You don't sell monitors, do you? lol Can you use 2 video cards, i.e. an AGP and an old PCI card? what operating system do you use? can win'98 do it? Regard, George Tyler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Crowell" To: Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 10:53 PM Subject: Re: [PIC]: Dual Monitors to view .pdf's and code Having dual monitors is the most significant productivity upgrade I have ever made to my pc. I currently run a 2560x1024 on 19" and 21" monitors, with an ATI Radion 7500 dual-head card. I would prefer to run 3200x1200, but that gets a bit cramped on the 19" - with the dual-head, both monitors must be running at the same rez. The ATI 'hydravision' drivers manages which monitor an app is max'ed to (or across both), where the dialogs show up, etc. Works well for me. I've seen the 7500 for under $60. Boss asked if I needed a faster PC, told him nope, I'd rather have a second 21". I have heard good comments about the Matrox dual-head cards too. I use them frequently with a schematic on one screen and a layout on another, or layout and gerber, or schematic and datasheet, or code and running app, or mail and browser... I would feel terribly deprived if I ever had to go back to a single, and both my pc's at home seem woefully inadequate with singles. They will be upgraded as soon as possible. To repeat: Having dual monitors is the most significant productivity upgrade I have ever made to my pc. Gary Crowell Micron Technology -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics