when dual displays are becoming more the norm than the exception.
Really, where is that?
BTW, do those of you who are using dualies have any distance between your displays?
I have been using multi monitors ever since they became available in Win 98. My first setup was in Win 98 with a 17 inch, and a 15 inch monitor. How you set up dual displays will depend a lot on how you use them. Personally, I like to use the primary display for normal use, and open up my schedule on the second, and maybe a browser window, and password program, and a VM.
Do you want to merge them into a single viewing area, or two distinctly different views. The best video cards for multi monitor are still Matrox. I have tried them all, and nobody comes close to Matrox for driving dual displays. 3D, and games, of course, not so good, but 2D, video editing, multi monitor they are still very good.... but too expensive for what they are.
Right now I am using three displays shared among two PCs. A Dell WS 2407 for my primary computer on a ATI XT800 AIW running at 1920 X1200 with a digital connection. The second monitor is a CRT Mitsubishi 2040 on a Matrox PCI G450 analog running at 1600 X 1200. The 2040u has a built in switch to support two computers so I share that monitor with my secondary media PC.
The secondary PC uses two dual head G450s and has it's own it's own Mitsubishi 2040u. I have my monitors setup in a kind of curve shaped... the 2407 directly in front, the 2040 to my right but cocked at a angle, and then the secondary PCs 2040u on my right. I use a stand up desk and this works very well. I am planning on purchasing the 27 inch, or 30 inch Dell soon.
No matter what you use go get Ultra monitor at www.ultramon.com it has everything windows should have for dual display.
