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(More customer reviews)I recently purchased one of those at a good price, couldn't pass on this opportunity even though I knew the Dual-Link DVI connection was not supported by my graphics card, and would like to comment on this aspect.
Graphics card: NVidia NVS 450 (DisplayPort outputs)
- output 1: DisplayPort > DP to DVI (single link) adapter > SX3031W input 1
- output 2: DisplayPort > DP to DVI (single link) adapter > SX3031W input 2
With the above setup, running 2 DVI cables from just one PC to the SX3031W, I get the SX3031W to run in Dual Display mode at twice 1280 x 1600 resolutions, thereby covering the whole screen. This is nearly identical to running just one cable in Dual-Link DVI, the main difference being that FlashPlayer (or Youtube) will zoom to a half-screen only. Otherwise, windows can run accross the two halves uninterrupted, for example when I open Excel and maximize it manually it gives 85 lines and up to column AM.
Strangely the Eizo setup manual lists the highest compatible resolution in Dual Display mode at twice 1200 x 1600, which is wrong. Indeed the NVidia Control Panel tells me both halves are 1200 x 1600 native, and yet gives me the choice also of 1280 x 1600 which is obviously better.
If I switch to Single Display, I get two different max resolutions with the above connections:
- from input 1: 2048 x 1536, good surprise as this resolution is supposed to require a Dual Link DVI connection !, however not all of it is shown at once, the card does send 2048 x 1536 but only an area of 1920 x 1200 is displayed, that window is scrolled by bringing the mouse to the side of the screen (again it seems this functionality is not detailed in the manual)
- from input 2: 1920 x 1200 (which is regular for DVI single link)
Whenever I get the chance I will try a DP to Dual Link DVI adapter but online reviews mention they are not stable: my double DVI (single link) connection is a workable way around this issue.*** UPDATE Feb 25: even better !
The above results were obtained with the 2 half screens being run in what NVidia calls "Dualview" (ie, configured independently). I discovered that the NVidia Control Panel also gives the choice of "horizontal span" when 2 screens are identical (which is the case here) and that results in Windows seeing both devices as one large display. Bingo ! With this option selected, the two half screens behave exactly as one full screen of 2560x1600, including for FlashPlayer zooms.As a conclusion, the SX3031W connected by 2 regular (single-link) DVI cables to a graphics card that gives a "horizontal span" option, behaves in Dual Display mode exactly the same as if connected by one dual-link DVI cable. This allows for a perfect connectivity:
- from 2 DisplayPort outputs with 2 DP>DVI adapters, with better reliability and lower cost than using a DP>dual-link DVI adapter
- or from 2 single-link DVI outputs (cards such as the NVidia NVS 290), likely (I cannot confirm this but it makes sense)
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