Dual Monitors and a laptop

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Thanks folks !

I appreciate all the help and it looks like it is a card issue.

I just got off the phone with Dell Support and they had me change the resolution and the shadowing disappeared so thier conclusion was that even though it supports 1280 by 1024 I will have to live with the shadowing.

Apparently the 9100 has a gaming card in it and that makes all the difference :confused:

Sheesh.

I have a destop that runs 4 monitors with 2 64 bit cards that I paid $65 for that runs way better then this 256 card.

Crazy :mad:
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There's a lesson here for all ETers....

1. A card *designed* as a dualhead, workstation card (like Matrox or Nvidia Quadro NVS 280), will display dual monitor very well.

2. A *gaming* card where the 2nd output port was an add-on afterthought (just so it could claim "dual"), is not necessarily going to be the best on both ports.

I've heard many times how the 2nd port on some ATI Radeon cards is not the best display.... not that much of a surprise, really. ATI is primarily in the performance and gaming market and not the multi-monitor workstation market. (That being said, I ran a rig with 4 ATI singlehead cards.... perfectly, for 6-7 years with absolutely zero troubles.)
 
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There's a lesson here for all ETers....

1. A card *designed* as a dualhead, workstation card (like Matrox or Nvidia Quadro NVS 280), will display dual monitor very well.

2. A *gaming* card where the 2nd output port was an add-on afterthought (just so it could claim "dual"), is not necessarily going to be the best on both ports.

I've heard many times how the 2nd port on some ATI Radeon cards is not the best display.... not that much of a surprise, really. ATI is primarily in the performance and gaming market and not the multi-monitor workstation market. (That being said, I ran a rig with 4 ATI singlehead cards.... perfectly, for 6-7 years with absolutely zero troubles.)
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Works fine on my ATI Radeon 64MB card that comes standard with the Inspiron 9300. The trouble he is having is with a laptop-based GeForce with 256MB. I still think his best option is to downgrade to the ATI Radeon to save a good chunk of money and, possibly, to resolve his problem. This is not valid if he intends to do some gaming or video editing/3D on that laptop.
 
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Works fine on my ATI Radeon 64MB card that comes standard with the Inspiron 9300. The trouble he is having is with a laptop-based GeForce with 256MB. I still think his best option is to downgrade to the ATI Radeon to save a good chunk of money and, possibly, to resolve his problem. This is not valid if he intends to do some gaming or video editing/3D on that laptop.
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That's true, but it's not a bad idea to have a separate machine for trading, if possible.
 
I think in 5 more years Desktops will no longer exist.

I just don't see what's taking so long every other technology is getting SMALLER and more powerful ACCEPT pc's.

I don't get this at all.
 
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I think in 5 more years Desktops will no longer exist.

I just don't see what's taking so long every other technology is getting SMALLER and more powerful ACCEPT pc's.

I don't get this at all.
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I don't agree. Notebooks are too proprietary and difficult to work on. I don't see the desktop computer going away for a long time, if ever.
 
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I don't agree. Notebooks are too proprietary and difficult to work on. I don't see the desktop computer going away for a long time, if ever.
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Well I hope they at least get lighter and they put friggin handles on the cases (whats up with that?) because moving them around is a royal pain.:p
 
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I don't agree. Notebooks are too proprietary and difficult to work on. I don't see the desktop computer going away for a long time, if ever.
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I'm pretty hardcore on most aspects about the PC except for gaming. It took a while for me to warm up to a laptop. Now its my preference simply because of mobility. When remote exporting of desktops becomes mainstream, perhaps then I will go back to desktops in multiple locations. However, since I am on the go often, the widescreen 9X00 provides me the feel of a desktop without having to be fixed to a particular locale...
 
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Well I hope they at least get lighter and they put friggin handles on the cases (whats up with that?) because moving them around is a royal pain.:p
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You mean like a suitcase? Years ago early portable PCs were like sewing machine size and heft... they had a carrying handle. :D
 
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Well I hope they at least get lighter and they put friggin handles on the cases (whats up with that?) because moving them around is a royal pain.:p
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I travel often so also have an issue about moving things around. I am considering a Dell laptop or this alternative PC http://club.aopen.com.tw/news/News_ShowAnswer.aspx?RecNo=8903

Easy to move around and small enough to stick in the briefcase like a laptop. Has expansion capability like pc but parts are the same as laptops (pentium m, slim cd) except you can use a regular 3.5 harddrive.
 
Quote from FuturesTrader71:

Just so you know, you don't need more than 64MB unless you need to do some gaming or 3D graphics with it. For trading, the ATI Radeon 64MB does the job with 3 monitors just fine. You might want to return it and get that version and get a refund.
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FT71, can you connect 3 DVI monitors to the ATI Radeon 64MB on your 9300?

thanks
 
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