Unofficial Dual/Triple Monitor Information Thread

[Monkmachine]

Well seeing as dual monitors are becoming more popular I thought I would start a info thread for those new to dual or looking at going dual monitors. I would appreciate any info people have so I can update this thread. I'll go first with a few-

The Best Dual Monitor Program Around is UltraMon (too many features to list)- http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/
Another good dual monitor program- http://www.binaryfortress.com/displayfusion/

# Advanced Multi-Monitor Taskbar support
# Use a different desktop wallpaper image on each monitor
# Use a desktop wallpaper image that spans all monitors
# Randomly change your desktop wallpaper using local images or images from Flickr
# Drag or middle-click the taskbar of maximized windows to move them to other screens
# Auto-snap windows to the edge of your monitor
# Integrated Flickr.com image search & download
# Integrated Vladstudio.com image search & download
# Manage application windows with fully customizable hotkeys:

* Move windows to the next monitor
* Move windows to the next monitor and maximize them
* Move windows to the centre, top, bottom, left or right side of the monitor
* Size windows to a configured size or percent of the work area
* Maximize windows so that they span all monitors

Want to Run Games and watch a film without stuttering?
Personally I use VLC and run the movie in OpenGL mode, you can do this through the start menu>VLC>Quick Settings>Video>Set Video mode to OpenGL
I have found this stops stuttering in some games.

Want to stop your mouse leaving the gaming screen over to the other desktop when playing some games?
I use Mouse Jail- http://www.dr-hoiby.com/MouseJail/ which I have never had a problem with.

Some more info on Dual monitors-
http://lifehacker.com/software/geek-...ors-317479.php

Free Dual monitor Task Bar-
http://www.mediachance.com/free/multimon.htm

Customize you Dual monitor Wallpaper-
http://www.binaryfortress.com/displayfusion/

Video for setting up dual monitors-
http://www.pcworld.com/video/id,367-...d,4/video.html

Convert you unused laptop into a second monitor-
http://www.instructables.com/id/Lapt...o-2nd-Monitor/

Moving your mouse cursor across multiple monitors them all can be a long haul, especially in triple- and quad-monitor setups. Snap your mouse from screen to screen instead with keyboard shortcuts.
http://graphics.cs.columbia.edu/projects/m3/index.html

Links to Dual monitor Wallpapers-
http://www.dualscreenwallpaper.com/index.php
http://www.dual-display.com/pages/wallpaper.php
http://www.wallpaperpimper.com/wallp...ual_screen.htm
http://www.dualmonitorbackgrounds.com/
http://www.deviantart.com/- My Favourite
http://www.mandolux.com/

How to change which monitor is on the left/right and manage vertical positions-

Drag the monitor in display properties from one side to the other and up and down-




Triple Monitor gaming without tripple head go-
http://downloads.guru3d.com/SoftTH--...load-1922.html

SoftTH allows using three monitor "triplehead" with Direct3D 8 and 9 games without special hardware. You need three monitors attached to PCI Express video cards. Only one card does all the rendering work, so secondary card can be a low end card, only Direct3D support is required.

While SoftTH can theoretically be compatible with any Direct3D 8 or Direct3D 9 game, some features used by games could not be yet suppoted or they can use special features which are incompatible with SoftTH. A common problem is also that the game cannot handle the aspect ratio, which results in a stretched image.

Examples of SoftTH compatibility with some games tested:

Working correctly:

* Live for Speed S2
* Operation Flashpoint
* Lock On Modern Air Combat
* Richard Burns Rally
* Needs forceHorizontalFOV set to 1
* Elder Scrolls 4 - Oblivion
* rFactor
* X3 Reunion
* GTR 2
* GT Legends
* Test Drive Unlimited
* Enable hooks and doScaleMouseCoordinates to fix cursor clipping
* Armed Assault
* Trackmania Original
* BMW M3 Challenge
* Nascar Racing 2003
* The Witcher
* Company of Heroes
* Call of Duty 2
* Call of Duty 4

Please post if you have anything else and I will update the thread

[nepas]

+rep for a nice collection of links to help people with dual monitors

[The Duke]

Interesting

[bumsoil]

nice +rep

[xz3rorom3o]

Very nice, I will try some of this when I get home.

+Rep

[Monkmachine]

Originally Posted by xz3rorom3o

Very nice, I will try some of this when I get home.

+Rep

If you have anything to add please do and I will update the thread

[Monkmachine]

Bump

[Monkmachine]

Another Bump.......Someone must have something to add?

[mortimersnerd]

I will post a pic of my 24inchers.


I use Ultramon and it works great.
At one point I have 3 of them. I opted for this originally because it would allow me to look directly at one monitor. This was really nice but the set of panels was 6 feet wide and took too much to go from the right monitor to the left. The mouse sensitivity had to be really high to make it comfortable.

[RallyMaster]

Bookmarked for later and +REP