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Dear Earl & Group -
My calculations vis-a-vis one 21" at 1600 x 1200 vs four 15" at 1024 x 768:
21" area = 20 x 20 = 400 sq in
15" area = 14 x 14 = 196 sq in
400 / 4*196 = 0.51, so the 21" monitor has 51% of visable screen area as do 4
15" monitors.
21" resolution = 1600 x 1200 = 1,920K
15" resolution has 1024 x 768 = 786K
21" resolution / 15" resolution = 1920 / 786 = 2.44
0.51 screen ratio x 2.44 resolution ratio = 1.25, so the 21" monitor has 125%
more info than do the 4 15" monitors
Sincerely,
Richard Josslin
By the way, my four monitors with the MM card are one 17" and three 15", all at
1024 x 768.
Earl Adamy wrote:
> Not the first time I've read that a single 21" monitor displays more data
> than a herd of monitors at 1024x768 but whenever I do the math it never
> seems to compute: 1600x1200 (1,920,000 pixels) versus 4 (17" monitors) @
> 1024x768 (3,145,728 pixels) or put in square inches of viewing area
> comparison would be roughly 19" squared (361 square inches) versus 4 @ 15"
> squared (900 square inches). Looking at pixels it might be realistic to
> expect one 21" would replace two 17" monitors however the type size and
> charts would be a tad smaller. I'm assuming that 15" monitors would not be
> suitable for resolutions of 1024x768 but my eyes are not as young as some.
>
> Earl
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Josslin <olfogey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Paul A. <paulha@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 1999 3:22 PM
> Subject: Re: Multiple monitors --- a 21" monitor, perhaps?
>
> > just don't seem to be able practically to use a resolution greater than
> 1224x 768
> > (or whatever it is around there), while the guys with 21" monitors say
> that they
> > can use 1600X1200 without problems --- with the result that the 21"
> monitors can
> > hold as much info on its screen as 4 smaller monitors at the lesser
> resolution.
> > Consequently, were I to expand the monitor potential of my NT computer, I
> imagine
> > that I would wind up opting for a 21" monitor, instead of duplicating the
> > MM-pathway that I followed several years ago. [I remember a post of a
> year or two
> > ago of a guy who had the $ and wanted to go 1st class, so he bought a
> 2-monitor
> > card and two 21" monitors. In some sense, I am doing the same thing,
> using
> > mulitple computers. I prefer the multiple computer idea as I have
> dedicated one
> > computer solely to gathering real-time data - no other programs, such as
> Internet
> > useage, are on it. I haven't had a glitch in my data or any downtime with
> that
> > computer in as long as I can remember.] I am curious as to the reasons
> behind
> > your preference. Would you care to describe them, please.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Richard Josslin
> >
> > Paul A. wrote:
> >
> > > 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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