Windows Multiple Monitors

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  1. kongen

    kongen What's a Dremel?

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    I was just on Windows site and there in the documentation it said windows 2000 supports up to 10 monitor displays... I have heard of people using 2 but never have I heard of anyone using more than 2. Anyone familiar with more than 2 and can you adjust the monitors to stack up in a format like...

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  2. Tibby

    Tibby Back Once Again

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    Someone on these forums has like an 8 monitor setup.

    And yes you can set it up however you like it.
     
  3. CaseyBlackburn

    CaseyBlackburn Network Techie

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    You can move the monitors any way you want. You have this window in the properties that allows you to move then how you would like. Also I have a mate who has a 6 tft 17" setup. Like:
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  4. P2D

    P2D 99.999% Pure Spam!

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    As above really, You can have as many screens as you've got outputs, Obviously for every extra 2 screens you'll need a dual-head PCI Graphics card. Windows XP supports it too, aswell as MCE (and most likly Vista)

    Mike
     
  5. Hamish

    Hamish What's a Dremel?

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    upto 10 screens, more than that and you need to start using 3rd party apps and all sorts of giggery pokery to make it work :p
     
  6. kongen

    kongen What's a Dremel?

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    Thanks guys just wanted to make sure that microsoft wasnt pulling a fast one, though I found a linux project that does allow this sort of config as well so I am really getting giddy with joy. I suppose next step will be selecting the monitors and figuring out how in the world to find the room on my 3 foot desk to put all the monitors without them falling over ;) :duh:
     
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    Cabe What's a Dremel?

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