> Subject: Re: [PCI] 6400: G3 240mzh or PPC 300mhz ? > From: Ron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Add a PCI video >>> card and use 2 17 inch monitors, they are getting cheap and it's a >>> nice >>> set-up having 2 landscaped 17 inch monitors. >> >> Man, U're full of great ideas! The double-monitor setup never occurred >> to me! >> THAT is the way I want to go now... >> >> But how would a TV signal look on that? Would it just go to the main >> monitor? >> > > If your using Apple Video Player it will only work on the main monitor > (built in video) if I remember correctly. I even tried video mirroring > but could not get it to work with Apple Video Player and the TV tuner > card. My current TV Mac is a Performa 630CD and only has one monitor. > BTW the 630cd will also accept a 5500 board.
On my 7600, Apple Video Player works on the TwinTurbo PCI card connected to a 20" colour and the vram built in to Radius greyscale Portrait. I use the two screens as one large screen (ie. the two together form one lot of big screen estate, mouse travelling from one to the other). I have the menu on the 20" (what is "main"? where the number "1" appears, where the menu is, which is the start up screen, all seemingly independent factors in Monitors control panel - what a brilliant thing this panel is btw! You can arrange the monitors left/right and even up/down) As it happens, my 7300 is also on 2 screens, both 17" as Ron recommends. I can confirm this is nice. My workhorse is the 20" colour + 15" portrait though because a whole A4 page fits on the portrait, is crisper for text than colour and works wonderfully to code (15" greyscale A4) and then see effects in a browser (20" colour). How does anyone function on one screen! Just by the way, for those who use more than one screen as one big screen, I recommend software or applescript to keyboard command where the windows go. Eg. I press command+5 to fill the portrait screen, option+command+7 to fill the 20" etc using "Omega Window". When the screen estate is large it helps to have something to move windows about. David Elmo -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
