27"iMac + two 23"cinema displays. impossible?

[jimjoebob]

Hey Hey Mac Rumors et al.

I am a designer (mostly print) and will be upgrading soon. Still working on my faithful dual 2.0 ghz Power PC tower running two 23'' cinema displays.

CS 5 is around the corner and I will soon require my first intel Mac.

The 27'' iMac seems to be the right choice, as a tower would be overkill.

Can the 27'' iMac run two 23'' cinema display?
I have searched and searched and have not found an answer/discussion.

My logic (although I'm sure flawed) is: if the iMac can run a 30'' Cinema Display through a dual link DVI, why couldn't it run two 23'' cinema displays through a dual link DVI set-up?

Or is that too many pixels to push?

I would hate to put one of those displays out to pasture (so to speak).

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Sincerely, Jim Joe Bob

[cherry su]

you'll need the DP version of this (http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/gxm/dh2go/)

[jimjoebob]

you'll need the DP version of this (http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/gxm/dh2go/)

Thanks Cherry Su!
Wow, expensive but I like having that option.
I take it my dual link DVI theory was off the mark.

Have u owned this set-up or had any hands on experience using it?

Thnks again, Jim

[cherry su]

i haven't used it, but people on the forums say that it's quite a nice piece of hardware.

[jimjoebob]

I have looked into the recommended product to help facilitate an iMac plus 2 displays. The solution is not looking reliable.

Topic : Dual Monitors with Matrox DualHead2Go DP on 13" Unibody MBP
http://discussions.info.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2251890&tstart=0

This Apple discussion thread goes into detail regarding the set-up.
Wow, this looks to be alot harder to do than I thought.

Does anyone have any insight into creating a dual monitor set-up on an iMac 27" quad-core goodness.

Thanks

Jimjoebob

[elcid]

I think this is one of those things that if you require three monitors you have to step up to the Mac Pro for the expansion cards.

[OrangeSVTguy]

There are USB>DVI adapters and are pretty cheap. You can have as many monitors as you have USB ports. http://www.iogear.com/product/GUC2020DW6/

I don't think you can run anything video intensive on them though....

[dmillbank]

I understand this is an old post, but I just wanted to add that I am successfully running a 24" iMac with two Cinema Displays. After not getting the Matrox Triplehead2Go to work properly (compatibility wizard say you can, but support say you can't) I bought a Diamond BVU195 which worked wonderfully.

http://diamondmm.com/BVU195.php

It's not for TV watching, but I do a lot of code and it works great.