How Do I setup a Multiple Monitor Computer?

[ironmaster]

I would like to setup three or four monitors on my computer. I want the screens to have individual properties but also be connected in a panoramic fashion. Can I add more video cards or should I get a ready made unit that supports several monitors? If so, where's a good place to look for one?

[pbjelly123]

You can do it if you install two video cards with dual outputs on each one.

Now if you want the monitors to have seperate properties that all depends on the software that came with your video cards. Each company has its own settings.

There are also programs you can search for on the Internet , some are free, some are not.

I have a double monitor set up and I will never go back :)

[shawny112]

If it were me I would try to get a single card with the inputs that I needed rather than multiple video cards. I know that AMD just announced a single card that supports 6 monitors. Dual cards will work but if I could afford it I would go with a single card. On the flip side I just wish I could afford two monitors... :-)


Shawn

[jaydeee]

currently using extended monitor only...
how I wish I can have multiple display also hehehe!

these days I see video cards with dual output, I guess its for that pupose :)

[Zero Tolerance]

If you arent a gamer and only want to extend your desktop to a 2nd or even 3rd monitor...there are USB video adapters out there.

One I have used in the past with good success is the UV Plus 12. I think its made by either XFX or EVGA...dont recall.

You cant use them as a primary video adapter...but can as a 2nd or 3rd. Im still using it matter of fact to power a 28" LCD widescreen at work.

Note...this unit only has a DVI input. But I am pretty sure it comes with an adapter (gender changer). So if your monitor is at best VGA...you can still use it.

[kcaj_sac]

The most obvious benefit of having multiple monitors is that you get more desktop area to have more applications visible at one time. Instead of being limited to 1280×1024 of a single 19***8243; CRT/LCD monitor, you can have 2560×1024 of total area on two 19***8243; CRT/LCDs or even 3840×1024 with three.
However, the advantages don***8217;t end with a larger desktop area. If you like to run applications in maximized or full screen modes, you***8217;ll be able to fill one screen with each application. So if you want to have your email program maximized on one screen (if you have a lot of email), you can still use the other screen for your web brower, spreadsheet, word processor, or any other progrm. It makes copy/pasting easier because you can have the ***8220;Copy***8221; window on one monitor and the ***8220;Paste***8221; window on another so you can see exactly what you are doing.

It***8217;s also possible to combine the multiple displays into one big display on the computer. Then you can watch a DVD and stretch it to fill all the monitor space.

apex-computer-repair-london.com

[kcaj_sac]

apex-computer-repair-london.com

[bigH2O]

Dual 24" widescreens on my shop machine as a single desktop. 27" flatscreen tied to my 40" LCD TV as a dual desktop in my home office. Streaming video from the internet has just about eliminated my need for any form of pay TV. All I need now is a good video card with at least two HDMI outputs on it so I can hook both the monitor and the TV through HDMI.

Windows 7 pro will easily handle two or even three dual output video cards, so you can get up to six monitors attached. Maybe more... depending on the beef of the motherboard (does it have three PCI-X slots?), but I've never seen more than a six monitor setup on one machine. It doesn't mean it can't be done though. Setup is just a matter of setting properties in the OS. If you want it set up as one desktop, you can do that. If you want it set up as totally different displays that you hotkey through, you can do that as well.