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[SteveB]

Heh, how many comm ports do you have? I won't be terribly surprised if you tell me a 100 or so since I already know you have 2 monitors.

Don't most folks have 2 monitors? I couldn't imagine life otherwise. If I had more desk space I would move up to 3 or 4! (I still swear by CRTs, but am starting to consider a move towards LCD as $ goes down and image quality/size goes up), It would be an interesting poll to see how many monitor folks on this forum have and would like to have.

Steve

[skimask]

Don't most folks have 2 monitors? I couldn't imagine life otherwise. If I had more desk space I would move up to 3 or 4! (I still swear by CRTs, but am starting to consider a move towards LCD as $ goes down and image quality/size goes up), It would be an interesting poll to see how many monitor folks on this forum have and would like to have.
Steve

With used 17 inch CRTs as cheap as they are (like $40 in the classifieds), more people should have more.
Have you seen those USB-VGA adapters? Good for 2-D screens, obivously not enough bandwidth for gaming, etc. If I remember right, XP supports up to 9 monitors. I got 4 myself, 2 on a dual output PCI card (GeForce 4400 based), 2 on an AGP card (GeForce 7600 based). I tried to get the 5th one running off the onboard VGA (ATi IGP)...never did get the 5th running right.

[mackrackit]

Don't most folks have 2 monitors? I couldn't imagine life otherwise. If I had more desk space I would move up to 3 or 4! (I still swear by CRTs, but am starting to consider a move towards LCD as $ goes down and image quality/size goes up), It would be an interesting poll to see how many monitor folks on this forum have and would like to have.

Steve

I only have one monitor per machine, six machines in the shop and one in the truck.

I got my first LCD last week, one of those 19" wide jobs, it may not stay around long. Things are a little fuzzy.

A friend of mine went with a 24" or so plasma, two monitors in one Thats what I want!

[skimask]

I got my first LCD last week, one of those 19" wide jobs, it may not stay around long. Things are a little fuzzy.

Usually LCD monitors are right on the money, focus and otherwise...but you gotta get the settings right.
Got good cables/connections at each end? Running the right resolution? Messed with the phase settings? Clock settings?

[Acetronics2]

Hi, Skimask

I must admit my "old" IIYAMA "pro 450" (also called A 901 HT) is far better at Graphics than lots of 19" LCDs ...

Alain

[mackrackit]

Usually LCD monitors are right on the money, focus and otherwise...but you gotta get the settings right.
Got good cables/connections at each end? Running the right resolution? Messed with the phase settings? Clock settings?

Yep, tried all of the above and still messing with it. Hooked to the onboard VGA, maybe that is the problem. It is not all that bad, my son likes his, that is why I tried one. Might also have something todo with sitting beside a 19" CRT. To easy to be critical.

The space LCD's save, I think I can deal with some fuzz

[keithdoxey]

I got my first LCD last week, one of those 19" wide jobs, it may not stay around long. Things are a little fuzzy.

Check the resolution of the display and PC.

A 19" widescreen monitor is probably something like 1440 x 900 and ANY Flat panel run at other than its native resolution looks truely awful compared to running at its native resolution. Some cope better than others but it still ends up fuzzy to a certain extent.

[mackrackit]

Wouldnt be so bad but one PC, Keyboard and Mouse is black the other is White !!!!

There goes the color code idea

A 19" widescreen monitor is probably something like 1440 x 900 and ANY Flat panel run at other than its native resolution looks truely awful compared to running at its native resolution. Some cope better than others but it still ends up fuzzy to a certain extent.

Thats it. I do not have the 1440 x 900 option. Will have to live with it or get a new card.

[keithdoxey]

Thats it. I do not have the 1440 x 900 option. Will have to live with it or get a new card.

Check for updated drivers

In the properties,click on Advanced > Monitor and see if the "hide modes my mnitor cant display" is ticked

My PC was showing 1280x1024 as the highest setting but when I unticked the box there was a 1600x900 and a 1920 x something mode.

Also take a look at a program called "Powerstrip"

http://entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm

I havent used it personally but I know some people who swear by it to get custom resolutions for their PCs on Plasma and large LCD screens.

[mackrackit]

Check for updated drivers

In the properties,click on Advanced > Monitor and see if the "hide modes my mnitor cant display" is ticked

My PC was showing 1280x1024 as the highest setting but when I unticked the box there was a 1600x900 and a 1920 x something mode.

Also take a look at a program called "Powerstrip"

http://entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm

I havent used it personally but I know some people who swear by it to get custom resolutions for their PCs on Plasma and large LCD screens.

I updated my OS from Mandrake 10 to Mandriva 2007. Fuzzy left

[mister_e]

Don't most folks have 2 monitors? I couldn't imagine life otherwise. If I had more desk space I would move up to 3 or 4! (I still swear by CRTs, but am starting to consider a move towards LCD as $ goes down and image quality/size goes up), It would be an interesting poll to see how many monitor folks on this forum have and would like to have.

Steve

I use 2 monitor since over 10 years now.. you know when those dedicated card where over hudred dollars. I think i paid 400 or 500 for a Matrox one in the past... Now you can have a basic one under 100$ Sure not good for games.. but in my book, a PC is not a toy, but a tool.

Next step is to have room enough on my bench to have 3-4 19" inches monitor. 1 it's not enough, 2 is really nice, i imagine how better 3-4 could be. Kind of thing you don't know if you didn't have tested. One thing is sure... i don't have, and i will no longer any PC here (apart my laptop) running on a single screen. Soo much handy.