Dual/Multi Monitor set up?

[Badgers]

If you could add a picture of the back of your machine though as asked we can see what you have going on at the moment.

Will sort this out.
Have two machines I want to set this up on right now.

Considering I started this thread in March I have not progressed very far

 

[cliche guevara]

Did this yesterday, attached a 14" TFT to my iMac. Was the easiest thing in the world to set up.

 

[joustmaster]

This is a really simple thing to do in Windows.

you can have as many monitors as you have video outputs on the back of your machine. these can be all the same vga connectors(three lines of dots that you screw in, often blue coloured) or the newer digitial dvi connectors (that are often white). The connection points on the pc can be on the same card or on different cards. it doesn't really matter.

If you want to add more video cards, then simply stick another one in to a spare slot. ebay will have loads of cheap pci cards.

when you turn your machine on, windows will install the cards drivers (or more likely you will have to download and install the cards drivers). Once this is done you can go in to display properties -> settings, (the place where you change screen resolution and screen saver etc) and arrange the monitors how you want them.

 

[joustmaster]

Here is a picture of the dvi an vga connectors

and here is a picture of a few video cards

 

[Badgers]

Did this yesterday, attached a 14" TFT to my iMac. Was the easiest thing in the world to set up.

This is a really simple thing to do in Windows.

Simple and easy are beyond me

 

[Badgers]

Simple and easy are beyond me

Still not managed this at work or home

 

[joustmaster]

right....

What sockets have you got on the back of the PC?
What connections sockets do you have on your monitors?

VGA or DVI

 

[editor]

Still not managed this at work or home

The only possible hindrance is if your machine doesn't support dual outputs - in which case it's simply a case of buying a cheap graphics card. Why not take a pic of the back of yr machine so we can check?

I've been running a dual monitor set up for years - and now that there's a spare 19" flatscreen in the house, I'm mulling over going crazy and having a triple monitor set up for the world-domination look.

 

[Badgers]

The only possible hindrance is if your machine doesn't support dual outputs - in which case it's simply a case of buying a cheap graphics card. Why not take a pic of the back of yr machine so we can check?

Will unplug and post up later today.

I've been running a dual monitor set up for years - and now that there's a spare 19" flatscreen in the house, I'm mulling over going crazy and having a triple monitor set up for the world-domination look.

If you go for three I am going for four

 

[Crispy]

PC seems to have two 'screw-in monitor insert things' but not 100% on this fact.

Photo please

 

[joustmaster]

I did this the other day

a bit over kill really.

 

[scifisam]

It really is quite easy to add an extra graphics card - even I managed it without breaking my computer. I really want to add a third though (the second one goes to the projector) and there just isn't room.

 

[Badgers]

I did this the other day
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a bit over kill really.

 

[sim667]

I've got a dual monitor setup on my mac pro but want to get a better second screen..... anyone recomend dirt cheap, but not shit ones?

I've got a 17" CRT and a 22" lcd atm.

 

[A Dashing Blade]

I've got a dual monitor setup on my mac pro but want to get a better second screen..... anyone recomend dirt cheap, but not shit ones? . . .

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