help with dual monitors please!

[m-a-v-e-r-i-c.]

hi guys i got recently an extra monitor yay! its all gd workin on internet or normal tasks both working as is if it was a big one:thumbup:, i got a ati radeon 9550 using 1 monitor on the digital pin and the other one in the vga side (2 in 1) and the setting on the video card settings( catalyst control center) its on strech horizontaly on my max resolution 2560x1024 32bits color and 75hz rf rate(by the way what rf rate means:smilewink: lol),the problem its when i get into lock on or flight sim or any other game the sharing of the monitors workin as one stops :( and all i can see is the same thing in both monitors aaaaaawwwwww!!! can any one help me :(!!!also out of the lock on topic(but i think its caused but the same issue) if anyone also knows im tryin to watch movies using both monitors as one but only one side works and the other monitor just shows the player( windows media player 11) in black where is meant to be showing da other half of the image:doh: can anyone help me im just new onto this thing of dual monitors thank you soooo much!

 

MAv.

[GregP]

I just bought a second monitor too, so I spent some time playing with dual-monitor setups over the weekend. As far as I know, there is simply no way to get LockOn, or most other games for that matter, to automatically span across two monitors, regardless of whether the Windows Desktop is already doing it, unless there's specifically an option in the graphics config to choose a resolution that uses it (for example 2560x1024).

 

Regarding rf rate, it means refresh rate, but is measured much differently for an LCD than a CRT. With CRTs it really affects eye strain, whereas with LCDs it doesn't. This page has a pretty good explanation: http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=1248

[S77th-GOYA]

http://forum.lockon.ru/showpost.php?p=184499&postcount=26

 

You can use the Matrox TripleHead2Go thingy with LOMAC.

[cheetah]

http://forum.lockon.ru/showpost.php?p=184499&postcount=26

 

You can use the Matrox TripleHead2Go thingy with LOMAC.

 

Can supposedly also be done with Soft Triplehead (software) check links. Probably dont work with dual though.

 

 

SoftTH - Software Triplehead

 

Running dualsetup myselft but different res on lcds though so i havent even tried. Touchbuddy or some other soft is nice on second though.

[GregP]

Yes, TouchBuddy is nice on a second monitor - I just bought one this weekend, a 22" widescreen from Best Buy for $180, pretty good deal and I couldn't resist.

 

[rogue_blade]

Yes, TouchBuddy is nice on a second monitor - I just bought one this weekend, a 22" widescreen from Best Buy for $180, pretty good deal and I couldn't resist.

 

 

a 22 inch for 180$!!!!!!! whats the resolution??? like 600x800????

[GregP]

Actually, that TouchBuddy window alone is 800x600. :) That's what I would have thought, too, though. But no, it's a Westinghouse LCM-22W3, runs at 1680x1050, 5ms, 700:1 contrast ratio.

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8268466&type=product&id=1170290375913&AID=10474050&PID=227502&SID=97661-n-10&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Folspage.jsp%3FskuId%3D8268466%26type%3Dproduct%26id%3D1170290375913

 

Only downside is fixed base and 6-bit rather than 8-bit color, although many people seem to think for most usage it doesn't matter. I would say, it's definitely not as nice as my Dell 2405FPW, but a damn good value for the price.