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Title: Monitor display help Post by: doubleup on June 23, 2008, 03:27:52 PM I bought a new lcd tv and connected it to my laptop - but the tv is displaying an area to the right of my screen - is this cos i'm using multiple monitors? Title: Re: Monitor display help Post by: LeKnave on June 23, 2008, 04:08:47 PM go to control panel, then appearence/personalization then adjust scrn resoloution.
should be able to reposition the scrn. if thts wht u meant. Title: Re: Monitor display help Post by: doubleup on June 24, 2008, 01:36:31 AM Just me being stupid - its ldo that using 2 monitors is going to open up an additional area to put something rather than show the same thing on both....... Title: Re: Monitor display help Post by: Suited_Jock on June 24, 2008, 09:09:55 AM There will be a tick box within display properties - advanced.. extend my windows desktop to this monitor... untick it.. you now have the same on both screens
Title: Re: Monitor display help Post by: TheChipPrince on June 24, 2008, 09:34:53 AM Talking of monitor set-ups, IF i get a 2nd, how difficult is it to set them up side by side? Do the monitors have to be linked by cable, or just individually to the comp?
Title: Re: Monitor display help Post by: Suited_Jock on June 24, 2008, 09:36:11 AM You'll need two outputs from your graphics card first and foremost.. if not then you need to buy a splitter.. after that its pretty easy plugin -> go!
Title: Re: Monitor display help Post by: TheChipPrince on June 24, 2008, 09:57:59 AM You'll need two outputs from your graphics card first and foremost.. if not then you need to buy a splitter.. after that its pretty easy plugin -> go! Cheers thanks... ***Trots off to check so-called 'two outputs***!! Title: Re: Monitor display help Post by: kinboshi on June 24, 2008, 10:23:57 AM You'll need two outputs from your graphics card first and foremost.. if not then you need to buy a splitter.. after that its pretty easy plugin -> go! Cheers thanks... ***Trots off to check so-called 'two outputs***!! You can always add additional graphics cards as well if necessary. Most desktop graphics cards have two outputs (VGA and DVI) as shown here: (http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/graphics-card-3.jpg) Title: Re: Monitor display help Post by: Dewi_cool on June 24, 2008, 02:49:59 PM You'll need two outputs from your graphics card first and foremost.. if not then you need to buy a splitter.. after that its pretty easy plugin -> go! Cheers thanks... ***Trots off to check so-called 'two outputs***!! You can always add additional graphics cards as well if necessary. Most desktop graphics cards have two outputs (VGA and DVI) as shown here: (http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/graphics-card-3.jpg) if you only have vga connectors you can get an vga/dvi adaptor http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hama-Analogue-VGA-DVI-Adapter/dp/B00006J4LT Title: Re: Monitor display help Post by: kinboshi on June 24, 2008, 04:25:45 PM Cheaper on ebay:
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/items/_W0QQ_nkwZVGAQ20Q2dQ20DVIQ20AdapterQQ_fromZR40QQ_mdoZ Title: Re: Monitor display help Post by: Dewi_cool on June 24, 2008, 04:33:23 PM Cheaper on ebay: http://shop.ebay.co.uk/items/_W0QQ_nkwZVGAQ20Q2dQ20DVIQ20AdapterQQ_fromZR40QQ_mdoZ indeed, but thought they would use the blonde link and buy from amazon :)up |