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  • #221
  • Nov 6, 2006 9:15pm Nov 6, 2006 9:15pm
There is even some dude advertising on Youtube on how important multi monitors are an essential need for trading. He also promotes a 'seminar' on how to set up a multi monitor trading station. Man, why would you sell how to set up a trading station? People these days and their marketing ploys to sucker new traders with their fancy lingo. Go check it out and laugh your assess off!
  • #222
  • Nov 6, 2006 9:21pm Nov 6, 2006 9:21pm
Quoting hunter101
There is even some dude advertising on Youtube on how important multi monitors are an essential need for trading. He also promotes a 'seminar' on how to set up a multi monitor trading station. Man, why would you sell how to set up a trading station? People these days and their marketing ploys to sucker new traders with their fancy lingo. Go check it out and laugh your assess off!
Hey at least the new traders have some used equipment to put on eBay once they blow their account. :
  • #223
  • Nov 6, 2006 9:22pm Nov 6, 2006 9:22pm
Quoting nitman
Hey that one looks like tables and boxes from Ikea. So you chose to be on the dark side ... my setup is white and silver legs.... hmmm do they have those boxes in white?
Honestly I don't know. This was my girlfriends library before I got a hold of it. I was going to use the same desk as Muddbuddha has, but she wasn't hearing it. Well, originally, the library would have stayed more intact than it ended up.

She'll be back shortly and I'll ask her.

The boxes I think you are referring to though is actually a shelf that I simply sat on top of the desks.
  • #224
  • Nov 6, 2006 9:31pm Nov 6, 2006 9:31pm
mine taken with my camera phone cause I am too lazy to get my digi cam lol
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  • #225
  • Nov 10, 2006 7:01am Nov 10, 2006 7:01am
Well heres mine, no fancy 3D (doubles as a replicator) huge wide screen monitors yet and my PC still runs on coal but it serves me well and the pencil on the desk is new.

Lyndon
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  • #226
  • Nov 10, 2006 7:14am Nov 10, 2006 7:14am
To all those who use multi-monitors, do you find your PC to be sluggish at times. Can someone tell me what type of system configuration you have? When I search sites on recommended PC configuration for multi-monitor, the computer technology is still old in my opinion, that is, not this new dual core technology.
  • #227
  • Nov 10, 2006 7:17am Nov 10, 2006 7:17am
no there is no speed difference at all when the computer is active. Of course if having multiple monitors results in you running more programs, then of course there is that impact.

however it is sluggish at one point. The more monitors you have, the longer it takes to awaken the computer (by moving the mouse or typing something). It can be annoying waiting for all those monitors to come on. However, if you have 2 or 3 then it is not that noticeable. But once you get to 5+, then it is annoying.

Quoting et_phonehome_2
To all those who use multi-monitors, do you find your PC to be sluggish at times. Can someone tell me what type of system configuration you have? When I search sites on recommended PC configuration for multi-monitor, the computer technology is still old in my opinion, that is, not this new dual core technology.
  • #228
  • Nov 10, 2006 8:37am Nov 10, 2006 8:37am
XP has the capability of establishing 2 monitors if your video card allows it. My notebook has a monitor in the notebook and a extra plug on the back for another and xp supports that setup. I do not know if that will help you.



Quoting et_phonehome_2
To all those who use multi-monitors, do you find your PC to be sluggish at times. Can someone tell me what type of system configuration you have? When I search sites on recommended PC configuration for multi-monitor, the computer technology is still old in my opinion, that is, not this new dual core technology.
  • #229
  • Nov 17, 2006 1:29pm Nov 17, 2006 1:29pm
Quoting et_phonehome_2
To all those who use multi-monitors, do you find your PC to be sluggish at times. Can someone tell me what type of system configuration you have? When I search sites on recommended PC configuration for multi-monitor, the computer technology is still old in my opinion, that is, not this new dual core technology.
I have 2-26" Dell HDTV LCD's running on a Dell E510 Dual Core, 64BIT.....once I upgraded the memory to 2Gb, it no longer needed to use drivespace to store info for screen refreshing...that made all the difference in the world.

I have a 128Mb Dual output video card with DVI/VGA...fairly common card.
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  • #230
  • Nov 24, 2006 3:38pm Nov 24, 2006 3:38pm
Has anyone come across this problem before.

Ive just added a second monitor and im using windows xp and a gforce 5200 graphics card. The trouble is when i go into display settings it shows the 2 monitors in the window but when i try to identify it sees them both as monitor 1. All i can get the monitors to do is show the same thing on both screens.

Can anyone please help

Lyndon
  • #231
  • Edited 4:04pm Nov 24, 2006 3:49pm | Edited 4:04pm
Maybe this link will help:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/more...omonitors.mspx

It sounds like to did not click on extend your desktop.


Quoting Lyndon001
Has anyone come across this problem before.

Ive just added a second monitor and im using windows xp and a gforce 5200 graphics card. The trouble is when i go into display settings it shows the 2 monitors in the window but when i try to identify it sees them both as monitor 1. All i can get the monitors to do is show the same thing on both screens.

Can anyone please help

Lyndon
  • #232
  • Nov 24, 2006 5:32pm Nov 24, 2006 5:32pm
Thanks Scott

i have already followed that link to the letter and i have checked the extend box but now i am completely stumped.
  • #233
  • Nov 24, 2006 5:33pm Nov 24, 2006 5:33pm
How many video cards do you have?
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  • #234
  • Nov 24, 2006 5:58pm Nov 24, 2006 5:58pm
just the one, the 5200
  • #235
  • Nov 24, 2006 6:11pm Nov 24, 2006 6:11pm
you were not able to change setting for one of the monitor to be secondary and not have both as primary?
  • #236
  • Nov 24, 2006 6:16pm Nov 24, 2006 6:16pm
yes it gives me the choice right up to where you where you identify your monitor and they both show a big 1 on the screen
  • #237
  • Nov 25, 2006 9:15am Nov 25, 2006 9:15am
thanks for your help everybody, just been told the problem is my motherboard so its having a new one fitted as we speak. i told the techie to put a forex friendly one in but i dont think he knew what i meant. Right id better go as my lad wants his laptop back.

Lyndon
  • #238
  • Edited Nov 28, 2006 1:41am Nov 27, 2006 1:09pm | Edited Nov 28, 2006 1:41am
I am starting to save for this one:

(please repost as 600x600. for now i have attached a smaller version).
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  • #239
  • Nov 29, 2006 3:54am Nov 29, 2006 3:54am
oh c'mon guys, I'm multi-tasking here...http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/...oticons7/3.gif
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/2...taskingez6.jpg
p.s. single screen, that is... giggety giggety goo http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/...ticons7/71.gif
  • #240
  • Nov 29, 2006 3:08pm Nov 29, 2006 3:08pm
Quoting ycomp
ART, thanks for the info

how's the video quality with the matrox?
As a secondary system I use a VT Book. www.vtbook.com

Less then $400 USD for the card and cables and works perfect for charting. Would not use it for high end graphic work but is perfect for trading in general.
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