TwinView

Despite the fact that the MX is a cut down version of the GeForce2 GTS it has some new features that it's bigger brother does not have. The first and most important one is TwinView.  Both tested videocards have this option, one for big screen one for dual monitors.


Image 1 - TwinView with two monitors


Image 2 - Output movies and games to a bigscreen

Basically TwinView it is the option to use several screens on one videocard. The Hulk-V has this nice option, TwinView is basically nothing more than multiple output options for this particular videocard. You can compare it with Matrox's DualHead display. In general the MX has a feature set that allows it to connect two displays (Monitor - TV, Monitor - Monitor, Monitor - Flatpanel). You can see the resulting options in the diagram below:

Standard mode The desktop area is spread across both displays. The refresh rate, color depth, and resolution can be set for each display.
Exclusive Application mode Different applications running on different monitors.
Clone mode The picture on the secondary monitor appears the exact copy of what you have on the primary one.
Application zoom mode Image (piece) from the primary monitor is displayed on the secondary display, but zoomed in.
Virtual desktop mode Full support for virtual desktops is available for panels and monitors with limited resolution. Virtual desktops, with full pan-and-scan mode, can be configured for one or both displays.

Great options for all of those people who like edit a lot or like to play games with on one screen for example a map and the other your 3rd person look. TwinView supports several working modes, which can be very useful for all kinds of different tasks.

 

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