For Thoes Who run Dual Moniters

[Anubis]

Im just wounderin what res you run your dual moniters at?? i just set my scond up and the max my GF4TI4600 lets me do is 2560x1024 which isnat all that bad. but im wounderin if there are any cards that let you do any higher like somethin x 1200 or so. also wounderin what refresh rates you get because i can only set mine at 60Hz

thanks

 

[MrBond]

Refresh rate is probably limited by your monitors. The higher you go, the lower it gets usually.

 

[Ameesh]

at work i run both at 1600x1200
at home i run my big iiyama at 1920x1440 and my 19"viewsonic at 1600x1200


im a little unusal as i run my main monitor on my right and the second monitor is to the left of it.

 

[Ameesh]

ohh at work both are running 85 hz refreesh rate and at home both at 75.

 

[Lucky]

another dual monitor question:


Is it possible to have a taskbar for each monitor? Also, if I run stuff like OE, AIM, MSN, on the second monitor, is there anyways to get those off the taskbar on the first monitor, yet still have the actual programs open on the second?

I just got my 8500 in today...running 1152x876 or something on both monitors, 85Hz. I had to force the refresh rate on the second monitor as it only natively support 60Hz at that resolution.

 

[Jzero]

im a little unusal as i run my main monitor on my right and the second monitor is to the left of it.

I do too! *giggle*

I run my 21" at 1280x1024 70Hz
and my 17" is 1024x768 80Hz.

The 21" goes much higher, but the differential between it and the 17" which only goes up to 1280 at 60Hz and is practically unreadable, becomes rather annoying.

The 21" only runs at 70Hz because it's a fixed-frequency Trinitron.
I got it for $15. Sue me

 

[Frosty3799]

Originally posted by: Lucky
another dual monitor question:


Is it possible to have a taskbar for each monitor? Also, if I run stuff like OE, AIM, MSN, on the second monitor, is there anyways to get those off the taskbar on the first monitor, yet still have the actual programs open on the second?

Yep, I do exactly that. a program called Ultramon ... search on google. It has a free 30 day trial.

Oh, and I run 2 15" LCDs (listed in sig). Both are at native resolution of 1024x768, and 75 Hz.

 

[Platypus]

You can run either full taskbar or not, if you have questions more PM me or something, I'll fill you in.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

I run 5 monitors across two systems and every single one is at the monitor's max res and refresh rate.

 

[minendo]

1024x768 at 60Hz on both.

 

[Scootin159]

1600x1200 @ 85hz on both of them
2nd is on the left.

 

[bizmark]

monitor 1: 21" Trinitron @1600x1200x32x85Hz hooked up to a 32MB GF2GTS (AGP)
monitor 2: 15" Apple LCD @1024x768x16x60Hz hooked up to a 4MB S3 ViRGE (PCI)

dual-monitor controller: NVidia's nView

BTW there's no need to run LCD displays at anything higher than 60Hz.... they don't refresh in the same way that CRTs do.

 

[Anubis]

ok figured out the problem i was stretching the desktop across 2 before now there set up independently. the one on the left w/ the start menu and such is a 17in at 1152x864 at 75 HZ and the one on the right is a 19 in at 1600 x1200 at 75 Hz


now if i could only find a background that wouldn?t center itself on the bigger resolution and would stretch itself that world be nice. Anyone know how to do this????? have the wallpaper be full screen on both monitors with did resolutions?

 

[bmacd]

Originally posted by: TheEvil1
ok figured out teh problim i was stretching teh desktop across 2 before now there set up independitly. teh one on teh left w/ teh start menu and such is a 17in at 1152x864 at 75 HZ and the one on the right is a 19 in at 1600 x1200 at 75 Hz


nos if i could only find a background that wouldent center itself on teh bigger resoloution and would stretch itself that wold be nice. anyone know how to do this????? have teh wallpaper be full screne on both moniters with did resoloutions?

you are either too 1337 for me, or you need to learn how to type with minimal error.

-=bmacd=-