dual monitors - vga and dvi

[jnev_89]

hey guys, this may seem like a stupid question but i was wondering if it was possible to run dual monitors if one was vga and the other was dvi? if need be my 2005fpw can run vga as well. the other monitor is a 17" samsung 710N. my video card is a 6600gt with one dvi-out and one vga-out. are there adapters out there that i can run?

also on an unrelated note, my 2005fpw has a bunch of crap on the screen (spots/smudges/fingerprints). what's the best way to clean them off. i tried a wet rag and it didn't really work...


thanks

 

[SpaceyWilly]

yep just boot with them both plugged in and windows will extend itself to the second monitor by default. You can change a bunch of options in the windows display properties and the forceware drivers, however if you want more functionality I'd check out ultramon.

http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/

If you have any trouble getting Windows to detect that you're using dual monitors, check off the force TV detection box in the troubleshooting section of the driver control panel.

As far as cleaning the monitor, if a wet rag doesn't work the easiest thing to do would probably be to pick up a cheap LCD cleaning kit from a store near you.

 

[ThePunkGeek]

eye glasses cleaner + soft towel, i've found nothing better for cleaning an lcd

 

[Luftwaffle]

hey guys, this may seem like a stupid question but i was wondering if it was possible to run dual monitors if one was vga and the other was dvi? if need be my 2005fpw can run vga as well. the other monitor is a 17" samsung 710N. my video card is a 6600gt with one dvi-out and one vga-out. are there adapters out there that i can run?

also on an unrelated note, my 2005fpw has a bunch of crap on the screen (spots/smudges/fingerprints). what's the best way to clean them off. i tried a wet rag and it didn't really work...


thanks

I'm doing that right now.

I use a microfiber towel with a 50/50 rubbing alcohol/water solution.

 

[jnev_89]

so i can run with one monitor plugged into my vga port and one plugged into my dvi port? (just making sure that that's what you guys were referring to...)

thanks

 

[sno.lcn]

so i can run with one monitor plugged into my vga port and one plugged into my dvi port? (just making sure that that's what you guys were referring to...)

thanks

Yes. You can even tell it whether you want to extend your desktop from one onto the other(so you can drag stuff between them and such) or if you want them both to show the same thing(although I don't know what the point of that would be) I have dvi to my lcd and my desktop extended to my tv with the s-vid out. I haven't tried doing all 3 yet. Then I could have a HUGE desktop!

 

[chucko]

hey, i just picked up my first lcd (vx922), and im wondering why i can't just spray windex on a paper towel first then wipe down the screen?

 

[SpaceyWilly]

Windex will leave streaks and can remove the anti-static coating of the screen.

 

[Echo_]

most manufactures recomend slightly warm water and a papertowel

 

[chucko]

cool thanks. good thing i havn't cleaned it yet, just got it the other day.

 

[Adragontattoo]

another option is of course to stop touching your screen!! hehe. be careful with cleaning LCD's though, if you get the screen too wet and the cleaner runs down it can destroy/impair the LCD (I work on laptops for a living, currently surrounded by about 700 HP's).

 

[jnev_89]

Yes. You can even tell it whether you want to extend your desktop from one onto the other(so you can drag stuff between them and such) or if you want them both to show the same thing(although I don't know what the point of that would be) I have dvi to my lcd and my desktop extended to my tv with the s-vid out. I haven't tried doing all 3 yet. Then I could have a HUGE desktop!

woops, i kind of forgot about this thread haha

anyways, i'll try this out probably tomorrow and let you all know how it works.

thanks!

 

[SuperFarStucker]

I've got a dual head setup with one on DVI and the other VGA. It works fine. I decided to go back to a CRT for gaming and I still use my LCD for everything else. The best of both worlds I suppose.