Assuming you have a desktop PC that accepts option cards, what you should get is a compatible "dual-head" graphics card such as the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450, which has DVI (digital video interface) outputs. As I recall, your workstation needs PCI-e slot for this card. A matched pair of intermediate resolution LCD displays with a DVI connector is a good bet for text editing. Note that all LCD flat panel displays perform best if driven at their native resolution. (The higher the resolution, the smaller the text will appear. High resolution is good for editing graphics but then text is likely to be sub-optimal both in size and readability. (In a nutshell, the pixel information array generated by the graphics card should match the pixel array on the display, giving a one-to-one mapping of generated pixels to the pixels on the screen.)
It's also advantageous to have LCD displays that can be physically rotated 90° for a portrait view as an option in addition ton landscape when you're working on pages in a document. Wide-screen displays are common and about all you can find in stores, but I've never seen one that can be rotated. My favorite displays are out-of-production Samsung SyncMaster 204B models. They have a 4:3 aspect ratio and can be put in either landscape or portrait orientation. Their native resolution is 1600 x 1200, too high for my liking but they display text reasonably well at 1280 x 960 settings on the graphics card. Use matched monitors, regardless, if you want the best results. Dual displays are really the only way to go if you have the desk space to put two of them side-by-side. Once you start using them, you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner. Dennis Brunnenmeyer Cedar Ridge Systems Grass Valley, CA ************************ > all, > > have been doing structured catalog pages since ver. 4 when the 3.5-in. > floppy was in a "hard"-envelope and have accomplished this with a variety > of > Dell WorkStations, all using dual monitors. > > the dual monitors allow full-size facing pages on screen-1 and > char.-para.-table.-designer with struct,-access, tool-bar, and two other > (mod-pods) located on screen-2. This set-up allows ALL the functionality > to > be in view all-the-time and is quick-access. > > ¿¿¿ can/HOW can this be set-up on a new Dell-WS win7/64-bit sys for > Frame-10??? > > the dual-screen "card" does allow for an application window to be > drug-across both screens, if necessary. > > anyway . . . who might you recommend calling to instruct me in set-up of > this environment, or where is this kind of set-up defined. ??? > > thanks very much for your response!!! > > best to all, > > dick doll > 317.539.4857 > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as [email protected]. > > Send list messages to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [email protected] > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/dennisb%40chronometrics.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin@frameusers. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as [email protected]. Send list messages to [email protected]. To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
