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Dual Monitor - help

Posted: January 29, 2004, 4:33 pm
by suppin
using GeForce4 Ti4400, got both monitors plugged into the card via the adapter for the 2nd monitor..

black screen on second monitor

When i go into display properties and then settings, i see no "extend my viewing desktop" or anything like that,

any help?

Posted: January 29, 2004, 5:03 pm
by Sylvus
I thought you needed 2 vid cards to do dual monitor extended desktop stuff?

Posted: January 29, 2004, 5:13 pm
by suppin
Nah, i have the geforce4 Ti4400.. it supports 2 monitors, it's actually got 2 ports for the monitors on the actual back of the card...

anyways, I fixed it by swapping out my GF's monitor into the one that wasn't working...

so yeah hehe, i thought it was gonna be great for EQ, but it lags the fuck out of me, i loaded up 2 instances and couldn't even move....

only thing i can see it worth using, is like major web browsing, or everyday shit... but not eq =(

Posted: January 29, 2004, 6:40 pm
by Pahreyia
One instance of EQ spread across the two monitors with the stat/chat/inventory windows either all across the bottom or on one screen versus the other would be quite nice. Give you a decent view of the envioronment without 30 different "windows" of some sort or other crowding the screen.

Posted: January 29, 2004, 6:42 pm
by Voronwë
2 vid cards would be better to try to have 2 instances of EQ going.

overall configuration still may be difficult and unwieldy

Posted: January 30, 2004, 1:25 am
by suppin
I don't think you could stretch EQ to be like that correct? That totally made me think of trying that out, but.... I dunno... that sounds cool.