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#462702 - 10/11/05 02:31 AM 3 lcds? [Re: Anonymous]
maestro Registered: 11/15/07 Posts: 1656	Im looking into getting some lcds for my main mac. Im having trouble figuring out what to get. Has anyone tried running three monitors on a mac before. I know I need a second card for the third monitor, but can I run my desktop across all three? Im not in a hurry on this, but any help is appreciated. -maestro updated- I suppose I have enough video cards and monitors to try it myself....but am still curious if someone has done it. Post edited by: maestro, at: 2005/10/11 09:32
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#462703 - 10/11/05 02:49 AM Re:3 lcds? [Re: Anonymous]
shadowboxer47 Registered: 11/15/07 Posts: 517	I've done two, but never three. However, I've seen three done by others.
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#462704 - 10/11/05 03:07 AM Re:3 lcds? [Re: Anonymous]
maestro Registered: 11/15/07 Posts: 1656	OMG! I am running three screens. This is so sick and wrong. Seems I have found a new set up. You guys gotta try this. Hmmm....I have one more monitor. I wonder if I can score four?! -maestro
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#462705 - 10/11/05 03:13 AM Re:3 lcds? [Re: Anonymous]
mordaskyt Registered: 01/25/05 Posts: 360	I see no reason why you can't run as many screens as you have video out jacks on the back if your computer. Three should be no problem. Personally my G5 at work has a Bondi Blue 21" cinema display as the main screen and the original 15" Bondi LCD as a secondary screen. Multiple monitors are SWEET! What would really rule was if there were a way to fool the OS into thinking the screens were one large screen rather than several samll connected ones. Thats my fantasy anyway... Post edited by: mordaskyt, at: 2005/10/11 10:14 _________________________ PB G4 15" 1.2ghz - Pismo G3 400 mhz - iBook G3 500 "Jukebox" "SawSmurf" G4 500 - Quicksilver G4 Dual 1ghz modding...
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#462706 - 10/11/05 03:48 AM Re:3 lcds? [Re: Anonymous]
maestro Registered: 11/15/07 Posts: 1656	Ok, so 3 work, but 4 do not. Thats becasue the ati radeon pci i have doesnt support dual monitors. The 7000 being delivered this week does though. I will post back with my answer. By the way, as you know I have a broken ankle still, I just crawled down a flight of stairs with an old Apple monitor in lap to test this out. Now thas a mad modder! -maestro
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#462707 - 10/11/05 04:40 AM Re:3 lcds? [Re: Anonymous]
destructospin Registered: 07/02/05 Posts: 149	maestro, we applaud your bravery!
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#462708 - 10/11/05 05:11 AM Re:3 lcds? [Re: Anonymous]
soundmann18 Registered: 05/19/05 Posts: 342	well done sir, well done _________________________ __________________ 15" MBP late 2008
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#462709 - 10/11/05 05:37 AM Re:3 lcds? [Re: Anonymous]
macDeviant Registered: 02/14/05 Posts: 491	you'll shoot your eye out kid... _________________________ 2.4gHz 15" MacBook Pro, 1.66gHz Core Duo Mac Mini, 2.5gHz G5 QUAD, 733mHz Quicksilver, 450mHz G4 Cube, 700mHz G3 iBook, 350mHz Sawtooth G4, 350mHz Revs. A and B B&W G3, 16mHz Powerbook 100, 8mHz Macitosh Classic.
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#462710 - 10/11/05 05:40 AM Re:3 lcds? [Re: Anonymous]
griffer Registered: 02/12/05 Posts: 209	Hehe, know the feeling. You just HAD to do it ? Looking forward to your 4 monitor setup, be sure to post some pictures. _________________________ - iMac g5 2ghz, 1.5gb ram. - eMac 1ghz (clocked at 1.27): 1gb RAM, Dual Layer Pioneer DVD +/- RW, 80 gb HD, 160 & 250 external Lacie FW HD´s. And modified cooling. - iMac 600 mhz - b&w in atx case, with sata drives :p - PowerMac g3 b/w - with atx psu - PowerBook G3 Wallstreet
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#462711 - 10/11/05 05:47 AM Re:3 lcds? [Re: Anonymous]
macDeviant Registered: 02/14/05 Posts: 491	i'm pinching my pennies to get the pcmcia vid card from villiagetronics, three monitors from my powerbook, can't wait. "1 penny, 2 penny, 3 penny.... .. ." _________________________ 2.4gHz 15" MacBook Pro, 1.66gHz Core Duo Mac Mini, 2.5gHz G5 QUAD, 733mHz Quicksilver, 450mHz G4 Cube, 700mHz G3 iBook, 350mHz Sawtooth G4, 350mHz Revs. A and B B&W G3, 16mHz Powerbook 100, 8mHz Macitosh Classic.
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