Dual Monitor Set up

[Clouds_mate]

Any geeks here have a dual monitor set up?


Tempted to go and buy another 19" TFT to match mine and have a dual layout.

Anyone done this. Worth the extra cash?

[Predator_R32]

im guessing for your computer??, would look cool but why lol

[Baz]

ive fancied this, my mate had it on his PC, makes it easier when playing games and browing net etc, or changing songs on WMP/Shit-tunes etc etc

[dannyjay]

I had it setup at work.

A main 20", and a 17" secondary.

But I prefer just the one, its not worth the cash tbh.
Just lets you look at 2 pages at once, nothing special. :P

[Yates]

AdSayer...

[Predator_R32]

ahhh ok well i dont see the point im happy with one

my lcd tv has a pc link option might try and set it up

[Baz]

i also think your just looking for something to buy now your not spending it on your car :P

[Tupps]

a mate of mine had 3 x 19" set up

till his house got raided and they took them back :(

[Clouds_mate]

Yeh could connect my TV up to it but would be the same :sad:

[Mystic]

I got 2x 19" at home, its reat for things like web design & using flash since you can have a full screen code window & full screen design windows.

Apart from that it really only extra space for me to fill with junk :sad:

There are some nifty programs that give you extra buttons up at the top right of the window. I cant remember the name of it but i get 2 more buttons. 1 goes full screen accross both monitors & the other throws the window between monitors (obviously you can just drag it accross too)

You can also have a start bar extension on2 the 2nd monitor that keeps track of windows in it (rather than cluttering your primary monitors bar & making it easy to lose things :P)

I'd say go 4 it, you can get a 19" TFT for <£150 these days! If you got room on the desk do it :y:

EDIT: i also have 2 tvs in my room which are connected to my pc using S-Video cables (i cant use all 4 at once but my bed is up on the ceiling so if im watching a dvd in bed i chuck the primary desktop up there to watch) these are no good for anything involving text. they dont have high enough accuracy to read text from so you can only use em for watching vids etc

[Predator_R32]

lol, would connecting it up to the tv act as a second monitor or just whatever is on the laptop screen appear on the tv???

[Clouds_mate]

I could use my tv as a secondary monitor..Not sure about normal TV's

Im tempted to buy the extact same model TFT and have them side my side.

Sound some cool stuff there but maybe its just a thing im going through lol

[VTR_Zoe]

I’ve got a 19" as a main screen and a 15" for pallets and menus, like Mystic said, in photo programmes and web design programmes.

[Mystic]

lol, would connecting it up to the tv act as a second monitor or just whatever is on the laptop screen appear on the tv???

Most graphics cards have VGA, DVI & S-Video ports. but tend to only let you run 2 separate monitors at a time. Sometimes the extra monitor plugged in duplicates one of the other screens & sometimes it does nothing (well mine seem to be random anyway, might be because of the S-Video splitter or something)

[SNewham]

I used to have dual 18" TFTs on mine when I used to play online racing/shooting games but one of them blew up and I couldn't afford to replace it :)

[Mystic]

Any geeks here have a dual monitor set up?

Bah i just noticed this was specifically aimed at geeks, my appologies i retract my previous posts & ill try keep out your way ;)

[Predator_R32]

ahhhhhh im a geek now lol, ignore posts too :y:

[minxymears]

i remember on another forum a guy had 3 19" monitors set out in a slight arc shape, must have been awesome for playin games!

[Mystic]

i remember on another forum a guy had 3 19" monitors set out in a slight arc shape, must have been awesome for playin games!

You will struggle to find games with 3 monitor support, its hard enough to find them with 2 monitor support. The only real advantages come from a design/work point of view.

Or bragging rights in your local online pub ;)

[Clouds_mate]

Online Pub? now whos the geek ;)

I wouldnt mind it for watching media files on one or for streaming football and web on the other

[Predator_R32]

lol mystic, you have dropped yourself in it now

[Mystic]

D'oh :sad:

[Easty]

yo, i have dual monitors.. i use my Widescreen LCD tv to watch tv episodes / films and stuff from my pc, and just use the monitor for everything else !

[Luke]

Have a word with Adsayer, he has this set up back at his home.

[Viper]

i want a 4 screen set up, then play halo on it :D would be great..

or, get a high quality projector, and profect onto the garage door, would be ace :y:

[barrett]

think about if you would actually use it leckie then go from there. If you have a spare old monitor set it up using that for a week or two and see what you think.

