Adding a third monitor

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Dave Potter wrote:

> I have a dual monitor setup on my Radeon 9550 card, but I'd like to add a
> third monitor. Can I simply plug a pci graphics card onto my mobo and let
> that run the third monitor?
>
> Any help appreciated
>
> Dave
>
>

There are others that can explain how to do it by adding another card,
but if you have an old computer, laptop or like I have, an old P133 that
allows a third monitor with the utility Maxivista. You cannot us that
monitor for one of the views though. Frame rates drop to 0.2. But for
the moving map or some other instruments, it seems to work ok.

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If you have a slot for the new graphics card then I believe you can do it. I
asked the same question about two weeks ago and got some great advice.
However, I found that I did not, after all have a slot although I had a
card. Thus I forgot all the advice!
I delete all my emails and newsgroup stuff every other day. Can't stand to
have my HD bunged up with it. It is amazing how seldom I ever need to look
at stuff again. I guess this was one of them though, sorry!
Cheers
Quilljar


Try 'Living With Technology' magazine it is full of stuff you wish you had
kept from NGs

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You sure can Dave. Just install the PCI card and drivers as you normally
would, and then right click on your desktop,go to properties and then
settings and you should see all three monitors which you can arrange in any
order to suit how they physically sit on your desk.

This is not much good for graphic intensive applications (eg FS2004) but
will show webpages,FSNavigator etc quite well


Bryan


"Dave Potter" <potter55@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:CIvre.32071$8m5.22495@newsfe5-gui.ntli.net...
>I have a dual monitor setup on my Radeon 9550 card, but I'd like to add a
> third monitor. Can I simply plug a pci graphics card onto my mobo and let
> that run the third monitor?
>
> Any help appreciated
>
> Dave
>
>

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"DP" == "Dave Potter" writes:

DP> I suppose really I should ask myself if I really NEED the third
DP> monitor. It's just that I've got one cheap (really cheap £2.50).
DP> My main monitor is used for views and the second monitor for
DP> instruments. So maybe I don't need a third one. (I don't really
DP> want to go down the road of having 2 pc's coupled together or
DP> what-have-you, trying to stay reasonably simple so I can
DP> understand it!).


Hi,

I have been away for a while, but have a bit of experiance in that
area.

Yes, you can put in a PCI card and use it for a third monitor.

(sorry space bar playing up)

So long as you ONLY put instrument views on it, the frame rate
shouldn't be effected that much.


Now reading what you said in this post, it is sometimes handy to
have another monitor with other instruments on it.

eg: Monitor 2 has the main instruments but the third has the
eg: GPS/FMC and/or overhead panel.

Anyway, good luck!





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Jarod