Dual Monitors

[thegreatone]

Ok, so how many of you here regularly work with 2 Monitors?

Right now i have my lovely new 17" LCd up next to my old 17" CRT... I'm liking it lots as i can have video on one, and everything erlse on the other

Shame my desk isn't big enough to support them both

[I_Love_My_Vans]

I always use dual monitors at home, the only way i can code and test without annoying myself too much

[thegreatone]

I knew alot of Coders used them for that very reasonb, any other reasons for me to get a new desk?

[wossname]

I use 2 at home too. I usually write code on the left hand screen (in VIM, naturally) and have either firefox or some form of documentation open in the main screen. Its actually illegal to not have a terminal console open in Linux at all times. *true*

[thegreatone]

I use 2 at home too. I usually write code on the left hand screen (in VIM, naturally) and have either firefox or some form of documentation open in the main screen. Its actually illegal to not have a terminal console open in Linux at all times. *true*

Funny that, i always had a console open when i used Linux (Debian). Not that i knew how to use it for very much, but hey...

Sounds like a good idea, i always seem to find one or two apps that are fighting for screen real estate

[wossname]

I'm annoyed that my laptop's video has only one aux output. I could really do with 3 screens. Then I could have CAD-Comic open.

[thegreatone]

I'm annoyed that my laptop's video has only one aux output. I could really do with 3 screens. Then I could have CAD-Comic open.

Thi card has 3 outputs... But, you can only use 2 at a time It's an ATI Radeon x1600XT 256Mb. It's Not Vivo either

But, i make do

[CyberSurfer]

I use 2 monitors all the time...I always have 4 or 5 console windows and / or ssh sessions open, plus browsers, file editors, email etc

[RobDog888]

I am using 3 flat panel monitors. Makes life much easier. One 18" and two 17" ViewSonic LCDs. Lets me have one screen for for coding, one for SQL Server Management Studio and the third for IE, property windows, help file docs, etc. I can code while looking at a table definition or stored procedure and not have to switch back and forth all the time.

[thegreatone]

I am using 3 flat panel monitors. Makes life much easier. One 18" and two 17" ViewSonic LCDs. Lets me have one screen for for coding, one for SQL Server Management Studio and the third for IE, property windows, help file docs, etc. I can code while looking at a table definition or stored procedure and not have to switch back and forth all the time.

Makes alot of sense, but how are you managing three screens from one PC?

[RobDog888]

I havent got it cabled the way I need yet but currently running 4 systems on a Linksys KVM. I usually run only 2 systems concurrently most of the time but remember that thread in General PC about Triple monitors? Well a link was posted to some software that can manage multiple monitors but only if the other system is on the same network and powered on. It uses the other systems video card and emulates it on your system.

[thegreatone]

I havent got it cabled the way I need yet but currently running 4 systems on a Linksys KVM. I usually run only 2 systems concurrently most of the time but remember that thread in General PC about Triple monitors? Well a link was posted to some software that can manage multiple monitors but only if the other system is on the same network and powered on. It uses the other systems video card and emulates it on your system.

Ah yes, i helped you with that thread, in fact i help[ed you set it all up, then asked you how it worked how bad is that?

Glad you got it working in the end though

[RobDog888]

Well still need to get an extension cable before I can have it setup the correct way so I can take advantage of all three screens on one system but shouldnt be too long now. So far the desktop only goes across two monitors but the third still displays a secondary systems video. Plus, I dont like the way the 3 monitors look on my desk so I think I will replace the 18" one as its 7+ years old now and not as bright. Then I will have all 3 - 17" of the same size.

[venerable bede]

I use a fancy sony laptop at work that fits into a cradle. It has a nice wide screen and I use a second 17" tft for p@rn and other important stuff.

[vbcode1980]

I loaned my desktop monitors to the producers of the Swordfish movie..