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does someone know, could I run two monitors on my shitty Geforce 440mx?
I know about the tv-out but it looks shyte, could not even see the numbers or knobs 
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24-05-2005 12:07 |
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On tv, the resolution is shit.....
You'll prob have to buy a new graphic card with two seperate output instead of a tv-out....
Ati are the best for this kind of job 
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24-05-2005 20:54 |
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there are split-signal boxes as well, so you only need one standard output.
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Are there?
Not that I don't trust you but i wonder how it works????? 
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24-05-2005 20:59 |
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simple, it takes the signal, and splits it. to stop a degration you have to plug it into a power outlet. use them at the college for the computers to display on monitors and projectors.
1 goes into box, box is turned on, 2 outputs. quite simple. but not like a cable splitter.
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Originally posted by Halph-Price
simple, it takes the signal, and splits it. to stop a degration you have to plug it into a power outlet. use them at the college for the computers to display on monitors and projectors.
1 goes into box, box is turned on, 2 outputs. quite simple. but not like a cable splitter. |
Ok, thanx halphy, I thought it was a cable splitter!!!!
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25-05-2005 10:57 |
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I run a 17'' flat off of my 17'' power book. Having dual mons is fantastic.
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19-07-2005 13:27 |
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there are split-signal boxes as well, so you only need one standard output. |
Apparently i was wrong here, for two screens you'll need two seperate outputs. If you split the signal (thru one of these split-boxes) of one output into two, you'll get nothing but two exactly the same screens... So forget it for reason/... splitscreen approach if you don't have an approopriate videocard.
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You can now get cards such as the ATI Radeon 9200 and the nVidia FX 5200 with dual monitor outputs for less than 45 euro.
I've been using dual monitors for ages, and always feel handicapped when I have to work on a single screen computer.
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I've been thinking about putting an old pci graphic card in my pc to use for dual screen, but I don't have 2 monitors so would be useless. Also 2 CRT's would take waaay too much space, and i don't have an lcd.
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17-08-2005 19:38 |
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yeah, that problem with the size. if a wall is in front, you can build some sort of holder on top of the first monitor
I have followed the market for a year back and the TFT monitor prices are dropping seriously. weaker 17" models are about 150 euro now.. I guess in a year or two we'll be all using thin ones
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I have followed the market for a year back and the TFT monitor prices are dropping seriously. weaker 17" models are about 150 euro now.. I guess in a year or two we'll be all using thin ones |
Nope, since there's more to it than the price!!!
TFTs don't have the same color quality
TFTs don't look so good if you don't sit exactly in front of them
TFTs go kaput faster
TFTs don't use much less energy (as claimed)
TFTs are slower (ghosting effects)
I know a lot of these issues are solved... in the still VERY expensive high-end TFTs. So if you want the same qualty as a CRT, TFTs are still very expensive.
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lol, man as you said, you know the issues are fixed.. seems to me you haven't seen a newer model. I have got a 17" HP @work and you can look from ANY angle, the quality of the display alters at say, 80 degrees. what normal person looks at that angle at the monitor? it was 400euro last year tho
color you say? slow refresh rate? again, I don't know what youre talking about, those were ones from the ninetees maybe
they maybe have a shorter life span, but you shouldn't use the crt too long either. a slight issue such as a somewhat flickering screen might not bother you much but think about your eyes
then, there is that health issue. liquid crystal displays don't expose you to radiation as CRT do
if I had the money I'd gladly spend it on one..
they are expensive cause their price is manually kept high.. once the CRT factories stop producing, you'll know
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19-08-2005 10:33 |
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Flickering CRTs? Who's so stupid to work @ 60hz? I always work at at least 85hz 
The models I'm talking about are the cheap ones offcourse. They're not suited for gaming of watching movies since the image fades away too slow. These are not old models, but just the cheap ones I'm talking about.
About the radiations: the radiation coming from CRTs is a fact, but the amound has been reduced a lot over the years, modern CRTs should be very comfetable for everyday use.
I've been using computers intensively since '94, and I've always payed attention to things as good contrast and refresh rates, and I'm the only one in my family NOT wearing glases...
So my point was: if you want a good TFT, you'll still be forking out a LOT of money...
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cynik
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YOURE A STUBBORN MAN
congrats on not having glasses. me neither and about the same year as you started using pc-s.
btw if you can, try running in 100hz - I have long thought there is no difference to 85 - but in time noticed my eyes don't get tired that fast
no, cheap tft's are by no means suitable for any sort of fast graphical uses..
but I bet you don't use anything except FFT analyzers that does that sort of behaviour
anyway my point is you're right for now. but face it: CRT as a technology is dying and slowly getting replaced by TFT and plasma screens
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Surya
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Hmmm, a littlebit maybe 
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CRT as a technology is dying and slowly getting replaced by TFT and plasma screens |
I don't agree completely. I think plasma will die out faster than you expect. A few years ago plasma was used because large TFT's were too expensive to produce. At the moment they are about the same price. I would definately prefer a LCD over a plasma.
Why?
1) Pixels on a plasma are about the size of my butt (euhm, well yeah just large and visibly noticable from about 1m away)
2) It sucks up a f*ing lot of energy (up to 5X as much as lcd or crt)
3) The glass frontplate reflects a lot of light, a problem LCD's don't have
4) The brightness degrades relativelyt fast, and this problem cannot be fixed whithout replacing the entire screen. On an lcd the backlights can easily be replaced. |
wicked info ..didn't know this (i'm pretty noob when it comes to computer specs-shizz )
I'd defo recommend a dual monitor setup to everybody...i couldn't live without it anymore.
I use 2 old crt's and the only thing that buggs me is that those take a lot of space in my setup(being rather large cubes)....so eventually i'll replace them with some lcd's (but it's lowest on my 'to buy' priority list).
Dual monitor setup rules big time!
if yr planning to upgrade yr video-crd , go for a double monintor -out...and find an old monitor = aaaaah space
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