HDMI with a Adapter (not included)
External Power Source needed! Can be done with USB, or there is a Adapter for USB to electrical Socket.

Included Beezel compensation! Which can be done on the Display.

Link to Datasheet: http://www.sapphiretech.com/images/product/datasheet/Vid-2X_Datasheet.pdf

Link to Manufacterer: http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/product_index.aspx?psn=000101&pid=1412&lid=1#

[suiken_2mieu]

This would be nice if some one is trying to do a 3x2 with a card that can only do 3 / 4 inputs. Get 3 of these.

[ChainMale]

Actualy maybe NOT.

We need to check orientation, maybe. Wether we can put one above the other, or not. They have like dip switches on the front. I don't recal one for the orientation. If it presents ONE Double wide back to windoze then we can not use them to "double up" a triple set.

My bigger concern is that the unit might be seen as two seperate monitors and yes windoze would let you re-arange them, Then "windoze" presents those to ATI. ATI sees them as bigger monitors, sure, and lets you setup a big triple. Here is my concern; ATI renders one of the big monitors and passes it to -windoze- to re-arange back into singles. Either it won't work like that OR we take a big performace hit.

OR I'm crazy and reading too much into this.

Something to look out for.

[stickygreen]

how is this any different than a Matrox Dualhead2go?