Dual Monitors

[psycho_killer]

Hi guys
i m a new user of this site but day by day i like it ALOT
Now i need some kind of info
i have 2 monitors of 17"

IBM p70
Sony

i want 2 connect both ,i mean i need a dual monitors .
So who gonna help me that hw can i connect the both monitors

My PC SPEC is

Intel Pentium 1.7 Celeron
512 MB RAM 333 Bus speed
80 Gb Segate Hard disk
GeForce Fx 5200
Asus DVD 15x
Aopen CD rom 52X

[HeLLz aNgeL]

your card ... does the 5200 have dual output slots ? if yes, then i guess thats the easiest way ...


otherwise i THINK theres a cable for dividing the signal into 2, but thats pretty much useless since both ur displays will display the same thing i.e. two seperate monitors both doing the same actions ...

you want that or do you want to "stretch" your work area ?

[psycho_killer]

thks 4 the reply
ok dear tell me first hw can i check that my AGP Fx5200 is supported or not ?

[imadsani]

look at teh back of the card.. and check if there are 2 ports to connect the monitor..

[iDar]

what is the benefit of this dual monitoring.???

[Thyhammerr]

well.. there are many benefits.. like playing game on one and MP3 player on other..

other then that.. we used it for presentation.. we were working on one LCD and the other was Projector... projector was Primary.. so any program we ran .. would pop up on projector..

-Thanks

[psycho_killer]

i m agree wid ur remarks Thyhammerr abot Dual monitors
Any way guys,
Bad Luck 4 me there is no 2 Monitor connectors on my CARD
but i appreciate ur Help
Thks guys
c u soon wid another PROBLEM

[Mafia]

Originally Posted by Thyhammerr

well.. there are many benefits.. like playing game on one and MP3 player on other..

other then that.. we used it for presentation.. we were working on one LCD and the other was Projector... projector was Primary.. so any program we ran .. would pop up on projector..

-Thanks

I've had dual monitors for like quite some time, the only game which i played and which supported it was Flight Simulator, But then in Dual mode the FPS was horrible! And I mean horrible!

And as far as playing game on one monitor and playing a Mp3 player on the other is concerned, Im sorry but you're wrong here.

Most games when run will be displayed on both the screens even if you're not on clone mode, Even if the game comes on one screen if you somehow manage to click on the Mp3 player you'll be booted back to your desktop.

The only usage i found of it was, Watching TV shows/Movies on one monitor and using the internet or chatting on the other.

I've sold my other 19" semi flat and I've now connected my Television instead, I watch videos on my TV while im working on my Monitor.

[hayyaan]

nice setup mafia

[Jingo]

Just to append my inspiration, I like playing games via tv out , don’t feel like there is any need of AA, every thing looks so bright and prerendered photorealistic, different experience but one cannot play for too long coz it sting the eyes very bad sometimes.

[Thyhammerr]

Originally Posted by Mafia

I've had dual monitors for like quite some time, the only game which i played and which supported it was Flight Simulator, But then in Dual mode the FPS was horrible! And I mean horrible!

And as far as playing game on one monitor and playing a Mp3 player on the other is concerned, Im sorry but you're wrong here.

Most games when run will be displayed on both the screens even if you're not on clone mode, Even if the game comes on one screen if you somehow manage to click on the Mp3 player you'll be booted back to your desktop.

The only usage i found of it was, Watching TV shows/Movies on one monitor and using the internet or chatting on the other.

I've sold my other 19" semi flat and I've now connected my Television instead, I watch videos on my TV while im working on my Monitor.

hmmm.... how about this.. enable dual monitors and set the second one Primary.. any program would boot up in that window.. when you drag the mouse to other monitor.. (which would be desktop) you can play mp3 player.. can't you?

-Thanks

[Cr0c0_DuCk]

used dual monitors for a while mp3 player on teh other screen still takes u back to teh windows...

waisa used it to watch tv on one and browsed on other

[Thyhammerr]

heh not bad ... I might consider that option (TV on one and browsing on other)

-Thanks

[MALIK]

my card had option to stretch the video on 3 monitors

[Mafia]

Originally Posted by Thyhammerr

hmmm.... how about this.. enable dual monitors and set the second one Primary.. any program would boot up in that window.. when you drag the mouse to other monitor.. (which would be desktop) you can play mp3 player.. can't you?

-Thanks

As I said when you click on the Mp3 player, It boots you out of the game.

Atleast that what was my first hand experience.