[Cialug] Monitors

Tue Feb 7 11:12:05 CST 2006

Here's what I don't understand about the device: If what's coming out of
my vga port is 1024x768, and what is being displayed is twice that,
where are the extra pixels coming from, and how "lossy" is the image
that is being displayed?

Or if you can't output a certain really high resolution are you hosed?
It really doesn't say on the sales pitch for the device.

Does it have some kind of device driver that tricks windows into
displaying a higher resolution and then grabs that from the OS and
throws it out the vga port? If so, is it slow since the vid card is not
doing the processing?

:) Dave

On Tue, 2006-02-07 at 10:42, David Champion wrote:
> 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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