> -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Monroe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 7:54 PM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: [PEDA] Multiple Displays > > I'm getting ready to add a second monitor for use with DXP04 > running on Win2k. > > I'm hoping those with experience can guide me in the right > direction. I'm thinking about adding a 15 or 17 inch flat > panel as the secondary display to my 21 CRT. I thought the > flat panel would be used for display of panels and reports > while the CRT would be used for the editing workspace. > > Here are some things I'm curious sure about: > > 1. Is this a good strategy?
Jim Most definitely a wise move although be aware of the trade off on LCD panals as most at 17" will only support 1280x1024 so in some instances a case can be made for a second 21" @ 1600x1200 plus instead. > 2. Is my proposed mix of CRT and flat panel even feasible, > and can the flat panel be set for a lower resolution than the > CRT. If this is hardware dependant, is there anything special > I should know? There is also a lot to be said when swapping panels between monitors of same resolution so as not to lose a part of the panel off screen! Yes they can be mixed, I have used matrox cards for long and weary and never seen an issue, first was G100/MilleniumII up to Parhelia (2 monitor mode, don't use 3 monitor stretched). > 3. I'd like to hear about multi-display configurations that > work especially well (or don't work well). Currently at home I use a Parhelia working in 2 monitor mode, and an additional nVidia PCI card for the third monitor all at 1280x1024 Flat panel display (2 x DVI, 1 x RGB). I thought this would be good for a while but find this configuration slightly less productive than the dual 1600x1200 20" CRT. I had considered a 4th but there is no desk space left :-) John * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
