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Do the new ati cards 2400, 2600, ect... Support Dual Monitor

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I am thinking of purchasing a new card, I gave up on htpc hastle and use an XA2 and PS3 but I do want a new card thats all DVI or (HDMI), and also want dual view what its called on geforce cards. BUt I can ati cards for cheaper like the 2400. I basically just want to know if these cards support 2 different resolutions on 2 different displays while both can display the same thing.


Basically I want a clone mode, but two different resolutions.
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Please anyone know, ati still has not responded to my ticket, and time is running out for an offer to purchase one.
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No, that's not possible anywhere. A clone by definition means the same resolution.
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I thought someone once before nvidia called it twin view.


So basically my only option with ATI is to use either clone mode, or that stupid extended desktop thing which I have no use for?


I would just really like proper resolutions on two monitors with a desktop on both a mouse on both, mimicing the same thing, only two seperate resolution.
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Pardon my ignorance but what then be best practice if I had a monitor and my projector hooked up via HDMI and I wanted to watch a movie from the PC in HD?
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You'll have to set the required resolution on your primary screen and downscale/upscale on the secondary.

I don't see that as too much of a compromise.
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basically just want to know if these cards support 2 different resolutions on 2 different displays while both can display the same thing.
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I am trying to do the same thing. I have a GeForce 6600. Looks like it can only be done in dualview, which odd span mode of the desktop. Looks like I will have to use 2 video cards?
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