RE: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution

[Eli Bowen <elbow@microsoft.com>]

        Unfortunately, the Matrox "dual-head" cards require that the two
monitors run at the same resolution, which can be a problem if your monitors
are not the same size.
        We had one in my workgroup (the 400, not the newer 450) and it got
passed around from person to person because no one liked it. Exactly why, I
don't know, but no one seemed to be happy with it.
        Here is a very in-depth analysis of the 450:

http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1315

-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Paris [mailto:marshalt@spiritone.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 8:08 PM
To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
Subject: RE: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution


Try Matrox's latest, the 450, for $150. It has two video outputs build in.
One you can run one at 1600x1200, the other up to 2048x1536. Takes only one
slot.

Frank Paris
marshalt@spiritone.com
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=62684

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> [mailto:owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Eli Bowen
> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 7:33 PM
> To: 'filmscanners@halftone.co.uk'
> Subject: RE: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution
>
>
>       I use twin 21" monitors at work under Win2K. Once you have tried
> twin monitors you will be spoiled forever.
>       It is not necessary to have two identical video cards, but some
> cards are not compatible with others. Try before you buy, or get a return
> guarantee. Matrox cards have had more than average compatibility
> problems in
> my experience.