im dual monitor user..
it's fun+easy when got dual monitor..
i use main monitor for work(adobe, 3D) and other 1 monitor for ym,skype n movie..

My next goal would be something like this...

wow
later i can borrow ur monitor..

programmer desktop .
me soon to be
now got 2 monitors
dual setup is always nice .
it extends the meaning of multitasking

Got 2 monitor also...one for firefox,one for ie...but since using ati,sometime freeze while moving mpc or wmp to next monitor...rarely hv this trouble using nvidia...

I remembered in 2001 I bought Matrox Millenium G400 Dualhead Max AGP just to enjoy dual monitor with desktop spanning and games. It is really cool for multitasking. Nvidia and ATI technologies in multimonitor aren't that good at that times.

I work with graphic design, video editing and programming (php/html/asp) at most times and really need large and extended desktop space.

My next purchase would be another used monitor and dedicated GPU (low power) to drive the monitor. Seems if I connect 1 GPU to multiple monitors will force a GPU to clock faster to supply greater graphic demand even in idle.

Perhaps needs a better VESA table mount as the next monitor need to be rotated and easy management. My desk is has very limited space and different monitor types looks so ugly on the same PC.

I have dual monitor setup using 32" LCD TV screen (HDMI) and 19" LCD monitor (DVI-D) on my 9500 OC GC. Great for viewing movies n be online at the same time.... hehehe

This post has been edited by dakwan5555: Feb 19 2011, 10:09 AM

wow , nice , something nice to be try int his year

A word of caution thought...... Once you go DS, you'll never want to go back

not really...i have no problem going back to single monitor which I am doing at work. At home I have dual monitor and the second monitor I have the background changing pictures every 2 min. Nice big photoframe for me....

I watch movies in that second monitor also while i continue to work or do other stuffs in the main monitor.

any tutorial to dual monitor?

Have a graphic card that supports more than 1 output. Most graphics cards (even low end) have at least 2 output, VGA and DVI.

Connect 2 monitors to it, and select extended desktop in your display properties.

How about 3 or 4 monitor? How to setup?

I use dual video card (ATI 5770 crossfire) and connect to 3 monitors. 2 x 42" LCD connecting using HDMI and 1 x 24" LCD using DVI.

Of course you can use a video card that does have 3 output but based on my experience, the image is a bit sluggish. Also you need to be sure you have enough power to run those. I'm using 700W power supply.

You can use the Windows Display Properties to setup. But most video cards have their own program to run and manage the display much better.

If you are looking for some budget type, you can probably get a VGA or DVI splitter.

tq!

yeah ...EYEFINITY man...will have fun...

bro jus want to ask...u using the crt to view the same view on ur laptop or .....

That is extended desktop. If he was using duplicate view option, the icons would appear on the CRT as well. But in this case, it isn't

ya it can be set as "extended" or "duplicate"
when playing 2 player games eg PES 2011 then I'll change it to duplicate but when normal racing session I'd use extended to view information on the CRT while racing on the laptop.

so im using a 1920x1080 monitor for my laptop with 1366x768 display. i cant manage to make the two of them merge perfectly together, is it possible to do?