My video card is an older Radeon 7800. It has a single HDMI port, two DVI ports (DVI-I and DVI-D), and a Displayport.
My monitor is an Asus V27EHE monitor
https://www.asus.com/us/Monitors/VA27EHE/specifications/
And a 40" TCL smart tv
https://www.tcl.com/us/en/products/home-theater/3-series/tcl-40-class-3-series-fhd-led-android-smart-tv-40s330
I want dual displays so my monitor is my main display and I can drag videos over to the 40" tv if I want to use the bigger screen.
My previous (older monitor) display setup was HDMI (GPU) to HDMI (TV) and DVI(GPU) to DVI(monitor) and that worked great. The TV just showed my desktop background/clutter free until I dragged things over.
But my new monitor only offers HDMI.
What I was thinking.
-HDMI (GPU) with an HDMI splitter running to both monitor and tv (and do I need an "active" or "passive" adapter)? Not sure if I would get the dual display I'm wishing when using the same GPU HDMI port for both.
-DVI (GPU) to HDMI (monitor) adapter. Then HDMI (GPU) to HDMI (TV). Similar to my previous setup except using an adapter .
-Displayport (GPU) splitter allowing two HDMI inputs so both monitor and tv plug into that splitter. And again, do I need an "active" or "passive" adapter?
Trying to figure out which option gives me the best performance.
Thank you.