Using MXO2 for monitoring fcp

I'm looking to monitor HD out of a MacPro with one video card, and wondering if the MXO2 mini will allow me to have 2 computer monitors hooked up to my video card, and export HDMI to a LCD/TV (3 screens). From what I'm seeing, it looks like I'm going to have to send video to it from one of my video card ports and I don't want to loose my second monitor for editing.
Am I confused here, will I need a second video card, or is there something more to the MXO2 mini that I'm missing.
Thanks...

+Am I confused here+
A little. The MXO2 connects to your MacPro through a PCIe card that you install in the tower, so you won't lose a display port. (You are probably getting confused with a different Matrox device, the original MXO which connects via DVI).

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