[ale] most cost effective way to drive 2 monitors

[bpitts at learnlink.emory.edu (Brian Pitts)]

Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts wrote:
>
> can anyone reccomend a resonably priced (I'll be doing this out of my 
> pocket), linux-friendly PCI video card with DVI?
There are linux drivers for ATI's FireMV 2200. It has a DMS59 connector.

"Dual Monitor System 59 is a 59-pin external interconnect for graphic 
cards.  The 59 pin cable can transmit two DVI signals at a time after 
which an adaptor can split the pin-out into any dual output combination 
of two DVI and two 15-pin D-sub outputs. "

If you can use two cards this Radeon 9250 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814103167 looks 
nice; 256mb of memory with an 128-bit interface for $50. I can vouch 
that Radeon 9000-series cards work fine in Linux. You may be able to 
find Radeon 7000s with DVI for even cheaper.

-Brian