Fun with dual monitors

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Thomen

Saw that.. interesting concept, tho. Gonna have to try it at some point.

Its a great app for those that want 'triple' monitors on one PC!

-S

[Thomen]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

Its a great app for those that want 'triple' monitors on one PC!

-S

Got that allready.. might gonna expand to a 4th via the 2nd PC or Laptop..
Possibilities... possibilities..

[NeonSamurai]

Neat, though as mentioned I will be running only the one system (the laptop).

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

Neat, though as mentioned I will be running only the one system (the laptop).

Just re-read what you are talking about. Install VMWare and boot up a second seperate system on your current system, but if you need a second set of keyboard/mouse for it, then you really need another PC. Go buy an older one off ebay or something for $20 to $50 and use that.

VMWare for home users is free BTW.

-S

[NeonSamurai]

I have a pc but I'm downsizing to be more portable.

I've played around with the ms equivalent of vmware. I would assume though that interfacing with it would cause it to come into focus (task switch) which defeats the purpose since that will cause any fullscreen apps/games to minimise or worse.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

I have a pc but I'm downsizing to be more portable.

I've played around with the ms equivalent of vmware. I would assume though that interfacing with it would cause it to come into focus (task switch) which defeats the purpose since that will cause any fullscreen apps/games to minimise or worse.

It would. What you are asking requires its own memory and own screen and own keyboards. You need two PC's, each with its own set of interrupts. And if you game, why the laptop? That's a mistake.

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[NeonSamurai]

Like I said, I need the portability for moving (and i needed a laptop for class). So I decided to get the best laptop I could for the money I had.

The laptop i got is pretty potent for its size, its 16" widescreen, 2.8ghz dual core 1066mhz fsb, 6 gigs ddr 3 ram, ati radeon 3670 512mb ram, 500 gb 7200rpm hard drive. I can hook up 5.1 speakers to it, 22" lcd over hdmi, plus with my powered usb hub all my other peripherals (hotas stick, 1tb external drive, mouse, keyboard, printer, cooler)

Its only real weak point is its video card. But if it had anything bigger it would probably melt down.

Anyhow ya I realize to do what i want nativity, i would need a second computer.

However MS should change the way operating systems handle focus to be monitor dependant. There is no reason for that limitation that I can think of for current systems.