It would be cool for using it to watch a film and browse web, but at the same time it would be hard to browse the web on a big monitor to the left of where you are trying to watch a film.

I am going through the I really want a dual screen phase at the moment, plus i really want a new Mac. A 12.1" (don't forget the .1) screen is too small!!

They have just got loads of big screens in the hospital and alot are running dual screen too, all for the new PACS system for viewing X-Rays. Been playing on them all week, very cool!

[Barry123]

yo leck.

Yeah I've got a dual setup

19" primary
15" secondary.

Basically the secondary usually runs the TV card and then all other work is done on the other. Now i've got a dual setup i wont be going back, defo worth the money. For instance, spamming saxp and watch TV is now possible.
Using photoshop and following a tutorial (without it compromising the photoshop window) is now possible. MSN messenger in the secondary whilst looking at porn on other etc etc.

defo worth it. When I'm at home I actually (although i didnt bother when yates n luke were at mine) have my TV hooked up to it too.

:drool: three screen setup :drool:

[srcnix]

As a developer I find a dual display brilliant as does the designer here at place of work. All developers have dual display and some techies too.

[Clouds_mate]

Thanks guys.

Iv got a 17" CRT here some where but i dont fancy wacking that on my desk lol. I think it will look pretty good.

Mmmmm do i waste more cash on something i probs dont need? Yeh might aswell lol.

Can any of you guys host a pic of yours?

[Barry123]

coming right up sir...


sorry about the mess. never much point in cleaning a room I'm only in for 3 months of the year.
http://www.saxperience.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=3918&d=1170704862

...or decorating it for that matter... i've had that since i was 8 :omg:

[Easty]

Monitor 1

http://www.btinternet.com/~Djeasty/m1.JPG

Monitor 2

http://www.btinternet.com/~Djeasty/m2.JPG

[Clouds_mate]

Good work easty ;) I think i might hook up my tv and use that lol....

I dont mean to sound like a homo but wher did you get them drawers and shit your TV is on?


Sayer - nice and tidy room ;) thanks mate

[Clouds_mate]

and can you link me to that wallpaper of the bitches.

Its makes me moist.

ta

[Barry123]

i'd just cleaned it for that photo as well...

[vidal]

This do for you...

http://nastyhobbit.wordpress.com/files/2005/10/multi-monitors.jpg

[Clouds_mate]

is that a computerised dildo straped to the chair?

[Alex]

I have a 17" and a 15", keep meaning to get another 17", but want to try and find the same one.

[thoms04]

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[Easty]

Good work easty ;) I think i might hook up my tv and use that lol....

I dont mean to sound like a homo but wher did you get them drawers and shit your TV is on?


Sayer - nice and tidy room ;) thanks mate

my folks bought it for my brother, but it didn't fit in his room, so i stole it instead.. they can't remember where they got it from... possibly Ikea...

the wallpaper i can give you though...

http://www.btinternet.com/~Djeasty/A4.jpg

or

http://www.btinternet.com/~Djeasty/C2.jpg

[Predator_R32]

lol thats cool all them monitors, have you seen the keyboards lol, digging that wallpaper too :y:

[Clouds_mate]

wow...

Now i bet you dont have it in high res :(

[Tupps]

Leckie....You need help!!!

Addicted to spending

[Barry123]

This do for you...

http://nastyhobbit.wordpress.com/files/2005/10/multi-monitors.jpg

that is class. at uni we have a 3 projector setup that covers a slightly bigger area. is the tits.

[Viper]

i want to have a setup like this

http://www.informatik-student.de/images/quake3.jpg

[Modified]

i was using a 28"TV and a 19" LCD monitor
after the monitor had a fighting with my BB gun had to get something new :(

so went for one 37" LCD HDTV, pc, tv and xbox :D its lovely!!!

[Clouds_mate]

I tempted to use my 32" HDTV as my pc monitor. but would be a problem when missus wanted to watch TV and all that... lol

Got any pictures mate?

[Modified]

not with me :( sadly im at work on the forums!!!
but i will take some pics of my desk setup when i get home 2night :)
tv is well worth the money! room is nto that big so a f00k off tv is just wiked!!!!! playin gears of war on a 37" HDTV with ya xbox 360 on HD mode sittin about a metre away is just amazing!!!

[GrantW]

How do you connect the 2nd monitor up? ive got a 19" tft as my monitor just now, but ive still got my old 21" CRT monitor that i could hook up. What cables do i need because ive only got one monitor connection on the back of the card, plus a DVI thingy.

