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Amputate Your Head · 01-26-2004, 02:12 AM

is there such an animal? Something external I guess that you could plug say, three or four monitors into, and connect to one video card input? Not like a kvm switch that swaps between them, but runs them all simultaneously so I can expand the desktop to multiple monitors? twins screens is nice, but I'd like to experiment with more if possible, without extra video cards.

newbreed · 01-26-2004, 07:36 AM

What I did was run a second monitor from each of two machines on my network. For ex., I have a desktop running 2 monitors and a laptop also running 2 monitors. On the desktop I have all of my design apps up and running, on the laptop I have my e-mail client and IE running. I just pass info from machine to machine when needed.

Possible scenario...

On the desktop I am building a page in DW, and moddins graphics in PS. I need an image from the web or whatever, so i use the laptop for browsing (also check mail real quick). When I find what I need, I can save it to whichever drive from the laptop, the pull the file on the desktop.

Simple scenario, but this is all I could come up with after looking myself for a splitter with no luck. Let me know if you find one, I want another 19" or 2 on my desk!

DrtySweeet · 01-26-2004, 08:06 AM

http://www.go-l.com/monitors/grand_canyon/features/

newbreed · 01-26-2004, 08:17 AM

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Originally posted by DrtySweeet
http://www.go-l.com/monitors/grand_canyon/features/

LOL...I know a guy in Chicage who day trades. He had one of these in his home office. I about shit myself when I saw it was one monitor. Bad ass system! Price is still at what he paid for his a couple of months ago.

DrtySweeet · 01-26-2004, 08:21 AM

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Originally posted by newbreed

LOL...I know a guy in Chicage who day trades. He had one of these in his home office. I about shit myself when I saw it was one monitor. Bad ass system! Price is still at what he paid for his a couple of months ago.

i nearly creamed my panties when i saw it the first time.
that there monitor is a multitasking camgirls dream lol...

jmk · 01-26-2004, 09:26 AM

There are video cards with 4 screen connectors.
You can also just get 2 cards with 2 each.
There are some PCI cards that are pretty good now and have 2.

rutopia101 · 01-26-2004, 09:47 AM

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newbreed Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: ThatOneProgram.com Posts: 9,898	What I did was run a second monitor from each of two machines on my network. For ex., I have a desktop running 2 monitors and a laptop also running 2 monitors. On the desktop I have all of my design apps up and running, on the laptop I have my e-mail client and IE running. I just pass info from machine to machine when needed. Possible scenario... On the desktop I am building a page in DW, and moddins graphics in PS. I need an image from the web or whatever, so i use the laptop for browsing (also check mail real quick). When I find what I need, I can save it to whichever drive from the laptop, the pull the file on the desktop. Simple scenario, but this is all I could come up with after looking myself for a splitter with no luck. Let me know if you find one, I want another 19" or 2 on my desk!

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01-26-2004, 09:26 AM	#6
jmk Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,391	There are video cards with 4 screen connectors. You can also just get 2 cards with 2 each. There are some PCI cards that are pretty good now and have 2.