That's very cool. What's the price tag on this?<BR><BR><B><I>Rob Miller <robarooney@gmail.com></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <DIV>In my previous job, I used dual Dell monitors supported by a Matrox card. That was with Win2k OS. Just googled Matrox and found a cool box that lets you run two monitors from your laptop. Check it out -</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.matrox.com/graphics/offhome/dh2go/home.cfm">http://www.matrox.com/graphics/offhome/dh2go/home.cfm</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Rob Miller<BR><BR> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 2/6/06, <B class=gmail_sendername>Chris Hilton</B> <<A href="mailto:chris129@cs.iastate.edu">chris129@cs.iastate.edu</A>> wrote:</SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Dual heads is simple if you have a good (read
nvidia) card. Although, I've<BR>heard some cards don't support TwinView. So, you might want to check with a <BR>buddy before you grab a specific card! I believe it was one of the 6800's I<BR>heard didn't support TwinView yet.<BR><BR>Actually, in ATI's defense, I've helped setup dual head on an ATI and it<BR>wasn't bad; they actually have an amazing script for it. It's getting <BR>everything else to work with ATI that's hard.<BR><BR>On Monday 06 February 2006 10:59, Dave J. Hala Jr. wrote:<BR>> For me, its not about movies and gaming -for that I use XP on a<BR>> widescreen Inspiron (ya,ya I know). But if I had a 20in or 24 inch, I <BR>> would have enough pixel real estate that I could use it like a dual head<BR>> display. For me, that's really productive, as I constantly switch back<BR>> and forth between windows and desktops.<BR>><BR>> Anyway, I think we are at the price point were it is about the same cost <BR>> to
use a pair of 17 displays, comnpared to a 20, but the 20in is a good<BR>> compromise, with a simpler setup (on linux) and a lot higher "cool"<BR>> factor...<BR>><BR>> On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 10:18, David Champion wrote: <BR>> > You may want to read this article before you buy...<BR>> ><BR>> > <A href="http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/01/31/do_you_want_a_16_9_lcd_monitor_now">http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/01/31/do_you_want_a_16_9_lcd_monitor_now </A><BR>> >/<BR>> ><BR>> > -dc<BR>> ><BR>> > Dave J. Hala Jr. wrote:<BR>> > > My Bro-in-law was showing me his Dell Ultra Sharp 20, and its a<BR>> > > *really* nice monitor... Its soo tough to buy LCD's, since two displays <BR>> > > can have the same specs and look totally differant...<BR>> > ><BR>> > > <Struggling to not call dell and order one...><BR>> > ><BR>> > > On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 08:25, Dave Weis wrote:
<BR>> > >>Nathan C. Smith wrote:<BR>> > >>>Yeah, but do they work for Samsung or Hyundai?<BR>> > >><BR>> > >>NOt sure<BR>> > >><BR>> > >>>-----Original Message----- <BR>> > >>>From: Dave Weis [mailto:<A href="mailto:djweis@internetsolver.com">djweis@internetsolver.com</A>]<BR>> > >>>Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 8:21 AM<BR>> > >>>To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group <BR>> > >>>Subject: Re: [Cialug] Monitors<BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>>Nathan C. Smith wrote:<BR>> > >>>>Who makes those for Dell?<BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>>A bunch of people in a sweatshop :-) <BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>>>-----Original Message-----<BR>> > >>>>From: Dave J. Hala Jr. [mailto:<A href="mailto:dave@58ghz.net">dave@58ghz.net</A>]<BR>> > >>>>Sent:
Monday, February 06, 2006 8:16 AM <BR>> > >>>>To: Cialug<BR>> > >>>>Subject: [Cialug] Monitors<BR>> > >>>><BR>> > >>>><BR>> > >>>>I see the price on the Dell Ultra Sharp 24" wide aspect Lcd dropped <BR>> > >>>>another $100.00. Anyone try to justify buying one by claiming it is<BR>> > >>>> a "productivity tool"?<BR>> > >>>><BR>> > >>>>:) Dave <BR>> > >>><BR>> > >>>_______________________________________________<BR>> > >>>Cialug mailing list<BR>> > >>><A href="mailto:Cialug@cialug.org">Cialug@cialug.org </A><BR>> > >>><A href="http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/cialug">http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/cialug</A><BR>> > >>>_______________________________________________<BR>> > >>>Cialug mailing list <BR>>
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