[H] Dual Monitors
I'm a recent convert to the art of dual monitors...well, I stuck one of my computers on the 32 flatpanel TV, so I had an extra monitor. The video card is an Nvidia 280 GTX and it's now driving a 22 widescreen and a 20 4:3 (standard) display. One is maxed out at 1680 x 1050 and the other is 1600 x 1200. I'm letting Windows7/Nvidia manage the monitors, so that when I have some games that change the resolution, both monitors go through this light show for a few seconds before settling down. The screens flicker and flash. Now, am I missing some important application that can calm that down, or is it just a product of the differing monitors/resolutions coupled with resolution changing games? ThanksSteve
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The changing resolutions would be my guess. I regularly drive two monitors at two different resolutions with no problems, but I never change resolutions. On 3/30/2010 6:18 PM, Steve Tomporowski wrote: I'm a recent convert to the art of dual monitors...well, I stuck one of my computers on the 32 flatpanel TV, so I had an extra monitor. The video card is an Nvidia 280 GTX and it's now driving a 22 widescreen and a 20 4:3 (standard) display. One is maxed out at 1680 x 1050 and the other is 1600 x 1200. I'm letting Windows7/Nvidia manage the monitors, so that when I have some games that change the resolution, both monitors go through this light show for a few seconds before settling down. The screens flicker and flash. Now, am I missing some important application that can calm that down, or is it just a product of the differing monitors/resolutions coupled with resolution changing games? ThanksSteve No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.791 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2780 - Release Date: 03/30/10 14:32:00
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I remember there was some application--Ultramon???--which was supposedly, they said, really good at running multiple monitors, and was just wondering if that would calm this card down. Not that it really bothers me, but we always try to make things the best...uh? Steve On 3/30/2010 6:47 PM, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: The changing resolutions would be my guess. I regularly drive two monitors at two different resolutions with no problems, but I never change resolutions. On 3/30/2010 6:18 PM, Steve Tomporowski wrote: I'm a recent convert to the art of dual monitors...well, I stuck one of my computers on the 32 flatpanel TV, so I had an extra monitor. The video card is an Nvidia 280 GTX and it's now driving a 22 widescreen and a 20 4:3 (standard) display. One is maxed out at 1680 x 1050 and the other is 1600 x 1200. I'm letting Windows7/Nvidia manage the monitors, so that when I have some games that change the resolution, both monitors go through this light show for a few seconds before settling down. The screens flicker and flash. Now, am I missing some important application that can calm that down, or is it just a product of the differing monitors/resolutions coupled with resolution changing games? ThanksSteve No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.791 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2780 - Release Date: 03/30/10 14:32:00
Re: [H] Dual Monitors
I'm not expert here, particularly with anything gaming, but I do run three monitors on two cards. Two 24 inch on a 4970 and a 30 inch on a 5770. They do flash a bit when they load a game but in your case it sounds like they are scaling down because your video card can't run the game at native resolution... which of course is going to greatly diminish picture quality, but there isn't much you can do about it sort of getting a video card that will support the game in native resolution or buy a LCD that will scale down like my 30 inch will do, but, unless things have changed, there aren't too many LCD monitors that are scaleable. w At 03:18 PM 3/30/2010, you wrote: I'm a recent convert to the art of dual monitors...well, I stuck one of my computers on the 32 flatpanel TV, so I had an extra monitor. The video card is an Nvidia 280 GTX and it's now driving a 22 widescreen and a 20 4:3 (standard) display. One is maxed out at 1680 x 1050 and the other is 1600 x 1200. I'm letting Windows7/Nvidia manage the monitors, so that when I have some games that change the resolution, both monitors go through this light show for a few seconds before settling down. The screens flicker and flash. Now, am I missing some important application that can calm that down, or is it just a product of the differing monitors/resolutions coupled with resolution changing games? ThanksSteve
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At 04:16 PM 3/30/2010, you wrote: I remember there was some application--Ultramon???--which was supposedly, they said, really good at running multiple monitors, and was just wondering if that would calm this card down. Not that it really bothers me, but we always try to make things the best...uh? Steve Ultramon is a great app at managing multi monitors... like putting a title bar across both monitors, and moving windows around from one to another monitor, but it won't help you with that problem.
