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Post by Norm // Jan 29, 2006, 5:16am

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Anyone with ts7 and Dual Monitors, pls check out this thread on older forums and let me know what you are finding. Thanks in advance folks.


http://forums.caligari.com/discus/messages/1578/10387.html?1138547496

Post by Alien // Jan 29, 2006, 9:29am

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Still lusting after a second display, eh? :D I know prices aren't good for you in Canada... I forget, did you say you didn't have enough room for the 2nd 1 to be a CRT? If you have got the room, that'd be your best bet. I don't know what prices are like over there, but if I wanted a 19" CRT I could get 1 for about £100, compared to about £202 [£182 + £20 dead pixel checking service] for the 19" LCD I'm looking at. Infact I just saw some refurbished 19" CRTs going for under £30, so maybe you could find something like that over there, assuming you have the room.


As to useage... It's definitely worth it. I pretty much agree with all the positive things said on that old thread.If I don't end up with 1 of those keyboards I mentioned in the other thread for whatever reason, I may end up putting another graphics card in & going triple monitor. For the 3rd I'd most likely get 1 of those 1s made for in-car useage - an 8" touchscreen, & have most of my buttons on there.

Post by Vizu // Jan 29, 2006, 9:51am

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Hmm i use 2 Monitors since more years but i´m not sure what you mean with "what i find there"


works fine with a NVidia 6800 pci-x here with 2 x 1280 x 1024 on TFT.

Post by Mitch // Jan 29, 2006, 10:50am

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 Dual monitors is the way to go. Even in Canada prices for lcd monitors are cheap. The only problem I have is when my wife comes in to use Google she closes trueSpace 7 on monitor one which leaves monitor two with the other half of trueSpace. This means you must reset defaults which wipes out all your customized work eq. splinters large icon setup.:(

Post by ProfessorKhaos // Jan 29, 2006, 6:14pm

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I found a 2nd monitor quite inexpensively through my company's workplace auction (only $15 for a HP 930 19" monitor). If you work for a larger company, they frequently rid themselves of older equipment to get new ones.


Now is a pretty good time to pick up an extra CRT used since everyone is switching to flatscreens. Of course if you want a flatscreen too you'll have to shell out a few bucks more.


From what I hear, Nvidia 6200 will support 2 monitors (one through VGA and one through digital port. The card comes with a digital to VGA adapter for the digital port)


Since I already had an adequate video card I'm finding the new desk to house the two monitors (plus a few things) to be the largest expense.

Post by Alien // Jan 29, 2006, 7:12pm

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Since I already had an adequate video card I'm finding the new desk to house the two monitors (plus a few things) to be the largest expense.That's the main reason why I want to go from dual CRT to dual LCD - with LCDs that are wall mountable I can get a couple of monitor arms & have them exactly where I want them. The current positioning of my CRTs is less than ideal, and there's nowhere else to put them.
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