DUAL MONITORS w/GEFORCE 4 TI 4600???

[DukeChestnut]

since the gf4 has a VGA port and a DVI port can both be used at the same time? i.e. DUAL MONITORS??? or can u just switch between the two?

 

[Fenix793]

yes I believe both monitors can be used at the same time you'll need a dvi to vga adapter though if you want to use two crts.

 

[DukeChestnut]

hmmm. i wonder if the card starts chuggin when u use 2 outputs. if it does then i'd rather just use a pci video card instead. anyone have any experience with it?

thanx for the input Fenix

 

[NeoMadHatter]

i'm curious too because i'm considering buying a Geforce 4 Ti4600/4400 eventually. hopefully with VIVO if possible.

 

[SomethingBurning]

I have a Gainward GeForce 4 4400 with a VGA and DVI. I have ran it dual monitor and it didn't seem to slow anything down, but it only displayed the games I play on one monitor. I didn't research it too much since I was actually using a friends monitor, I just sit it up for fun for a little while.
Hope this helps.

 

[dude]

Yes, dual monitor works fine. It won't be any noticable slowdown if that's what you're asking. If you decide to use a PCI video card, that would probably be much slower than using the second output from the Geforce 4 card.

 

[DukeChestnut]

SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i'm gonna use it for all those photo/macromedia apps. so having a dual monitor where i can put all the code in one monitor and see the results on the other will REALLY help out.

thanx 4 all the replies guyz!

 

[dude]

Yes, you have no idea how well it works for coding html

Make sure you download ultramon

 

[DukeChestnut]

Originally posted by: dude
Yes, you have no idea how well it works for coding html

Make sure you download ultramon

dude that ultramon lookz SWEET! ... too bad its only a trial version ...

 

[NeoMadHatter]

ultramon is really awesome. i was using it when i had a dual monitor setup. i had to give the pci vid card to my brother so he could play some games. so i'm back to one. i miss the dual monitor setup though.

 

[dude]

Originally posted by: DukeChestnut

Originally posted by: dude Yes, you have no idea how well it works for coding html Make sure you download ultramon

dude that ultramon lookz SWEET! ... too bad its only a trial version ...

Yes, it's 30 day trialware. But it's only $25. I thought it was definately worth it for it's flexability.

 

[SUOrangeman]

nView (nVidi'a software for supporting multiple displays) is getting better and better. There's only a few things that it CANNOT do in comparison to UltraMon. But there are free tools like RefreshLock that can fill in any gaps.

I've been using my GF2MV TwinView for a year or more now, and a 2-card solution at work for long. I AIN"T GOING BACK TO ONE SCREEN!

-SUO