how do dual monitors work?

pengyou · 10-19-2008, 01:02 AM

Is it possible, for example, to set view all of my internet apps on one (skype, meebo, Firefox) and use the other one for doing Word, Dimsum, etc? If I had 3 monitors hooked up to my computer can I also assign certain programs to each of the three?

**wrench97** · 10-19-2008, 05:40 AM

See this topic > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-monitor

Or for a more graphical explanation > http://www.pcworld.com/video/id,367-...d,4/video.html

Basically you don't assign programs to different monitors but rather drag them from one to the other after you open them, most video cards today will support dual monitors but to get to 3 or 4 will take a second card or sometimes a motherboard with integrated graphics and a card will support 3 for more then 4 a more commercial setup.

**sobeit** · 10-19-2008, 05:44 AM

I run dual monitors and I found that usually the programs will reopen in the monitor it was closed in if you are not cloning the screen.

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pengyou Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 156 OS: xp & 98	how do dual monitors work? Is it possible, for example, to set view all of my internet apps on one (skype, meebo, Firefox) and use the other one for doing Word, Dimsum, etc? If I had 3 monitors hooked up to my computer can I also assign certain programs to each of the three?

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wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,689 OS: Win7	Re: how do dual monitors work? See this topic > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-monitor Or for a more graphical explanation > http://www.pcworld.com/video/id,367-...d,4/video.html Basically you don't assign programs to different monitors but rather drag them from one to the other after you open them, most video cards today will support dual monitors but to get to 3 or 4 will take a second card or sometimes a motherboard with integrated graphics and a card will support 3 for more then 4 a more commercial setup. __________________ Power Supply and Selection Last edited by wrench97; 10-19-2008 at 05:44 AM.

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