[Cialug] Monitors

[David Champion]

Dan J. sent me this link a while back for a similar device...

http://www.digitaltigers.com/sidecar.shtml

I wonder how the performance is on these things.

-dc

Rob Miller wrote:
> 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 -
> 
> http://www.matrox.com/graphics/offhome/dh2go/home.cfm
> 
> Rob Miller
> 
> 
> On 2/6/06, Chris Hilton <chris129 at cs.iastate.edu> wrote:
> 
>>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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