Voices from Technology

Using multiple monitors:

The uses for multiple monitors are endless. You can have your image editing program on one and its tools on the other. You can have a browser window open on one and chat open on the second. Or play Solitaire, or watch a video, play music from Winamp or Windows Media Player. Have chat and your streaming video to family going.

How to set up multiple monitors in Windows. You can use any monitor that will connect to your video card. VGA, DVI, CRT or LCD, it doesn't matter. I started with Windows 98SE, onboard AGP graphics and a TNT2-M64 PCI video card with a matched pair of Mitsubishi 15" CRTs about ten years ago. Now, I use XP Home, an 8500GT-512MB PCIe video card with a Dell 19" and 17" LCD. I used to run a 22 and 19" CRTs, but the power bill dropped by a third when I switched to LCDs. Previously, I have used a 21 and two 19 CRTs for a -triple- monitor setup.

And you can attach as many monitors as you have video outs. But three is probably a practical limit for most people and your desk space.