Dual monitor setup - query

[m-kong]

G'days.
I was wondering if anyone has fiddled around and found a way to run 2 monitors with different desktops. This may sound strange.
For example
Monitor 1 - Current Desktop etc
Monitor 2 - Ftp server, mp3 gui, mirc, icq etc

or if you can have

Monitor 1 - Current Desktop
Monitor 2 - TV

What do i need to view telelvision from the 2nd monitor.

I have a gf3ti video card, i can change the DVi input to a regular VGA socket with this adapter.

So i can run dual monitors from my video card.

Adapet here > http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/index....e=CS-GC17MA15F

So yes, is it possible?

Im more interested in the TV setup :P

[Pure]

I did run a matrox duel head tv capture card before, i could do what you want, i could watch a dvd and have yahoo open. I did try to put two tv card before 1 in the agp slot and one in the pci slot, and well it didnt' work under xp and i tried everything. so to make the answer short, i wasnt successful eventhough xp was designed with that feature in mine, but maybe with the new sp1 it will work. I don't know. sorry for wasting yer time :(

[m-kong]

Its cool, thanks anyway.
Im glad someone replied : )

[kane2g]

I am trying to do the same thing w. my system. I dont have any $$ but i am looking into it. The crt and DVI outputs allow you to have 2 different desktops, asuming that you got all the software needed. If not your card manf. should have it on their site.
I know the setting would be also in the display menu, where you can resize both desktops and also change orientation of 1 w. referecne to 2nd. EX to the left, 1 over 2, etc.
but w.o the hardware thats all i can tell you for sure.

[Wiggo]

Sorry but I've never tried two different desktops. :)

[kane2g]

I beleive you can also have same desktop on both. like a duplicate. :D I dont know why you would want that, but its possible.

[Wiggo]

There are a few products about for ya TV solution such as this one, http://www.tweaktown.com/document.ph...ew&dId=402 ;)

Also the clone mode is used mainly in commercial sectors so that 2 ppl can see the same window (like ya accountant may use one monitor while you see what he's doin' on other from the other side of a very large desk as mine does). :)
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[kane2g]

i knew that, but in home use its not really usefull, unless some strange setup.
i am thinking of doubling my workspace, that way i can do twice as much surfing of TT forums! :laugh:

[Wiggo]

What can be more easier than this? :confused:
sorry but I did reduce this 20%

[kane2g]

lucky *******!

I want one too, but no job :(
well, i am going to take a drug test for the Comp-USA job that i'm trying to get. And if i do, you can bet that I'm gonna get that too.
:p

[Wiggo]

Both Thunder and the new P4 run dual 17" monitors though I'm lookin' at a pair of black 19" ones now for the new AMD setup. ;)

Why the test as I thought they stopped the requirement that ya must take drugs for those jobs? :D
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[Corbinator]

So are you basically looking for a videocard that has DVI and CRT ports? They're getting pretty common now. What's even better is to have 2 systems running dual monitor setup, to 2 monitors with builting line switches! We got one at work here, set up like that. Pretty cool. Course the cards are DVI/DVI

At home I got Dual Viewsonic E90fb's 19"ers.. works awesome with the Leadtek Ti4600. (MyVivo)

[m-kong]

Nah mate,
I know the cards which can run them, i just want an in-depth response upon how to run two different destktops, ie software involved.

Because i want one to be my regular desktop, and the other to be interchangeable between

My FTP server, mIRC, icq etc

OR

Tv tuner :D

[PrairieDawg]

I'm not real clear on what it is that you want to do but this page may help somewhat:

http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/gf4/geforce4-tv-out.html.

I realize that it is primarily in relation to FG4 cards but the principle should be the same.

[Wiggo]

The link don't work but I can get their site. :?: