[AG-TECH] Multi Display Cards Recommendation

[Derek Piper]

	Yea, I should have mentioned in my previous post that we are using the 
2x2 'stretch' mode too, in this configuration:

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	Outputs 1-4 are the QID card (and actually appear as just one large 
monitor to Windows) with #5 being the 'operators console' TFT driven by 
a Millenium P650. We use Windows XP and haven't had a need to try the 
multiscreen.

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	Derek

John I Quebedeaux Jr wrote:
> Hi Peter, I realize this is a month later... but going  back through 
> messages I found yours.
> 
> Well, I can confirm this behavior as well with the product now having 
> just gotten the card in one of our nodes to try. I haven't tried that 
> resolution though, but have the screen corruption you talked about. Did 
> it happen with any other application besides Vic?Any fix to this 
> problem? Seemed to duplicate from screens 1 to 2 and 3 to 4. So we had 
> to resort to the stretch  mode and since our setup was just 2 projectors 
> and 2 monitors we went with 2x2 such that the windows taskbar stayed on 
> the operator monitors and had to drag stuff "up" to the projectors. 
> Annoying for me, but worked.
> 
> Which OS were you doing this on?
> 
> Thanks, John Q.
> 
> -- 
> 
> John I. Quebedeaux, Jr.
> 
> Louisiana State University
> 
> Computer Manager / LBRN & CCT / 131 Life Sciences Bldg. & 339 Johnston Hall
> 
> e-mail: johnq at lsu.edu or johnq at cct.lsu.edu / web: http://lbrn.lsu.edu & 
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> 
> phone: 225-578-0062 / fax: 225-578-2597
> 
> 
> On Jun 9, 2005, at 8:49 PM, Peter DeSantis wrote:
> 
>> We used the new matrox PCI express variation of the (QID) matrox card.
>>
>> It works fine in the horizontal stretch mode, but in the multiscreen 
>> mode the vic windows corrupt the screens all over with screen 
>> courruption occuring as you drag windows around.  We tried to use the 
>> multiscreen mode, so we could have1 screen for the control monitor at 
>> a lower res than the other 3 screens.
>>
>> Also the pci express driver dont support 1400x1050 which is comon in 
>> new projectors today. I emailed matrox repeatedly about them upgrading 
>> thier drivers to correct the problem, but all i get from them is that 
>> "they are not aware on any problems with the product".  This is what i 
>> call "weasonable" behavior
>>
>> Peter
>>
>>
>>
>>>>      What Matrox card did you get that you weren't happy with? We 
>>>> recently 
>>>>  got a Matrox QID card (AGP) in our node and it works great. 4 x DVI 
>>>>  outputs. We have a Matrox Millenium P650 PCI to drive the 'operators 
>>>>  console' TFT, so it's a 5 display machine.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>>>      Derek
>>>>
>>
>>
>>>>  Todd Zimmerman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hey all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm just writing up a suggested hardware list and am not sure what to 
>>>>> suggest for a multi-out (tri or quad) video card - especially since 
>>>>> the 
>>>>> last experience I had with a quad out card (from Matrox) was less than 
>>>>> satisfactory.
>>>>>
>>>>> All of our display machines are G5's - so we just add a second dual 
>>>>> display card to get 4 outputs, which works well.  However, for a 
>>>>> Windows
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> display computer, I'm not sure this would work.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any recommendations??
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Todd
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
>>
>>>>  -- 
>>>>  Derek Piper - dcpiper at indiana.edu <mailto:dcpiper at indiana.edu> - 
>>>> (812) 856 0111
>>>>  IRI 323, School of Informatics
>>>>  Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
>>>>
>>
>>
> 

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Derek Piper - dcpiper at indiana.edu - (812) 856 0111
IRI 323, School of Informatics
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana