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01/25/2005 03:30:06 PM · #1
Hi
I was wondering if i need any software to have two monitors connected to one computer? Or how do i get the two monitors to work separatly?
01/25/2005 03:34:49 PM · #2
software us usually included with the software that comes with the video card.

(assuming windows)...
this ay be accessed by right clicking the desktop>properties>settings>advanced
01/25/2005 03:40:42 PM · #3
two methods 2 seperate video cards or a video card that has 2 outputs not interlaced however if it is interlaced then you will see the same thing on both monitors. If you do have interlaced then you have to use programs like virtual monitor which you can then set one monitor and then set the other one to something else.
01/25/2005 03:46:37 PM · #4
is the radeon 9800 capable of doing that if not where can i get the software?
01/25/2005 04:02:06 PM · #5
Windows XP has the option built into it. Just right click on your desktop, go to properties, then settings.

If you have a laptop, then you already have an additional monitor input. If you're working on a desktop computer, you will need an additional card.

Message edited by author 2005-01-25 16:02:59.
01/25/2005 04:31:40 PM · #6
ATI's website said that it has Dual integrated display controllers...I'm not sure if that means you can use two monitors. I have that card in my dell desktop. I remeber reading somewhere that you could use two, but I cant remember where I saw that.

01/25/2005 04:45:18 PM · #7
o if i can use two the card will have two places to connect the two monitors? and if yes are they the same type of connection?
01/25/2005 04:49:39 PM · #8
Dual monitor cards have two connections, or a special cable that has two connectors.

Sometimes one or both are DVI (digital LCD) connectors, the low end would be two analog connections for CRTs and analog LCDs.

Matrox Milleniums, Gxxx cards, etc., have dual connectors. Windows XP supports these by default, but the Matrox and ATI software gives you more control over how the monitors are configured.
01/25/2005 05:02:46 PM · #9
Originally posted by nshapiro:

Dual monitor cards have two connections, or a special cable that has two connectors.

Sometimes one or both are DVI (digital LCD) connectors, the low end would be two analog connections for CRTs and analog LCDs.

Matrox Milleniums, Gxxx cards, etc., have dual connectors. Windows XP supports these by default, but the Matrox and ATI software gives you more control over how the monitors are configured.


multi-headed nVidia GeForce cards with the Included Deskview s/w work quite nicely as well. Home I have a multi-headed BFG Asylum GeForce 5700 ultra SVGA DB-15/DVI pretty nice for graphics and gaming.

Or just be Creative At work (I have to deal with junk but it works)I have nVidia GeForce 4 (AGP) with a 3DFX Voodoo 3 (PCI and about as old and the Matrox)...and they work peachy.

Next trick is to calibrate both monitors (it does work).
01/25/2005 05:07:51 PM · #10
this is funny i have a radeon 9800 and i don't have the connections for two monitors i only have the dvi entrance, thats strange...
01/25/2005 09:35:12 PM · #11
Is there any preference setting that needs changed in photoshop for two monitors? How does the 2 monitor setup work with photoshop? image on one and tools on the other?
01/25/2005 11:09:24 PM · #12
anyone?
01/26/2005 02:11:02 AM · #13
Originally posted by BADDBOYY21:

Is there any preference setting that needs changed in photoshop for two monitors? How does the 2 monitor setup work with photoshop? image on one and tools on the other?

It would depend on how the software sets the displays -- either as two independent desktops (you choose which one an application runs in, good for multi-tasking) or as one desktop stretched across both displays (larger area to work in).

David
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