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A couple of the games I play are pretty old and can only get them to start on Monitor 1. Would ultramon set it up so that I can move them to monitor 2? Steve On 3/30/2010 7:34 PM, Winterlight wrote: At 04:16 PM 3/30/2010, you wrote: I remember there was some application--Ultramon???--which was supposedly, they said, really good at running multiple monitors, and was just wondering if that would calm this card down. Not that it really bothers me, but we always try to make things the best...uh? Steve Ultramon is a great app at managing multi monitors... like putting a title bar across both monitors, and moving windows around from one to another monitor, but it won't help you with that problem.
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I dumped Ultramon some time ago for DisplayFusion when the Ultramon dev(s?) took forever to get it working under W7. But neither one is going to help--you're pretty much stuck. When resolutions and such change, you're going to see it go nuts for a bit. I've been running multiple monitors for some time now, both at work and at home, under XP, Vista, and W7, both ATI and nvidia...it just happens. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 6:34 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Dual Monitors At 04:16 PM 3/30/2010, you wrote: I remember there was some application--Ultramon???--which was supposedly, they said, really good at running multiple monitors, and was just wondering if that would calm this card down. Not that it really bothers me, but we always try to make things the best...uh? Steve Ultramon is a great app at managing multi monitors... like putting a title bar across both monitors, and moving windows around from one to another monitor, but it won't help you with that problem.
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I don't think so. older games, video and tv apps are set to run from the primary monitor. At 05:04 PM 3/30/2010, you wrote: A couple of the games I play are pretty old and can only get them to start on Monitor 1. Would ultramon set it up so that I can move them to monitor 2? Steve On 3/30/2010 7:34 PM, Winterlight wrote: At 04:16 PM 3/30/2010, you wrote: I remember there was some application--Ultramon???--which was supposedly, they said, really good at running multiple monitors, and was just wondering if that would calm this card down. Not that it really bothers me, but we always try to make things the best...uh? Steve Ultramon is a great app at managing multi monitors... like putting a title bar across both monitors, and moving windows around from one to another monitor, but it won't help you with that problem.
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At 05:15 PM 3/30/2010, you wrote: I dumped Ultramon some time ago for DisplayFusion when the Ultramon dev(s?) took forever to get it working under W7. Well, Ultramon supports W7 now... except it doesn't support cloning like the XP version, and the icon save doesn't work on 64 bit. What is better about Display Fusion, besides the price. But neither one is going to help--you're pretty much stuck. When resolutions and such change, you're going to see it go nuts for a bit. I've been running multiple monitors for some time now, both at work and at home, under XP, Vista, and W7, both ATI and nvidia...it just happens. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 6:34 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Dual Monitors At 04:16 PM 3/30/2010, you wrote: I remember there was some application--Ultramon???--which was supposedly, they said, really good at running multiple monitors, and was just wondering if that would calm this card down. Not that it really bothers me, but we always try to make things the best...uh? Steve Ultramon is a great app at managing multi monitors... like putting a title bar across both monitors, and moving windows around from one to another monitor, but it won't help you with that problem.
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Honestly, the reason I switched was just because Ultramon sucked ass under W7 when I started running it, and DisplayFusion didn't. I don't use many features of either one...extended taskbar, window move hotkey (which is, in turn, mapped to mouse buttons), and wallpaper is about it. I had no reason to switch back. I do like the fact that the DisplayFusion dev is extremely responsive to user requests. I strongly believe that the only reason the pace of Ultramon releases picked up (3.0 was in beta for what, 3 or 4 years?!?) was due to there being, for the first time, a credible alternative. Frankly, I buy a good amount of software based in part on how responsive it is to new software/OS releases. That's why I am buying and recommending DF over Ultramon. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 9:50 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Dual Monitors At 05:15 PM 3/30/2010, you wrote: I dumped Ultramon some time ago for DisplayFusion when the Ultramon dev(s?) took forever to get it working under W7. Well, Ultramon supports W7 now... except it doesn't support cloning like the XP version, and the icon save doesn't work on 64 bit. What is better about Display Fusion, besides the price. But neither one is going to help--you're pretty much stuck. When resolutions and such change, you're going to see it go nuts for a bit. I've been running multiple monitors for some time now, both at work and at home, under XP, Vista, and W7, both ATI and nvidia...it just happens. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 6:34 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Dual Monitors At 04:16 PM 3/30/2010, you wrote: I remember there was some application--Ultramon???--which was supposedly, they said, really good at running multiple monitors, and was just wondering if that would calm this card down. Not that it really bothers me, but we always try to make things the best...uh? Steve Ultramon is a great app at managing multi monitors... like putting a title bar across both monitors, and moving windows around from one to another monitor, but it won't help you with that problem.
