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Originally Posted by Ace Rimmer View Post
I think you can run three monitors with current technology. The ATI Radeon 5xxx series video cards feature something called Eyefinity, which permits you to run three monitors independently.

Personally I think most people will opt for multiples of three when it comes to multi-monitor setups. This permits one screen to act as dead center, with the others in the wings. If you're a gamer, you want your crosshairs (which are typically centered) in the middle of your panel so you can see what you're aiming at. If the center of your display group happens to be split up into two bezels (with a two- or four-monitor setup) you probably wouldn't be very happy.

PS I'm small time as well, I only have one monitor. Running a Sapphire Radeon 5850 in my rig. But I can dream, right?

Workstation graphics cards can handle 4 monitors (nvidia quadro and the like). I have no clue about the consumer level stuff. I don't game, so that stuff is over my head.
post #32 of 33
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Originally Posted by Ace Rimmer View Post
I think you can run three monitors with current technology. The ATI Radeon 5xxx series video cards feature something called Eyefinity, which permits you to run three monitors independently.

Personally I think most people will opt for multiples of three when it comes to multi-monitor setups. This permits one screen to act as dead center, with the others in the wings. If you're a gamer, you want your crosshairs (which are typically centered) in the middle of your panel so you can see what you're aiming at. If the center of your display group happens to be split up into two bezels (with a two- or four-monitor setup) you probably wouldn't be very happy.

PS I'm small time as well, I only have one monitor. Running a Sapphire Radeon 5850 in my rig. But I can dream, right?

The three screens bit is mostly valid for games tbh. Photoshop whores tend to use one big, expensive, high-quality screen for whatever they're working on and one shittier one for palettes and whatnot. I guess kind of like having an easel in front of you and a deskfull of supplies off to the side. At least afaik.
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Originally Posted by chorse123 View Post
This may be a stupid question, but has anyone ever mounted their monitor to a wall in front of a desk? I want to get a 23"+ monitor, and would prefer to not have it sitting on the desk.

You can get wall mounts for many of the larger monitors out there. There's one made for the monitor I've just bought, but I don't need it as the monitor already sits right next to the wall.
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