I use an IBM/Lenovo T43P in a docking station. The docking station has a VGA port and a DVI port. This particular laptop has the ATI Mobility FireGL V3200. Most video cards these days support dual monitors.
Peter Courlis wrote: > When using dual Monitors, what video card do you use? > > -pc > > */Joe Malin <jmalin at jmalin.com>/* wrote: > > A slight hijack: for people who are using dual monitors, what > configuration do you use? Here at work, we have people using dual LCD > displays. I see the following configurations in use: > > * Horizontal side-by-side, most often "tilted back" (top back, > bottom up) but sometimes also straight up and down. This is what I > use. > * Vertical side-by-side. A LCD monitor is easy to rotate, of course. > These are most often straight up and down. I tried it but it felt > cramped. > * Horizontal /one above the other/. I kid you not. I usually see > this configuration with the upper monitor tilted /forward/ (top > forward, bottom back) and the lower monitor tilted opposite. The > configuration has a very futuristic/spaceship look. > > I have seen a few quad monitor setups, which are most likely from > multiple machines. > > In my current configuration, I devote the left-hand panel to all my > normal work, and use the right-hand panel exclusively for e-mail. I > think that the biggest hurdle to overcome is switching my mindset. > I am > just not used to having this much screen space, so I do things in an > old-fashioned style. I often find myself switching between app > windows > rather than moving one off to the second display. > > Joe > > John Posada wrote: > > --- Richard Doll wrote: > > > > > >> As many of you have touted the advantages of dual monitors . . . My > >> ??s follow: > >> > > > > Richard...you're thinking too much. :-) > > > > As a long-time user of multiple monitors, consider it one big > > desktop. Simply drag whatever application window you want to > whatever > > screen you want. You'll be able to drag from the left monitor to the > > right monitor and vice versa. I'm continually moving things around. > > > > With the mouse, when you move it past the right boundary of the left > > monitor, it will appear on the right monitor. > > > > As long as you don't restart your machine with only one monitor, > when > > you reboot, each application will (usually) reopen on the monitor > > where you left it before you shut down. > > > > John Posada > > Senior Technical Writer > > > > "I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that > you've never actually known what the question is." > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as jmalin at jmalin.com. > > > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/jmalin%40jmalin.com > > > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as neat_gent at yahoo.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/neat_gent%40yahoo.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Food fight? > <http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/index;_ylc=X3oDMTFvbGNhMGE3BF9TAzM5NjU0NTEwOARfcwMzOTY1NDUxMDMEc2VjA21haWxfdGFnbGluZQRzbGsDbWFpbF90YWcx?link=ask&sid=396545367> > > Enjoy some healthy debate > in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. > <http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/index;_ylc=X3oDMTFvbGNhMGE3BF9TAzM5NjU0NTEwOARfcwMzOTY1NDUxMDMEc2VjA21haWxfdGFnbGluZQRzbGsDbWFpbF90YWcx?link=ask&sid=396545367> >
