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Posted on: Apr. 22 2002,04:51 |
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Umm...
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Wiley
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Posted on: Apr. 22 2002,05:20 |
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I dunno ...do you have a dual headed video card? I use the Matrox G450 at work for the two monitors on my desk and I have a quad monitor matrox out on the trading floor. They're only really good if you are refrencing one screen while working in another.
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liquid metal
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Posted on: Apr. 23 2002,03:05 |
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i may have found a bug editor.
anyways i found the answers i was looking for. found the software i needed too.
and yes it does.
info: i was able to delete the post after i found the info. hmm. i think someone replied to it between when i posted and when i found my info.
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CaptainEO
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Posted on: Apr. 24 2002,01:04 |
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The best dual-head setup is NVIDIA TwinView... It uses a single large framebuffer that splits across two video outputs. This is much better than having 2 separate video cards, because you get full Direct* and OpenGL acceleration on both heads. (too bad TwinView isn't available on more of their high-end cards...)
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DuSTman
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Posted on: Apr. 24 2002,01:22 |
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huh? I thought WGL Didn't support multiple monitors?
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beuges
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Posted on: Apr. 24 2002,15:12 |
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Im thinking of going the dual-monitor route as well... 2 monitors is kind of a necessity for coding and stuff so i reckon it's time i caught up with the rest of the world. Thing is, i dont know enought about graphics cards to decide which one to buy. i'd like to keep it to a single dualhead/twinview card, rather than putting in a 2nd card (mostly due to a limited budget  )
what do u guys suggest? let it be known that i am not really the gaming type, so i don't need the latest and greatest, but i do want something that will be able to handle the odd 3d game or so if i do decide to play... however, since this isnt going to be the primary purpose of the card, i dont mind having less-than-the-ultimate gameplay. with the current Rand/Dollar exchange, i guess my budget is looking at about $150.
suggestions?
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liquid metal
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Posted on: Apr. 24 2002,17:52 |
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ed why is it telling me i can close this topic and delete it?? 
i have no need to get dual monitor support. it just looks cool. i have a radeon 8500... it does what i want it to do, lets me put different windows in different monitors.
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beuges
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Posted on: Apr. 30 2002,13:15 |
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whee
sorry for digging this topic up again, but i've narrowed my choice of video cards down to the following:
Radeon 7500LE
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GeForce2 MX Twinview
They both seem pretty decent, bearing in mind that its not for gaming, but just for the convenience of having 2 monitors
which of the 2 seems better? or any other suggestions?
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veistran
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Posted on: May 01 2002,03:28 |
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there's a geforce 4 mx with dual monitor support from visiontek, but it's ~$120US
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editor
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Posted on: May 01 2002,03:31 |
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ed why is it telling me i can close this topic and delete it??
Might you be a moderator?
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