FOR WHATEVER reason, graphics card manufacturers have been reluctant to offer consumer-level products with dual DVI outputs. Back in the day, Gainward had a pretty sweet GeForce4 Ti 4600 with dual DVI ports, but the company hasn't made a dual DVI card since. Last August, Tyan announced a dual DVI Radeon 9600 Pro, but bailed on the product shortly thereafter due to "market forces." More recently, XFX, Asus, and HIS have made some noise about dual DVI, but their cards don't seem to be readily available in North America.
So what's a dual DVI enthusiast to do? One could opt for something from Matrox, but they haven't had a competitive 3D performer in quite some time. Workstation-class FireGL and Quadro products from ATI and NVIDIA generally sport dual DVI ports, but the price premium associated with high-end workstation gear makes FireGLs and Quadros hardly affordable. If only there were a better way.
techreport
Apr 1, 2004, 10:35 PM
