What actully Dual Screen Monitor is?

[shilpa_g2]

I am working on new setup for my office. Since we have to acommodate large number of people , but have chrunch of space, and single person have to work on more than one application running on different servers, i have been advised by few of counterparts to use dual screen monitors.

What actually does that mean? what I have been told its like one monitor partitioned into two parts and both displaying contents from different applications.?

but is it possible? if yes then what kind of monitor i need?do i need any sapport software too?

Please help....

[wossname]

It means you just use 2 separate monitors on one PC. You need a twin-head video card for this though.

Most laptops have a monitor out port and you can have the normal TFT laptop screen as screen A and another CRT monitor as B if you want. I did this for a while when I was using MSDN a lot while programming.

Whats the point of partitioning a single screen? All you have to do to get that effect is to rightclick the taskbar and select "Tile Windows horizontally".

[DeadEyes]

I think what you need is a KVM Switch
One keyboard
One video (monitor)
One mouse
To control a number of different machines.

[Wally Pipp]

Me hit enemies over head with club. Me mate monitor and keep score. I always win dual.

[shilpa_g2]

I know of KVM switch. but it doent solve my problem. since its one of the screen on the monitor has to be there always as it display the information for the person to work on the application he wil be working.

But since he will be swiching between the applications, the the second portion is to be guided by some thing like KVM switch.

I dont know if its actully possible...

any comments...........

[wossname]

Originally posted by shilpa_g2
What actully Dual Screen Monitor is?

Yoda?

[BodwadUK]

It allows you to increase you desktop space. The second monitor can act as an extension. I think you want to see two applications on the same pc. In which case it will help. One app can be dragged to the second screen and the first can be used on the first monitor.

You need a graphics card that supports dual screen. Many of the do. Matrox has a 3 way card I beleive

2 X monitors is also a requirement (You could use a telly)

[wossname]

Originally posted by BodwadUK
You could use a telly

Cool, I've got an old B&W travel tv in the loft somewhere. Circa 1985.

[BodwadUK]

svideo is also required. Oh and an IQ above 10 to plug it in. Sorry Woss you fail all requirements

[wossname]

Originally posted by BodwadUK
svideo is also required. Oh and an IQ above 10 to plug it in. Sorry Woss you fail all requirements

Despite still being a grammatician's nightmare, you have actually managed to spell some difficult words correctly, I know you normally have trouble with "it" and "is". Clever doggie, have a bikkit.

[BodwadUK]

Wow I got it all right


Mmmm bikky

*chomp chomp*

*** this is like concrete you arrogant cheap skate cat

[wossname]

Builder's rubble, yes. Just found it lying here where your house used to be.

[BodwadUK]

OH MY HOUSE







Wait a minute my kennel was made of wood it was venerable bedes house there

your one dead *****!!!

[Shaggy Hiker]

By the way, you don't necessarily need a dual head video card. Just install a second regular video card.

[nemaroller]

Most recent Nvidia cards have desktop extension abilities...
I can only assume the same goes for ATI....


And you wouldn't need two monitors, you could get this instead....

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...L&sku=D25-1500

Dual-monitor is really nice for programming... especially web programming or SQL Server programming.

[wossname]

For that money I'd expect the screen to be continuous all the way across, that inch wide gap is rubbish.

I'd rather have that triple-screen thingy taht was posted up here a few weeks ago. That was sweet.

I can't wait until they get virtual reality sorted properly. Then we could concentrate on making computer powerful, we haven't even hit the 5GHz barrier yet (in mainstream machines I mean).

Give us machines with 1024 CPUs running at 128 terahertz (each ) and then maybe I'll get my wallet out

[NoteMe]

I am using 2 monitors all the time when I am prgorammin...all the toolbars and other stuff in one, and then the code in the other window...when I am (some times) programming in VB I have the code in one wondow and then the forms in an other window...I have a RAdeon 7500 card with dual VGA ports that I am not using anymore..you can have it...just come and get it..

[BodwadUK]

And I thought you students didnt do any work

[NoteMe]

Well I am all ready late for school....so i better hurry up now....see you hard working dog...

[mendhak]

School is for loser, wannabe kids.

[BodwadUK]

I am at work now