[Mystic]

not with me :( sadly im at work on the forums!!!
but i will take some pics of my desk setup when i get home 2night :)
tv is well worth the money! room is nto that big so a f00k off tv is just wiked!!!!! playin gears of war on a 37" HDTV with ya xbox 360 on HD mode sittin about a metre away is just amazing!!!

You'll get 13:9 eyes!

Im having my room done atm so no pics yet but im getting an HD Projector & 90" screen so ill take sum pics when its all setup :y:

Will be interesting to see if games are any good on it, movies will be ace though

[Barry123]

I would have thought the card would have come with a DVI - VGA convertor so you could connect the other monitor...

Mine did, but as my 19 is DVI it wasnt needed.

[GrantW]

The 19" was new last xmas, not the one there, it didnt have a dvi cable so im guessing its not dvi? And the card is ancient lol. So i just need an adapter cable thingy to connect the old monitor up?

What actually is S-Video btw lol

[Barry123]

s-video is pants. RGB all the way. its for tv's/

Check the back of the monitor, if it has a wideish rectangle connector then you could be looking at DVI

[GrantW]

Cheers, will check when I get home, in uni atm.

Reason I was asking about S vid is ive got a projector setup in my room and the playstation is connected to it via S vid cable, but when i connect the pc up to it it comes through as RGB. was just wondering what was better.

[Barry123]

RGB defo. I bought an RGB cable when i got my PS2... makes such a difference. Could believe sony didnt offer them as standard.

[Easty]

Leckie....

http://www.btinternet.com/~Djeasty/1024res.jpg

enjoy :)

[Mystic]

Got the bottom one in high res too? ;)

[Modified]

right home now and here is a pic of me setup, its just one massive tv for everything lol :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/Modifiedmatty/100_2324.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/Modifiedmatty/100_2323.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/Modifiedmatty/100_2326.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/Modifiedmatty/100_2327.jpg

[jaybiss]

billy bong bong ;)

[Robb]

could of had a tidy up before taking some pics?

:oops:

[Clouds_mate]

i have the same mouse mat at work lol ;) Mmmm duno what to do about tv lol

[Clouds_mate]

thinking about going and getting the cable for the TV today.

Does it not annoy you having such a high res?

[Modified]

clean my desk.......for u guys.....blah lol :) billy bong indeed! lol :D i love da w33d!!!! lol nah love my tv love the high res!!!!!! :)
the tv has a VGA port on it so just plug it in with out ne other cables just removed my 19" flatscreen monitor and put the tv in its place :) its great!

[Clouds_mate]

haha just set me TV up as the monitor haha. its awesome. But a little bit

[Modified]

haha just set me TV up as the monitor haha. its awesome. But a little bit

but a little bit..........................

get some pics up :panic:

[Clouds_mate]

bit - big lol..

hold on im just on the mobile..

[Clouds_mate]

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a336/DannyBoyLeckie/09%20PC%20Related/Xbox%20360/DSC00013.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a336/DannyBoyLeckie/09%20PC%20Related/Xbox%20360/DSC00011.jpg

its hurt my eyes. gone back to normal monitor lol

[jaybiss]

K2..............

[Clouds_mate]

k2 rocks haha

[barrett]

i like the idea of a tv like yours as my monitor leckie, may have something to do with the inadequate size of my 12.1 inch iBook screen!

[Clouds_mate]

lol, it doesnt look that big in the pictures (whey) but it was a bitch on the eyes. Gave me a dodgy headache. But the picture and colours of it were awesome.

[saxodan]

Thought I would bump this bad boy...

Started my new job today, and the IT tech guy down there is leaving.. so guess whos getting his Dual screen set up when he leaves

wink wink

Its huuuuuge

That is all ;)

[Clouds_mate]

for work or home rat boy?

[saxodan]

for work or home rat boy?

The new job I started

So it will be at work

20" screens to I think

The IT guy has an awesome machine, 2gb ram 3 X 250GB hdds

Hopefully I will grab that too lol

[liam_b]

heres mine 19inc and 32inc

4004

[Clouds_mate]

just set mine up. Looking forward to using the tv for TV episodes insted of streaming them to the 360..

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a336/DannyBoyLeckie/07%20Photographs/Bedroom/S6300328Medium.jpg

[RootDogg]

I've had them for a while now, since back when i did gcse 2 years ago (parents got me a tft)

I have a real neat program I found that puts a task bar on the second window and allows you to move windows between the monitors quicker and easier..

http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/

Pm me if don't want the trial cough


http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/tour/smart_taskbar_desktop.jpg