RE: Widescreen monitors?

["Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>]

Paul, how did you get a different image on each desktop??

I have two monitors on XP, a 22" iiyama VMPro510, and a relisys LCD, a= nd the
only thing which annoys me is having a "mini" version of my main = wallpaper
displayed on the LCD.

I have a bunch of panoramic photos which are just begging to be used as a desktop ;)

Ian.

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Gale [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 16 November 2002 12:05
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Widescreen monitors?


= http://www.siliconpixel.com/HomeAutomation/images/monitors.jpg



This shows my Sony FW900 and two Iiyama VM Pro 454's. All three run off a Matrox Parhelia 'Triplehead' card.



The Sony is around =A31000 and the Iiyama's =A3250 (excellent value 19"= ; monitors
with superb picture).



The Sony likes 1920x1200 best.



I've also got a KVM switch so I can jump over to my Video Edit PC's (which<= BR> run a dual head config).



SERIOUS desktop space - I'd never go back to anything else!



Paul.



-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Barnett [mailto:lists@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 16 November 2002 10:38
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Widescreen monitors?



Mark, You might want to look at the Sony FW900 CRT too - it's a 24" mo= nitor
with 16:1 ratio running at 1920X1200. No idea on price. They also do a
really really nice widescreen TFT too. Again no idea on price or how good i= t
is - I happened to spot them whilst browsing just now.

With respect to dual head: I use that at the moment from XP and do really like it. I like having two windows open that I'm working from, like a
development window and a help page, and dual head works really well for
this - since you can maximise each window within a display without faffing<= BR> to arrange windows. Windows Remote Desktop works well with it too and force= s
all the apps on to the single screen of my laptop when I connect to my
desktop remotely. Apps like VNC and Radmin aren't quite so clever about thi= s
though. Not all applications properly understand dual head either - it's nice to move toolbars away from the main screen, but this doesn't always work well (although this might be a consequence of running the two monitors=
at different resolutions).

Ray Barnett.
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Des Gibbons [mailto:des@xxxxxxx]
  Sent: 16 November 2002 10:22
  To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx   Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Widescreen monitors?


  Price wise it definitely is.

  You don't need a dual head card tho if you are using XP, it supports= two
  video cards iirc.

  Mind you I've not tried it personally so it might be a pile of poo w= ith
all
  sorts of problems ;)

  Cheers, Des.

  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: Mark Harrison [mailto:Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx]
  > Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 10:08
  > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx   > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Widescreen monitors?
  >
  >
  > Thanks... that's the kind of thing.
  >
  > Hmm.... maybe two conventionals next to each other with a
  > dual-head card is still the say to go :-(
  >
  > M.
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: Graham Kiff [mailto:graham.kiff@xxxxxxx]
  > Sent: 15 November 2002 23:01
  > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx   > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Widescreen monitors?
  >
  >
  > Mark
  >
  > The Optoma L17 is actually 1280 x 768, acpect ratio of 1.666, j= ust short
  > (well narrow) of 16:9 (1.778)
  >
  > Cheers
  > Graham
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: Mark Harrison [mailto:Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx]
  > Sent: 15 November 2002 20:17
  > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx   > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Widescreen monitors?
  >
  >
  > Hmmm.... I was hoping that widescreen also meant wide-resolutio= n :-(
  >
  > Ho hum.
  >
  > M.
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: Tony T [mailto:tony@xxxxxxx]
  > Sent: 15 November 2002 19:45
  > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx   > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Widescreen monitors?
  >
  >
  > >
  > > Sorry... I really meant PC monitors rather than TVs.
  > >
  > > Only one of those was a widescreen monitor, and that was   > > three grand :-(
  > >
  >
  > The optoma (whoever they are) is 17" 1024x768 w/s
  > Video & PC/Mac monitor for =A3859+vat?
  >
  > Not sure you'll get a widescreen much cheaper?
  >
  > Regards
  > Tony
  >
  >
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