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Dear Ullrich,
Computer #1 = P233 w/Colorgraphic 4-Monitor card + Win 98 SE + QFeed + DynaStore
(on floor under desk)
2 Monitors used for QCharts (MSFT, INDU,NDX,etc), 1 for CyberX + DynaStore, 1 Spare
(all horizontal on desk top)
Computer #2 = P3/500 w/Colorgraphic 4-Monitor card + Win 98 SE + TS 4.23 (on floor
under desk)
1 Monitor for MSFT 50-Tick, 1 Monitor for MSFT + S&P 1 Minute (my two main trading
monitors), 1 Monitor for TICK, 1 for TS Server and as Spare (all horizontal on
shelf above desk and other monitors)
No Alarms --- all silent. What I'm really doing is looking for the confluence of
certain patterns to all "line up," so, no, I'm not really looking at all the
monitors simultaneously. Most of the time, I find the markets pretty chaotic
(meaning that what I'm seeing on several monitors doesn't "line up"), so I stand
aside and wait. But when several of the monitors all begin to show the same thing
("line up"), that's action time. Years ago, had someone said to me that they
watched multiple monitors while trading, I would have thought that that must mean
they must have a lot more eyes and coordination than I to keep track of it all.
Let me assure you, however, that I am one slow old fart who can hardly keep two,
much less three, balls up in the air at once, so if I can keep track of eight
monitors and still push the mouse button to initiate a trade, it ain't no BFD.
No obvious compatibility problems, except TS4 Server gets overloaded by ticks from
DynaStore in fast markets.
Yes, I paid oodles of $$$ for my first Multi-monitor card, around 10 years ago. It
was a $2000 STB 4-monitor card that I got at 1/3 off. Since I discovered eBay,
however, things have been different. I paid $75 each for these Colorgraphic cards
($600 retail) and and around $75 for 15" and $125 for 17" Sony or comparable
monitors (and I generally buy them from a local seller so I don't have to pay any
S/H, which on a monitor is usually around $50). A 4-monitor setup costs me around
$75 for the card plus 2 x $75 for 2-15" monitors plus 2 x $125 for 2-17" monitors =
$75 + $150 + $250 = $475. For example, this gives substantially more video area
(and of course takes up more desk space) than a traditional card ($???) plus a 21"
monitor, which retails for around $1000 and sells on eBay for $600-800 (for Sony or
comparable quality).
To each his own. As for me, I reached that point in life where I'm happy if I can
get anything to work with any remote degree of reliability and consistency. The
foregoing worked for me last week and, God willing, I'm counting on it to do so
this week, too. Hallelujah! Life is rich.
Sincerely,
Richard
Ullrich Fischer wrote:
> Hey Richard! I agree with you! :)
>
> Do you have noises that attract you to the monitor that you need to be
> watching when something interesting happens or do you just whirl around in
> your office chair continually monitoring them all?
>
> I'm currently using two computers, each with its own monitor. The main
> computer (front and center) has my trading software (CyberTrader 2.07) and
> the 2nd computer has a couple of spreadsheets (alerts and market health)
> and a chat window. I could see a benefit in getting a 2nd monitor for
> each computer so I could have more 1 minute charts instantly visible. I'm
> curious as to what you keep in the foreground on your 8 monitors.
>
> Have you had any compatibility problems with the Matrox cards and any of
> the software you're using or tried to use?
>
> Regards,
> Ullrich
>
> At 02:03 PM 1/23/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >Dear IMarshall,
> >
> >For many, many years, I've been using multiple computers and multiple monitors
> >to monitor the market, and I wouldn't dream of doing so without them.
> >Presently, I'm using two computers and eight monitors. I guess that
> >you'll just
> >have to call me
> >
> >"Ridiculous Richard"
> >
> >I'm reminded of my ex-father-in-law's favorite phrase: "If it ain't broke,
> >don't
> >fix it." One of the great joys that I derive from being a participant in the
> >market is that "Everybody gets to do it his (or her) own way." So, if you
> >feel
> >comfortable trading with one or maybe two monitors, I say "IM, go for
> >it. More
> >power to you. Congratulations on finding out what works for you." What my
> >experience has shown me is that multi-monitor cards and multiple monitors work
> >for me.
> >
> >Thank God we have differences in opinion. We wouldn't have a market without
> >them, and then what would we do? Just sit around all day agreeing with each
> >other???
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >
> >Richard
> >
> >
> >IMarshal wrote:
> >
> > > I could understand why someone might want 2 monitors connected to a
> > computer
> > > for monitoring the market. But anymore than that I think would be
> > > ridiculous. Think about it, the processor has to spend it's time not only
> > > receiving the data from the datafeed, storing it in memory and calling API
> > > sets to store in a local database, send it to another part of the
> > system for
> > > calcuations of indicators and such, as well as updating the visual display
> > > on BOTH systems... at a High Resolution?! Damn, talk about bringing your
> > > system to a crawl.
> > >
> > > Now, if you were to use these displays just as snapshots and not real time
> > > updates for short intervales (ie every tick) then maybe it won't be as
> > > ridiculous. Granted, I'm being extreme in my example but it's food for
> > > thought never the less. I figure you'd be better off buying a rack mounted
> > > system if you will, and connect dual monitors to each system.
> > >
> > > In addition, IF the program was written correctly the data stream can be
> > > shared between each system without having to subscribe multiple times
> > to the
> > > same datafeed.
> > >
> > > IMarshal
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Dr. Hermansen [mailto:lahermansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 9:10 AM
> > > To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: New Matrox Dual/Qad cards
> > >
> > > >From a Matrox Correspondance:
> > >
> > > The new Matrox G200MMS should be available near the start of February. It
> > > is a PCI card which will be available in a Dual or Quad version with
> > 8MB per
> > > channel, it will allow you to display up to 16 displays with 4 cards at
> > > resolutions up to 1800x1440 per monitor. The G400 will most likely not be
> > > released in a PCI version.
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