[plug] flatscreen monitors [OT]

[Gavin Chester]

On Thu, 2005-03-10 at 01:43 +0000, simon wrote:
> Craig Ringer (craig at postnewspapers.com.au) wrote:
> 
> > Another option some DTP users take is using two monitors, sometimes one
> > big LCD and one CRT for color work.
> 
> You should *never* recommend dual head, because once someone uses dual head
> they can *never* go back :D
> 
> If someone is considering dual head, Id recommend the Matrox G4*0 series
> cards. Easy easy setup, and the colour quality is quite good. Theyre probably
> really cheap 2nd hand by now too.
> 
> Simon (typing on the left head of his 2x17" dual head setup :D)
> 

Beat me to it!  I was going to say that the best & cheapest way out is
dual head because that's what CAD specialists use.  In that work you
would typically have an overview of the drawing in one screen and detail
that you are working on in another.  No reason why DP work wouldn't
benefit with a page in each screen in the same fashion.  My $0.05.

BTW: I use the Matrox Millenium G550 that supersedes the 450 series
Simon wrote about and it has 32Mb onboard compared to 16Mb with the 450
(I think).  That sort of memory is laughable these days, but still good
enough - and I think I remember seeing the 550 still offered new at
computer suppliers in Perth. 

Regards, Gavin.