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Hi,
I am new to this forum but thought it might be the best place for advice. I've been searching the internet for a while and the more I read the more i get confused by different opinions or advice. It's probably a very simple answer I'm looking to be honest.
I have a 2009 Nehalem mac pro with two monitors attached. One to the mini display port and one to the dual link dvi port. I've been looking into adding a third monitor or perhaps an HDMI tv. I've read about the mini display port to dual link dvi adapters but I can't figure out how they enable a third display to be attached to a mac that has only 2 display ports. To me they look like they just convert a mini display to a dual link display.
I have read varying things saying I'd need 2 of these adapters then another person says I'd need 3 of them. Then another person talks about adding a second video card to the mac and creating 4 display ports in total. But then someone says this still won't let me have 3 displays working at once. So I just need to know the exact configuration I would need to add a third display to my 2009 mac pro that only has 2 display ports as standard. Do I just buy another display card to install into my mac or do I need a few of these mini display to dual link adapters at £100 a go.
Thanks in advance for any advice
I am new to this forum but thought it might be the best place for advice. I've been searching the internet for a while and the more I read the more i get confused by different opinions or advice. It's probably a very simple answer I'm looking to be honest.
I have a 2009 Nehalem mac pro with two monitors attached. One to the mini display port and one to the dual link dvi port. I've been looking into adding a third monitor or perhaps an HDMI tv. I've read about the mini display port to dual link dvi adapters but I can't figure out how they enable a third display to be attached to a mac that has only 2 display ports. To me they look like they just convert a mini display to a dual link display.
I have read varying things saying I'd need 2 of these adapters then another person says I'd need 3 of them. Then another person talks about adding a second video card to the mac and creating 4 display ports in total. But then someone says this still won't let me have 3 displays working at once. So I just need to know the exact configuration I would need to add a third display to my 2009 mac pro that only has 2 display ports as standard. Do I just buy another display card to install into my mac or do I need a few of these mini display to dual link adapters at £100 a go.
Thanks in advance for any advice
