dual Moniters

Using dual moniters on a single computer

[cminicooperj]

Could someone help me with useing dual moniters on my computer? I didn't know where to post this, but the people here have been such help before, I thought I should ask here.

Facts:
I have a video card that has a normal moniter plug and a mother board that has it. The video card also has an S-video output. If I need to, I can use another moniter, but it might be hard to get one. My TV is in the perfect place and I have an S-video cord. I also have xp(for using the dual view built-in program).

If I could, could I use the same Dual View program to use S-Video as a second moniter? I need to use it for a program add-on I have. I'd like to try it.

Thank You-CminicooperJ

[cuce]

you need an adapter.

[piskie]

If you are using a Windows PC, all you need is an additional Graphics card.
All windows OS since W98SE will use the second card as an extension of your desktop making it 2 monitors wide.

I have been using this setup for some years and just added another Card to go Triple Monitors. Again no problems, all simple and intuitive to configure just right click on desktop, Choose Properties then Settings and follow your nose.

For most, this will, mean adding an old fashioned PCI card to work alongside an AGP or the new PCIe. Bill got this right if not much else.

Good luck and if you get it setup OK the gains are well worth it. I have one screen with Dreamweaver Design View, another screen with Code View and a third screen with either Client Copy Input or sometimes external CSS.

[cminicooperj]

thank you, I appreciate the help.

[Bewenched]

If you are running Microsoft XP you just have to plug them both in. Love Mine! and I want a third! I'm so rotten.

[rocknbil]

As a dualie junkie - once bitten, now every system in the house MUST have dual monitors - one thing I've found is that you will often have difficulties getting different cards even from the same manufacturer to play well together. You can alleviate a lot of troubles by installing two identical video adapters.

The overal best solution - if you're going to spring for a second card which will hog up a whole PCI/AGP slot, look at the price of a dual head card. They're generally only 25-50% more than a good single monitor card, often have shared video RAM resources, and of course will always work with two monitors. You can off the old one on eBay or upgrade someone else's system with it.

That being said, I love my NVidia GeForce FX 5200 dual head card, of course NVidia has better dualies out now.

**IMO Please avoid ATI cards.** You may be able to drop one in without a hitch, but if it does't work right at startup you'll be sitting there for days rebooting and hoping.

[Lipik]

Once you'r used to 2 monitors, you'l never want to go back to one... you want even more..

[Philosopher]

Amen. Went to two monitors about a year ago and now am seriously looking at a third. The productivity change is WELL worth it.

[JudgeJeffries]

I got three.
You'll need UltraMon.
Wife thinks I'm totally mad.

[BillyS]

Hmm, seems like I'm the only one that didn't like two monitors. Too much looking around.

[inbound]

Have a look in your analytics to see what people are up to with desktop sizes, there's interesting stuff there.

Dual monitors is quite common for people who want to work more productively.

I have to give respect to an occasional visitor to one of my sites that has 5120 * 1024 as their desktop! (4 * 1280*1024). Also there is a 3200*1200 (2 * 1600*1200).

If you do a lot of spreadsheet work and can't squeeze 2 monitors onto your desk then think about widescreen.

[BillyS]

>>Dual monitors is quite common for people who want to work more productively.

I think you meant to say:

Dual monitors is quite common for people who want to think they are working more productively.

[rocknbil]

I use it to put all my palettes and other tool panes on one monitor and clear off the main monitor for workspace. If you've ever workd in Flash, Photoshop, or any other proggie with lots of floating tool panes, you will see how really cool it is to not have your workspace crowded up with tools, or to have to keep opening and closing them.

[Leosghost]

any other proggie with lots of floating tool panes

for those using dreamweaver ..it would be the only sensible way to use "design view" and actually see what one is really going to get..;-)