Can I get dual monitor support (2xDVI) from my (DVI+HDMI) graphics card?

Can I get dual monitor support (2xDVI) from my (DVI+HDMI) graphics card? It seems that pure 2 x DVI dual head video cards are becoming rare. Most cards feature something like 1 x DVI plus 1 x HDMI plus 1 x VGA or some other interface. The idea seems to be that you can just use an HDMI <=> DVI adapter.
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Guest [Entry]

"Yes they are dual monitor cards. HDMI uses the same signal as DVI in a different connect (plus it adds audio support). An HDMI-> DVI adapter is just a pin converter nothing more.

So yes a DVI + HDMI card will drive two DVI monitors without a problem, or two HDMI monitors for that matter."

Guest [Entry]

"You can get dual monitor, but tripple monitor (even with 3 heads on your card) is not always a guarantee, as I found out painfully, recently when I bought an HDMI/DVI/VGA card. It would only allow DVI or HDMI, not both, you have to disable one port to enable the other.

It was an ATI card -- strangely, the same chipset is used in a DisplayPort card (DisplayPort, DVI, and VGA) and it DOES support the use of 3 monitors.

Bottom line, if you want to run THREE monitors, make sure the card you buy actually supports it, and isn't just a dual monitor card with 3 heads -- and not just the chipset, but the exact card you buy."