EVE Search - Multi Monitor Setup

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Aitrus	Posted - 2004.03.22 03:31:00 - [1] Quote: Think yourself Luck ReSpAwN, I just splashed out ú800 for 2 19" flatscreens because I thought it could handle 2 displays. One is acting as a very expensive paper weight. Can we please have an official response to this CCP as has been requested several times. It will not take you long and it is very rude to ignore your paying customers requests for information. Even if the official answer is "no, it can't be done" (which I'm sure is the answer none of us want to hear) at least we will know it is not going to happen and can stop wasting our time trying to find a solution. The problem isn't with the game. Its with the vid card 99% of the time. Most cards do not support hardware acceleration on both monitors. (matrox being one of the few exceptions) The nVidia cards have a "workaround" where you set the desktop to span multiple monitors, but the card thinks it's just one REALLY wide display. ATI doesn't have this spanning feature. if you want to see the problem in action, hook up both monitors, run in windowed mode, and drag the window to the secondary monitor. watch what happens. Personally, I use my 2nd monitor for all my browsing, chatting, and excel work for eve. Eve makes me use alot of Excel. :D
Aitrus Amarr	Posted - 2004.03.22 03:31:00 - [2] Quote: Think yourself Luck ReSpAwN, I just splashed out ú800 for 2 19" flatscreens because I thought it could handle 2 displays. One is acting as a very expensive paper weight. Can we please have an official response to this CCP as has been requested several times. It will not take you long and it is very rude to ignore your paying customers requests for information. Even if the official answer is "no, it can't be done" (which I'm sure is the answer none of us want to hear) at least we will know it is not going to happen and can stop wasting our time trying to find a solution. The problem isn't with the game. Its with the vid card 99% of the time. Most cards do not support hardware acceleration on both monitors. (matrox being one of the few exceptions) The nVidia cards have a "workaround" where you set the desktop to span multiple monitors, but the card thinks it's just one REALLY wide display. ATI doesn't have this spanning feature. if you want to see the problem in action, hook up both monitors, run in windowed mode, and drag the window to the secondary monitor. watch what happens. Personally, I use my 2nd monitor for all my browsing, chatting, and excel work for eve. Eve makes me use alot of Excel. :D

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