Using two monitors

[Nanouk]

Hi all

I now have two monitors (for use with Photoshop), one 19" and one 17". I
want to set these up using the larger as the main (image editing) one, the
other for palettes and a full view image.

I have a NVIDIA GeForce4 MX440 card - 8xAGP and on board AGP. As I
understand I have to get a PCI card for the second monitor. Is this
correct? [I know that the on board AGP card does not work when the AGP card
is connected.]

If so how does it matter if the resolution is different on the two monitiors
and do the mouse and graphics pen move seamlessly between the two screens?

I am using WinXP Pro.

Can anyone advise please?

nanouk

 

[Guest]

Hi

To save your time to look for a compatible PCI vedio card that work with the nvidia card or on board card
I would suggest you to buy an AGP vedio card that has dual display feature
You may also face the difficulties for how to set up dual monitors without the help of dual display softwares

I use Matrox card for dual display and it works great
Go to matrox.com to have a look
My other machines use nvidia card and ATI card for playing games

Pete


----- Nanouk wrote: ----

Hi al

I now have two monitors (for use with Photoshop), one 19" and one 17".
want to set these up using the larger as the main (image editing) one, th
other for palettes and a full view image

I have a NVIDIA GeForce4 MX440 card - 8xAGP and on board AGP. As
understand I have to get a PCI card for the second monitor. Is thi
correct? [I know that the on board AGP card does not work when the AGP car
is connected.

If so how does it matter if the resolution is different on the two monitior
and do the mouse and graphics pen move seamlessly between the two screens

I am using WinXP Pro

Can anyone advise please

nanou

 

[Sharon F]

Hi all

I now have two monitors (for use with Photoshop), one 19" and one 17". I
want to set these up using the larger as the main (image editing) one, the
other for palettes and a full view image.

I have a NVIDIA GeForce4 MX440 card - 8xAGP and on board AGP. As I
understand I have to get a PCI card for the second monitor. Is this
correct? [I know that the on board AGP card does not work when the AGP card
is connected.]

If so how does it matter if the resolution is different on the two monitiors
and do the mouse and graphics pen move seamlessly between the two screens?

I am using WinXP Pro.

Can anyone advise please?

nanouk

My vote goes with Peter's for dual monitors. It eliminates a lot of
potential problems and there is usually a handy configuration tool provided
to manage the display settings. I have used both Matrox and ATI dualhead
cards. Have been pleased with both.

You can accomplish what you want with two cards but the cards must be
compatible - only some PCI cards work with some AGP cards. There is a good
resource for multi-monitor systems at www.realtimesoft.com. The site
maintains a searchable database created by users: they enter what hardware
they have working successfully and with what operating system. They also
have a user group for peer support on multimonitor questions and issues.

My reason for using multi-monitors is exactly the same as yours. It's very
convenient to have pallettes on one screen and the image on another. You
will find that some programs will allow you to drag the pallettes out of
the main window and onto the second monitor. Using different resolutions
with these is not a problem.

Other programs, will insist on being maximized across both monitors for the
extra work space. While it's possible to use different resolutions with
these programs, it can be easier (and sometimes more practical) to run the
same resolution on both screens.

 

[pjp]

I run two video cards for multi-monitor. Do as the others suggest and buy a
dual-head agp card. It'll be a lot easier all around for you, guranteed.

The rest is as you stated you expect.

 

[Nanouk]

Hi all

Thanks for the excellent and useful info.

nanouk