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I run multiple monitors under NT, however I do so using individual Matrox
Millennium 8meg PCI cards which I acquired on ebay for $59 each. It is the
Matrox driver, not NT, which integrates the monitors on the desktop and
provides special features to handle recalcitrant applications. For example,
dialog boxes will often center on the virtual screen placing them far away
from the application or even spread across two monitors. The TimberHill
Workstation flat out refused to load properly with multiple monitors, which
meant switching to single monitor to start the app and then switch back, a
task handled by the Matrox drivers without a hitch or reboot. Finally, it
appears that different manufacturers virtualize desktops in different ways
which will return different width/height pixel values to WinNT. If you are
going to the expense of buying a 4 port card, I would highly recommend you
do so with full return privileges so you can see if the card is suitable for
your use. Colorgrafix seems to have an excellent reputation among NT users.
Earl
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul A. <paulha@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 2:45 PM
Subject: Multiple monitors
> Folks:
>
> I'm researching 4-port multi-monitor cards. I may eventually want to go
to 8
> or more. From previous posts I've learned there's STB, Matrox, Appian,
> Colorgrafix, and perhaps more.
>
> I'm running NT40 SP3 and I want to get up and running, without researching
> every darned detail about their graphics engines. I'm not a game player
or
> doing any major 3D work, so if the screen repaints and refreshes
reasonably
> fast I'm happy.
>
> 1) Can someone recommend a vendor that discounts and carries all or at
least
> some of these cards? It would be nice to talk to a human who could do a
quick
> and dirty comparison for me.
>
> 2) How important are the drivers? Appian is telling me that _their_
drivers
> are perfect, take care of a number of potential annoyances, and will
replace
> any love I missed out on as a child. I assume that all the manufacturers
> would
> be willing to promise such things, if given the chance.
>
> 3) Is there a "right" card to purchase, that's a lot of bang for the
buck?
> Again, I want to get up and running, not spend days learning about the
card
> technologies.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Paul
>
>
>
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