Two 17" monitors vs one 22" w/ FX 5200

I'm currently running Final Cut Studio 2 on a Dual 2.0 G5, 2.5 GB RAM.
My graphics card is the GeForce FX 5200 w/ 17" LCD monitor.
The machine runs FCP, DVDSP, and ProTools (no Motion or Color). I edit a mix of DV, HDV, and DVCProHD.
I want to upgrade to two 17" monitors or one 22" widescreen monitor. (Would like to spend $300-$400 max)
What's the better choice?
If I go with two displays should I upgrade to a better video card (5200 is only 64MB VRAM)?
Thanks for any advice!

I vote one of the larger. 17" displays, even two of them side-by-side, are simply too small.
I buy all of our displays from Dell. They're great quality and they're very inexpensive.
This 22" model, for example, is only $269.

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Hi,
thank you for your answer. Yes, now I also find the class CL_SALV_WD_MULTI_CELL_EDITOR which could be used to set different UIE in one cell. But it is quite limited, just the following UIE could be used
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Bottom line question, can I hook up two different external monitors AND use my laptop screen? can this be done in such a manner than the desktop is extended and not duplicated?
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