losmi8 Posted October 7, 2003 Posted October 7, 2003 Hi, I want to get two 17" monitors, I found a great deal. I have a Radeon 9600Pro, will I be able to hook 'em up? And can I use 1280x1024 on both monitors at the same time...How will my screen be split ? When I play a game, do I use both or one ? Someone please explain this whole concept to me please, send a pic if you have. Thanks. Milos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinal Posted October 8, 2003 Posted October 8, 2003 all you have to have is the dvi hookup to do this right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted October 8, 2003 Posted October 8, 2003 ok yes you can run dual monitors if the card has 1vga and 1 dvi port you will need to get a dvi to vga dongle to connect the second crt when you game it will be on the primary monitor and your mouse will be locked in that monitor i have only played a few games that let me keep watching videos but i had them in a playlist lol asto the resalution you can run them however you want i have a triple monitor setup #1 17" 1024x768 #2 19" 1280x1024 #3 15" 1024x768 any more questions just post it here and i will try to help but i am unfamilier with the new ati cards and there setup mine is on a gf4 ti4200 and a gf2 mx200 pci Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TypicalSloan Posted October 8, 2003 Posted October 8, 2003 i have a 9800 pro and all u need like bishop said is the dongle and then to configure the setup, in display properties>settings>advanced. Then decide wether u want windows to duplicate itself on the second monitor or stretch itself out across the 2. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinal Posted October 8, 2003 Posted October 8, 2003 bishop what do you use 3 for thats just crazy? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted October 8, 2003 Posted October 8, 2003 (edited) check the pic but #1 is irc #2 is net/games #3 is multimedia/net Edited October 8, 2003 by bishop245 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
losmi8 Posted October 8, 2003 Posted October 8, 2003 that is pimp man!! lol i love that! so i can use one moitor to like chat on AIM and other to watch videos or sufr the net ??? when u strech the windows..is the graphics bad ? or does is stay the same ? is 1280x1024 max a good resolution for a 17" monitor ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
losmi8 Posted October 8, 2003 Posted October 8, 2003 how do u switch which monitor u want to use...for ex. ur playin a game on one...and u want to respond to someone on AIM...how would u do that ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted October 8, 2003 Posted October 8, 2003 you will have to escape outta the game so you can use the other monitor as to switch between monitors i go through the edge of the screen with the cursor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinal Posted October 8, 2003 Posted October 8, 2003 man thats just sweet might have to try that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted October 8, 2003 Posted October 8, 2003 bishop how did you do that screen shot? I can't get mine to show all 3 displays at once btw 3 is cool, 4 is just downright annoying to try to deal with (2 17" lcds, 2 19" lcds on a 9800pro 256 apg and a 9200pro 128 pci). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted October 8, 2003 Posted October 8, 2003 if you dont want the #4 monitor send it to me lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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