Multiple Display 101 - Beta - Your inputs please

tlarkin · 05-27-2008, 08:18 PM

I would check out Matrox video solutions, since they are pretty much the best video card company when it comes to multi displays. There are many solutions that a gaming video card can not do that a Matrox can. They also have external solutions if you wanted to use say 8 or 10 displays.

good luck

f.i.t.h · 05-27-2008, 11:55 PM

Thats a really good 101, and since I'm considering multi displays, this will help.

sniperchang · 05-28-2008, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by tlarkin

I would check out Matrox video solutions, since they are pretty much the best video card company when it comes to multi displays. There are many solutions that a gaming video card can not do that a Matrox can. They also have external solutions if you wanted to use say 8 or 10 displays.

good luck

I've mentioned Matrox a couple of times, do you think I should say more?

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Originally Posted by f.i.t.h

Thats a really good 101, and since I'm considering multi displays, this will help.

Thanks! Wait till you see it with diagrams and screenshots.

tlarkin · 05-28-2008, 12:32 AM

I must have missed the matrox section, my bad

hermeslyre · 05-28-2008, 01:11 AM

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The most cost-effective Gaming PCs with multi-display capabilities are with one powerful card (or two in SLI) for gaming with cheap secondary cards to run secondary screens. This configuration allows for fast gaming, and multi-display desktop. Or you could simply get one powerful card and run dual-screen. The gaming performance will not be impaired by the extra monitor

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Secondary monitors are simply your other monitors which are not set as primary.

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This is because windows only displays the taskbar in the primary monitor.

Ok, I acted the despicable grammar nazi.. Thumbs up man, looks great!

voyagerfan99 · 05-28-2008, 01:19 AM

You should mention that you cannot dual-display if you have on-board graphics. (Unless you can use a splitter?)

G25r8cer · 05-28-2008, 02:00 AM

You should include the TH2GO (Triple Head 2 Go). It is prob the best display adapter for triple monitors and you only need 1 output on your graphics card in order to use.

G25r8cer · 05-28-2008, 02:01 AM

Also, since win 2000 windows supports up to 10 displays. If thats not in there.

sniperchang · 05-28-2008, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by hermeslyre

Ok, I acted the despicable grammar nazi.. Thumbs up man, looks great!

Fixed, thanks for the help.

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Originally Posted by voyagerfan99

You should mention that you cannot dual-display if you have on-board graphics. (Unless you can use a splitter?)

I though I did mention about integrated graphics, hmm. I'll add something later, thanks.

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Originally Posted by g25racer

Also, since win 2000 windows supports up to 10 displays. If thats not in there.

ok.

I might add some more about Matrox later as well. Thanks guys, keep em coming

G25r8cer · 05-29-2008, 12:20 AM

I think with using a splitter all you will get is a mirror image on the second monitor unless you can use nvidia software.

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05-27-2008, 08:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 9,764	I would check out Matrox video solutions, since they are pretty much the best video card company when it comes to multi displays. There are many solutions that a gaming video card can not do that a Matrox can. They also have external solutions if you wanted to use say 8 or 10 displays. good luck

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