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Dual screening
Hedwirez
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Having had my current 19" Iiyama Prolite E430 for quite some years now I am thinking of upgrading my screen. I was planning on getting dual screens since I have no reason to throw away the current one but would probably get something a different size.
I was thinking something along the lines of this: http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4QWT&SearchType=1&SearchTerms=iiyama&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=0#imagegallery
Does anyone know if the screen itself is any good or whether it will seriously slow my computer down running dual screens.
Secondarily I was thinking of plugging the 22" widescreen into my Xbox 360 and PS2. IS this possible with that Iiyama, similarly how much would it cos to get some kind of tv input for it?
Any other advice would be good, I saw a samsung screen for a bit more and it looked nice but I have always been happy with the IIyama before.
Edit: Something that syncs perfectly in height with the old E430 would be cool, but I am thinking it likely that Id' just be better off going as large as possible on the new one.
I was thinking something along the lines of this: http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4QWT&SearchType=1&SearchTerms=iiyama&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=0#imagegallery
Does anyone know if the screen itself is any good or whether it will seriously slow my computer down running dual screens.
Secondarily I was thinking of plugging the 22" widescreen into my Xbox 360 and PS2. IS this possible with that Iiyama, similarly how much would it cos to get some kind of tv input for it?
Any other advice would be good, I saw a samsung screen for a bit more and it looked nice but I have always been happy with the IIyama before.
Edit: Something that syncs perfectly in height with the old E430 would be cool, but I am thinking it likely that Id' just be better off going as large as possible on the new one.
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I've always heard dual screens is rather a boost to productivity. Most computers should be fine with it, at least just doing normal work stuff.
You can get 22" for far less than that, and 20" would have the same resolution, so you might want to consider a cheaper one or a 20" one. But whatever, I'm no expert.
You'll take a bit of a hit in 3d gaming when you have two displays run off one card (15-20% in Quake 3 I think... though not an ideal benchmark these days... just the one I used to test multi-display induced performance changes). If the hit is noticeable to you, you can always disable the second display for the duration of your gaming session. If you're driving two displays off two separate cards, the hit is very minimal. One display off a discrete card and one display off an integrated GPU seems to be less of a hit than two displays off a 4850, but I still get a performance penalty, which I'm assuming is from the GPU stealing some system memory / bandwidth. Not all integrated video will let itself run at the same time as a discrete card, but it's a more and more common feature these days.
As mentioned, VGA works great for the X-Box, official vga cables abound and I'm sure there are cheaper knock-offs, too. If your display supports it, this'll also give you high def support, which is nice. No idea on vga cables for the ps2 as I've never owned one, but at worst you could pick up a cheap USB tv tuner for it if you can't get VGA cables.
Best luck. I love multi-monitor setups.
Also anyone notice that XP is a lot more easy going about some things about dual screening that Vista seems to be?
Anyone who has 2 or more monitors and doesnt have Ultramon is doing it wrong (whether its XP or Vista).
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This. A thousand times this.
Or probably not, as spending $35 for a monitor toy might be a bit expensive. Increased functionality vs cost of product does not equate in my situation.
I found this which seems pretty cheap. However it doesnt seem to have VGA connectors. Will that mean I can't run my xbox 360 through it?