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pagemap
04-20-2002, 08:50 AM
I did an experiment and hooked up my old crt to the VGA port on the back of my dell inspiron 8100. Look at this: http://scatcat.fhsu.edu/~becarlson/dualmonitor/config/

Cool eh ?

Oh and if you already have a dual monitor setup be sure to install UltraMon (http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/), which allows you to have a taskbar on the second monitor. And my dual monitor wallpaper page is at http://scatcat.fhsu.edu/~becarlson/dualmonitor/ if you missed it before.
kimchicowboy
04-20-2002, 10:28 AM
bah. i thought you actually had TWO desktop monitors set up. heheh. i plan on doing that when i get around to getting a dual monitor supporting video card for my LCD and CRT. but thanks for the wallpapers and link. both of your monitors aren't at the same resolution, are they?
pagemap
04-20-2002, 10:30 AM
Nope my LCD is at 1400x1050 and the desktop is at 1280x1024.
craziepanda
04-20-2002, 12:28 PM
i also have the same setup (one laptop and one crt as dual monitors) but i have a problem. my laptop is at 1024 but the crt is at 1600, so whenever i put up a wallpaper, the wallpaper fits fine for my laptop, but does not stretch out for my crt. is there a special way for me to fix that? should i just restart my comp? or is there no way of fixing it at all?
pagemap
04-20-2002, 01:42 PM
You should install a program called ultramon, there is an option in there that allows independant backgrounds for different monitors.

Get it here: http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/download.asp
johnnymk
04-20-2002, 05:45 PM
What application would require dual monitors? Video Editing?
Merlin
04-20-2002, 05:52 PM
Originally posted by johnnymk
What application would require dual monitors? Video Editing?

All of them. ;) It is just one of those things that you always think is unnecessary, and it is, but when you use it, it makes the whole experience that much better. The best comparison I can think of is a remote control for your stereo. Nobody really needs it but once you get used to it you'll never want to go back. Try it out.
kimchicowboy
04-20-2002, 07:33 PM
Originally posted by pagemap
Nope my LCD is at 1400x1050 and the desktop is at 1280x1024.

how big is that monitor? my LCD is a 15" and only fits 1024x768. my 19" CRT will probably run at 1280x1024. 1600x1200 just kills me. :P
pagemap
04-20-2002, 11:51 PM
The CRT is 21" but at 1600x1200 the geforce2GO in my laptop wont display the image correctly so I bumped it down to 1280x1024 and it works perfectly.