Joined: Sun 08-24-2003 3:47PM Posts: 1049 Location: Behind YOU!
Source: Kelly Hall
gearbot wrote:
yeah, im about to join the crowd of multiple monitors. the hard part was just finding an identical monitor of the one i already have. apparently they discontinued my model. got lucky and found someone on ebay selling the same one i have.
Welcome to the club.
gearbot wrote:
now how will this turn out?
Good we hope.
gearbot wrote:
i get a dvi to vga adapter and hook the new monitor up to that.
UltraMon is not the only choice, but in my opinnion, it's the best.
gearbot wrote:
now, will there actually be a primary and secondary monitor so only one can actually play video?
The Primary monitor will be the monitor the "Start" button is displayed on, the monitor that full screen games will start and stay on, and the only monitor RealMedia's players will display video on. RM sucks.
gearbot wrote:
also, will there be an interference problem if i run the 2048x1024 res at a low refresh rate?
Yes, you'll get scrolling lines. One monitor from the top, the other from the bottom. This cannot be fixed except by seperating the monitors and/or adding a second video card. It's due to the synchronization b/c the monitors are on the same card. As a general computing tip, do your-self a favor and don't run low-refresh rates, your eyes will thank you.
gearbot wrote:
they're running from the same card so i wouldnt think there would be a prob.
Me neither, but C'est La Vie
_________________ "Why is it that we must always choose between certain death and probable death?" ~ Clank, Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
wow, ty for taking the time out to write all of that. damn, a 2nd vid card. would it matter if it's a super good one or just a cheap pci? (sry with all of the questions)
Joined: Sun 08-24-2003 3:47PM Posts: 1049 Location: Behind YOU!
Source: Kelly Hall
My primary is an AGP Radeon 9800 PRO - 128 MB DDR, my second is a PCI Saphire ATI 9100 64MB I bought from URLocalGuru. I wouldn't suggest anything less than a 32 MB graphics adapter, especially if you want to run that type of resouluion. An 8MB card won't physicaly have enough memory to handle that resolution. As for the scrolling lines, they arn't bad. I didn't really notice them under use.
_________________ "Why is it that we must always choose between certain death and probable death?" ~ Clank, Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
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