Using 4 Monitors with Windows Vista

re: Using 4 Monitors with Windows Vista

Rak — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:07:40 GMT

One of the big problem with vista is that it cannot support heterogeneous graphics adaptors. This will create headache for those who had one graphics card, and going to buy a new one (a best one available and not the one that he already had). In this scenario vista disable one of them which is absolutely nonsense. I wish Windows 7 will solve this problem. Pls MS do it for all of us. plz include heterogeneous graphics support in WDDM 2.1 even with the cost of no aero support for the second adaptor.

re: Using 4 Monitors with Windows Vista

seedyburner — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:10:41 GMT

This is a great setup. Imagine using this setup with Virtual Box or VMWare and using four different OS's from just one box or any combination. I'm gonna have to build this setup for myself.

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Earlier this week I received my second Dell UltraSharp 2407FP 24-inch monitor to accompany my already

re: Using 4 Monitors with Windows Vista

Zoltan — Wed, 30 May 2007 08:45:46 GMT

It's unbeliveable! I've used 2 monitors with one PC but it didn't work very good. 4 monitor with one PC is a new way in the development world!

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re: Using 4 Monitors with Windows Vista

newscientist2000 — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 05:23:53 GMT

Official Info here

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/xbox360elite/default.htm

re: Using 4 Monitors with Windows Vista

newscientist2000 — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 05:17:14 GMT

Oooooh look Black Xbox 360 Release date: 04/29/2007 ...

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Microsoft-Xbox-360-Elite-High-Definition-Gaming-and-Entertainment-System-882224390118/sem/rpsm/oid/177538/catOid/-16487/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

Looks nice... :-)

re: Using 4 Monitors with Windows Vista

Magius — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:12:30 GMT

Well, support may be there, but it is limited and full of quirks.

For example, all Windows versions (specially Vista) seem to be very particular about where the primary display is positioned in relation to any other displays.

The ideal setup is where the primary sits to the upper left corner of all other monitors. Any other monitors should be to the right and/or below.

Deviate from this and odd things start happening.

Vista for example, the blurring is cool looking, however place the secondary monitor to the left of the primary and then tile a background(either a single or "individual" wallpapers will do).

Now take a look at the taskbar or sidebar blurred effect. Resize them if you need a better look. Move them to the secondary monitor and compare. The transparencies on each should be inverted. Resize them back and forth fast enought and you get to see the wallpaper behind (belonging to the opposite monitor). It seems that the shader created for the blur effect needs some small rework.

I've seen this behaviour in different computers with both ATI and Nvidia chipsets.

re: Using 4 Monitors with Windows Vista

mradventure — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:38:24 GMT

the ultimate application for multiple mointers

http://realtimesoft.com/ultramon/download.asp

re: Using 4 Monitors with Windows Vista

newscientist2000 — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 06:21:25 GMT

Thanks for the reply Nick I will do that!

re: Using 4 Monitors with Windows Vista

Nick White — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:36:24 GMT

Hey newscientist2000: Not to steal their thunder, but you should pose this question to Major Nelson at http://www.majornelson.com/ :)

re: Using 4 Monitors with Windows Vista

newscientist2000 — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 06:00:56 GMT

Oh speaking of cool is there really going to be a Black Xbox 360

http://kotaku.com/gaming/microsoft/hot-throbbing-black-360-shots-246356.php

re: Using 4 Monitors with Windows Vista

DaveG — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:54:28 GMT

Nice .. BUT think of all that power being consumed .. Those Dell 24" use as much as CRT's (100W), so you've got a monitor setup consuming as much power as a fully laden, maxed out PC. (Though I do love my Dell 2407, and would love another 3!)

Think of global warming .. for all those that believe the hype .. :-)

re: Using 4 Monitors with Windows Vista

NeuroticFish — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:46:02 GMT

Don't forget to mention that you will need to have videocards that all uses the SAME kind of driver.

A huge drawback for innovative companies such as MaxiVista which, ironically, cannot function like it should under Windows Vista.