BF2S Forums 2 monitors......

maby i should but id have to turn the pc off, get the old monitor out bla bla bla, id just like to know if it would work so that when i get it out ill know

SAS-Lynx wrote:

hi guys,

on my gfx card i gots a blue (VGA) port an a white (DVI) port, i got this LCD into the VGA port an all is fine. aha but, i have a old monitor in my bed room (its VGA) that id like to use as a 2nd monitor,    im just wondering if it would work ok as a 2nd monitor using the VGA - DVI "dongle" / "adaptor" that i got with the gfx acrd (geforce 6800gt AGP)       so....   would it be ok guys.....

In a word, well three - yes, most probably.

SAS-Lynx wrote:

hi guys,

on my gfx card i gots a blue (VGA) port an a white (DVI) port, i got this LCD into the VGA port an all is fine. aha but, i have a old monitor in my bed room (its VGA) that id like to use as a 2nd monitor,    im just wondering if it would work ok as a 2nd monitor using the VGA - DVI "dongle" / "adaptor" that i got with the gfx acrd (geforce 6800gt AGP)       so....   would it be ok guys.....

Be careful, when you go to play most games they don't like the second monitor there. Major wedge time. I eventually gave up and went back to a single monitor. However if you are not a forgetful git like me and remember to disable the second monitor, it can work fine.

One thing though. Windows is pretty dumb. If you do get rid of the second monitor, windows will sometimes open a window on it, even though it isn't there. So you get the icon show up in the task bar but no window. Changing the screen res back and forth can sometimes get it back. My mail did that for ages.

evillbill wrote:

SAS-Lynx wrote:

hi guys,

on my gfx card i gots a blue (VGA) port an a white (DVI) port, i got this LCD into the VGA port an all is fine. aha but, i have a old monitor in my bed room (its VGA) that id like to use as a 2nd monitor,    im just wondering if it would work ok as a 2nd monitor using the VGA - DVI "dongle" / "adaptor" that i got with the gfx acrd (geforce 6800gt AGP)       so....   would it be ok guys.....

Be careful, when you go to play most games they don't like the second monitor there. Major wedge time. I eventually gave up and went back to a single monitor. However if you are not a forgetful git like me and remember to disable the second monitor, it can work fine.

What are you talking about? I've been running a second monitor for years and play all my games with the 2nd one on. I keep an eye on TS and IRC with it. Works perfectly fine.

And yes, SuB is right, Ultramon is a must have.