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Claudio · 23-10-2003, 01:41 AM

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skit7288 · 23-10-2003, 08:49 AM

hello, i dont undertsanmd what this dualmonitor thing is.. can sum1 please explain 4 me, do u need 2 mouses, 2 keyboards? sory im just a lil curious thats all

mrunion · 23-10-2003, 12:04 PM

Nope. Dual monitors is simply twice the screen size. One Keyboard, one mouse, twice the space to run apps. It is really helpful for graphics/3D AND for programming!

Mark · 23-10-2003, 12:34 PM

Computing with two monitors is like making love to a beautiful woman -- once you've had twins, nothing else will do

Claudio · 23-10-2003, 10:24 PM

Funny Mark.... LoL

Anyways, the dual monitor will allow you to strech the screen enough to split in two...

Lets say you have your layout in one screen and the Modeler in the other.

Whatever you do to manage all opened windows in one screen, you will be able to split the windows on biger screen without sacrifice the sice of the windows.

I used for a while with Adobe Premiere, but I got so confused and my neck started hurt, so I had to give it up.

PolarBear53 · 24-10-2003, 01:13 AM

I am now enviouse. Really nice set up you have there. Maybe I can take out some shelves on my desk and get two monitors. I used a dual monitor system at the apple store, I watched the preveiw for finding nemo on two screens! Just watching one window go from one monitor to the other is woth the expense, it's rather enertaining. I hope to get a nice system, someday.

skit7288 · 24-10-2003, 10:45 AM

ok then cool, thx guyz, sounds awesome.. atm im wokring with a 19inch 1024x768 and da worst system u can imagine
856mhz Pentium 3
256 Mb SDR RAM
16 Mb SDR Nvidia Vid Card
total piece of shit!!! wats every1 else running?

philip · 24-10-2003, 11:13 AM

a 800 PIII ain't too bad, with more RAM (512) and a better video card it's ok for medium resolution models.

I'm on a P4 3GHz (OCed to 3.26) and a P4 2.533

skit7288 · 24-10-2003, 11:36 AM

lucvky u lol... well im only 15 n got no job.. so dats wat i get i guess

PolarBear53 · 24-10-2003, 08:14 PM

I have a 2.4ghz intel, 512 RAM, and a geforece 4 mx440, I'm kinda happy with it, alltough i wish i had another one to render on.

Kevin McPoland · 25-10-2003, 06:42 PM

Hi people,

I am thinking of getting another monitor from our friend Santa Clause soon, but something I have been thinking about is the video memory...

I have a NVIDIA GeForce FX5600 128mb graphics card, with dual monitor ability. If I plug in the other monitor, will it drop the card to 64mb Ram each screen, or keep it at 128?

And if it does drop, it is a noticeable drop?

Thanks,

Kevin McPoland
kevinmcpoland@breathe.com

Johnny9ball · 25-10-2003, 07:32 PM

No it wont drop anything to 64. It dosent apply the video ram to each monitor because for dual monitors it just extends the width of your desktop. You wont notice anything but that you have twice the deskspace. The video memory isnt a factor with two monitors, because in a normal two monitor setup your desktop just gets extended by twice the width. So for instance if your running 1024x768 desktop resolution on one monitor, dual monitors would would then be 2048x768 Desktop resolution witch takes a little more video memory but only like 1 or 2 megs. When you play games it turns off one of your monitors.

Kevin McPoland · 25-10-2003, 08:34 PM

Thanks Johnny9ball,

Looks like Santa's definately getting a letter from me then! Come Xmas, I'm going to be in the 2 monitor club!!!

Kevin McPoland
kevinmcpoland@breathe.com

Johnny9ball · 25-10-2003, 08:59 PM

Yule love it

Fallenswordsman · 25-10-2003, 09:18 PM

That was a terrible, terrible pun, Johnny!

Why the heck am I laughing so much then?

Forget dual monitors though, what about getting one of these?
http://www.jengajam.com/r/computer-monitor

23-10-2003, 01:41 AM	#46
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23-10-2003, 08:49 AM	#47
skit7288 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 25	hello, i dont undertsanmd what this dualmonitor thing is.. can sum1 please explain 4 me, do u need 2 mouses, 2 keyboards? sory im just a lil curious thats all __________________ Scars are souvenirs you never lose… E-Mail My Site!

23-10-2003, 12:04 PM	#48
mrunion Full Access Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Jonesborough, TN Posts: 45	Nope. Dual monitors is simply twice the screen size. One Keyboard, one mouse, twice the space to run apps. It is really helpful for graphics/3D AND for programming! __________________ Thanx, Matt

23-10-2003, 10:24 PM	#50
Claudio Full Access Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: US Posts: 207	Funny Mark.... LoL Anyways, the dual monitor will allow you to strech the screen enough to split in two... Lets say you have your layout in one screen and the Modeler in the other. Whatever you do to manage all opened windows in one screen, you will be able to split the windows on biger screen without sacrifice the sice of the windows. I used for a while with Adobe Premiere, but I got so confused and my neck started hurt, so I had to give it up. __________________ Claudio www.kakosvideo.com

24-10-2003, 01:13 AM	#51
PolarBear53 Full Access Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 315	wow I am now enviouse. Really nice set up you have there. Maybe I can take out some shelves on my desk and get two monitors. I used a dual monitor system at the apple store, I watched the preveiw for finding nemo on two screens! Just watching one window go from one monitor to the other is woth the expense, it's rather enertaining. I hope to get a nice system, someday.

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23-10-2003, 12:34 PM	#49
Mark Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Sunbury, UK Posts: 2,339	Computing with two monitors is like making love to a beautiful woman -- once you've had twins, nothing else will do

24-10-2003, 10:45 AM	#52
skit7288 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 25	ok then cool, thx guyz, sounds awesome.. atm im wokring with a 19inch 1024x768 and da worst system u can imagine 856mhz Pentium 3 256 Mb SDR RAM 16 Mb SDR Nvidia Vid Card total piece of shit!!! wats every1 else running? __________________ Scars are souvenirs you never lose… E-Mail My Site!

24-10-2003, 11:13 AM	#53
philip Tutorial Clown Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 817	a 800 PIII ain't too bad, with more RAM (512) and a better video card it's ok for medium resolution models. I'm on a P4 3GHz (OCed to 3.26) and a P4 2.533 __________________ Don't ever argue with idiots. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

24-10-2003, 11:36 AM	#54
skit7288 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 25	lucvky u lol... well im only 15 n got no job.. so dats wat i get i guess __________________ Scars are souvenirs you never lose… E-Mail My Site!

24-10-2003, 08:14 PM	#55
PolarBear53 Full Access Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 315	I have a 2.4ghz intel, 512 RAM, and a geforece 4 mx440, I'm kinda happy with it, alltough i wish i had another one to render on.

25-10-2003, 06:42 PM	#56
Kevin McPoland Full Access Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8	Does the Memory get halved??? Hi people, I am thinking of getting another monitor from our friend Santa Clause soon, but something I have been thinking about is the video memory... I have a NVIDIA GeForce FX5600 128mb graphics card, with dual monitor ability. If I plug in the other monitor, will it drop the card to 64mb Ram each screen, or keep it at 128? And if it does drop, it is a noticeable drop? Thanks, Kevin McPoland kevinmcpoland@breathe.com

25-10-2003, 07:32 PM	#57
Johnny9ball Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Reno,Nevada Posts: 1,099	No it wont drop anything to 64. It dosent apply the video ram to each monitor because for dual monitors it just extends the width of your desktop. You wont notice anything but that you have twice the deskspace. The video memory isnt a factor with two monitors, because in a normal two monitor setup your desktop just gets extended by twice the width. So for instance if your running 1024x768 desktop resolution on one monitor, dual monitors would would then be 2048x768 Desktop resolution witch takes a little more video memory but only like 1 or 2 megs. When you play games it turns off one of your monitors. __________________ www.ThreeDCG.com

25-10-2003, 08:34 PM	#58
Kevin McPoland Full Access Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8	Cool!! Thanks Johnny9ball, Looks like Santa's definately getting a letter from me then! Come Xmas, I'm going to be in the 2 monitor club!!! Kevin McPoland kevinmcpoland@breathe.com

25-10-2003, 08:59 PM	#59
Johnny9ball Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Reno,Nevada Posts: 1,099	Yule love it __________________ www.ThreeDCG.com

25-10-2003, 09:18 PM	#60
Fallenswordsman Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,702	That was a terrible, terrible pun, Johnny! Why the heck am I laughing so much then? Forget dual monitors though, what about getting one of these? http://www.jengajam.com/r/computer-monitor

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