[Cialug] Monitors

[Chris Hilton]

Dual heads is simple if you have a good (read nvidia) card.  Although, I've 
heard some cards don't support TwinView.  So, you might want to check with a 
buddy before you grab a specific card!  I believe it was one of the 6800's I 
heard didn't support TwinView yet.

Actually, in ATI's defense, I've helped setup dual head on an ATI and it 
wasn't bad; they actually have an amazing script for it.  It's getting 
everything else to work with ATI that's hard.

On Monday 06 February 2006 10:59, Dave J. Hala Jr. wrote:
> For me, its not about movies and gaming -for that I use XP on a
> widescreen Inspiron (ya,ya I know). But if I had a 20in or 24 inch, I
> would have enough pixel real estate that I could use it like a dual head
> display. For me, that's really productive, as I constantly switch back
> and forth between windows and desktops.
>
> Anyway, I think we are at the price point were it is about the same cost
> to use a pair of 17 displays, comnpared to a 20, but the 20in is a good
> compromise, with a simpler setup (on linux) and a lot higher "cool"
> factor...
>
> On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 10:18, David Champion wrote:
> > You may want to read this article before you buy...
> >
> > http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/01/31/do_you_want_a_16_9_lcd_monitor_now
> >/
> >
> > -dc
> >
> > Dave J. Hala Jr. wrote:
> > > My Bro-in-law was showing me his Dell Ultra Sharp 20, and its a
> > > *really* nice monitor... Its soo tough to buy LCD's, since two displays
> > > can have the same specs and look totally differant...
> > >
> > > <Struggling to not call dell and order one...>
> > >
> > > On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 08:25, Dave Weis wrote:
> > >>Nathan C. Smith wrote:
> > >>>Yeah, but do they work for Samsung or Hyundai?
> > >>
> > >>NOt sure
> > >>
> > >>>-----Original Message-----
> > >>>From: Dave Weis [mailto:djweis at internetsolver.com]
> > >>>Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 8:21 AM
> > >>>To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> > >>>Subject: Re: [Cialug] Monitors
> > >>>
> > >>>Nathan C. Smith wrote:
> > >>>>Who makes those for Dell?
> > >>>
> > >>>A bunch of people in a sweatshop :-)
> > >>>
> > >>>>-----Original Message-----
> > >>>>From: Dave J. Hala Jr. [mailto:dave at 58ghz.net]
> > >>>>Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 8:16 AM
> > >>>>To: Cialug
> > >>>>Subject: [Cialug] Monitors
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>I see the price on the Dell Ultra Sharp 24" wide aspect Lcd dropped
> > >>>>another $100.00.  Anyone try to justify buying one by claiming it is
> > >>>> a "productivity tool"?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>:) Dave
> > >>>
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