Mikki's Monitor(s)

[Mikki]

"Ahhh, who's car is that out front?"

"Mine...1970 Pontiac Firebird. The car I always wanted and now I have it. I rule!"

--Carolyn and Lester Burnham (American Beauty)

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Here's my setup....:)

-Matrox Parhelia 128 powering one Viewsonic 21" P865 and two Samsung 191T's.
-Matrox G450 powering two Samsung 151N's

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http://www.bleedinedge.com/images/mik/P0001255.jpg


http://www.bleedinedge.com/images/mik/P0001259.jpg

[Hawk]

All is can say is.






SWEET



:rock: :beer: :rock: :beer: :look: :rock: :beer: :rock:


Sort of like Deja-vu. . . . I've seen that somewhere before. . . ;)

[dbwillis]

Damn Nice Mikki!!!!!!!!!!1:rock: :rock:

[Tony]

Very nice Mik....VERY VERY nice!!!

[Jim]

Hey Mikki , is your code name Swordfish ? ;) :)

[Mikki]

Thanks guys!!! :D I'm still tweaking and playing with settings but I'm diggin the heck out of this...;):-)

[Mikki]

Originally posted by ProfessorFate
Hey Mikki , is your code name Swordfish ? ;) :)
Oh man I wish....that's gotta be the sweetest setup ever...:D

[poMONKey]

d00d... dr00le...

flight sims much :yummy: :look: :eek2:

[sodface]

Awesome

I love the mug. :wave:

[ThugsRook]

:eek2: holy cow! :eek2:


howd you get all them past the wife? ;)

[sodface]

She's on vacation!

[ThugsRook]

Originally posted by sodface
She's on vacation!
:lol: :rotflmao: :lol:

[Mikki]

Yeah...she doesn't exactly know yet....:look: Hence the intro to the thread...:p;)

[poMONKey]

oh man... you in trouble... ;)

[Mikki]

Hehe...my only chance will be if she spent a buttload of money while on holiday.....:rolleyes:

[Jim]

Mikki : "But honey, it's a tax write off." :-r

[Mikki]

Good one PF!!! ;)

[pointreyes]

Originally posted by Mikki
Hehe...my only chance will be if she spent a buttload of money while on holiday.....:rolleyes:

I actually had my Shuttle SFF partially hidden from my wife (with it still running). A month after I had it, I told her that I will have to transfer her OS/software to another computer and then about a week later I introduced the computer-she did not even realize it was a computer. :p She still does not know what I paid for my ViewSonic VP171b-Mikki, maybe we will need to look for an apartment-I don't mind living in New Zealand. :p ;)

[pointreyes]

Originally posted by ProfessorFate
Mikki : "But honey, it's a tax write off." :-r

But if she kills him, she gets the life insurance and the hardware to boot. :D

[Mikki]

LOL!!! pointreyes, NZ is it then...sounds great! hehe...:p

Damn, didn't think about the murder thing....:look:

[eva2000]

as i said already :cool:

[eva2000]

Originally posted by Mikki
Yeah...she doesn't exactly know yet....:look: Hence the intro to the thread...:p;) don't worry i'll hide your 2x 191Ts for ya :D

[eva2000]

next you'd be wanting maybe this

http://www.realtimesoft.com/upload/gallery/168.jpg

what's with the matrix themes hehe

http://www.realtimesoft.com/upload/gallery/161.jpg

[Mikki]

I definitely don't have a shortage of people willing to help eva2000...hehe :p

The Matrix themes are mandatory for multi-monitor setups, aren't they? :rolleyes: :-)

[eva2000]

Originally posted by Mikki
I definitely don't have a shortage of people willing to help eva2000...hehe :p

yes but i'll take good care of them with my Nushield Klear Screen stuff http://www.bleedinedge.com/forum/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=625 :D :) hehe

[DAPUNISHER]

that's sweet! Mikki :cool: :beer:

[Scoundrel]

Wow :cool: :rock:

[Mikki]

Hiya Scoundrel!! :wave: :-)

Thanks for the kudos guys! :D

[Scoundrel]

Hi Mikki :wave:

For what exactly are you going to use all those monitors ? is it work related ?
Would it be possible to have Outlook, Word, and different management tools open on different monitors or will it require the software to be written for it ?

Again it looks damn nice !!!! :yummy:

[Mikki]

It basically works just like as if you extended your desktop, the software which runs it is very smart. And yes, you can have a different app on each monitor, which is what I was looking for.

The top two I use for apps I need open but don't use much like File Explorer, Media Player, Agent, Trillian, etc. The left monitor is my web monitor, I keep all instances of IE and OE on that, and the other two are my work monitors for UltraEdit, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Premiere, etc. It's cut my switching between proggies down a lot! Hehe...:p;)

[Thor]

Nice setup there Mikki!

But don't your eyes get all buggered from looking at a CRT and an LCD back and forth?

[eva2000]

Originally posted by Thor
Nice setup there Mikki!

But don't your eyes get all buggered from looking at a CRT and an LCD back and forth? always heheh he needs to replace 21" crt with samsung 213T http://www.bleedinedge.com/forum/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=505 :D

[Mikki]

Hiya Thor!! :wave:

There is definitely a difference, no matter how much I tweak it. My CRT is a professional series Viewsonic, so there's no way an LCD will match the quality....:p After playing with settings and tweaking it, I've got it so the difference isn't too harsh. I'm going to eventually replace the CRT also, but it's a lovely monitor and I don't really want to. I do all my graphics work on that one...;):)

[pointreyes]

Originally posted by Mikki
Hiya Thor!! :wave:

My CRT is a professional series Viewsonic, so there's no way an LCD will match the quality....:p

My ViewSonic (http://www.viewsonic.com/products/lcd_vp171b.htm) is a professional series monitor as well and it's great. :cool:

[Mikki]

pointreyes, originally I wa looking to have all matching monitors, but I'm into quality, not looks. My main monitor is where I do my main graphics work, and needs to be a good one. Obviously the one I have now is perfect, except for the heat...the thing is one giant oven in my itty bitty room, so it's got to go.

I looked at those Viewsonics and will probably go that route, they still make some killer stuff...;):)

[pointreyes]

It's the quality that forced me to go with the 17" instead of the 19" ViewSonic. Even though all of the 16ms screens are using the same manufactured screen, I still preferred the VS over the others. However, I have to admit that having 1 DVI and 2 Analog connections on the back and the pivot screen are definite bonuses to getting this monitor. :) DVD playback on this monitor is crisper than on my old IBM P96 (Sony Trintron 19" aperture grill). The ATi 9800 Pro does great on this monitor. Now, if only I could afford a 4-port KVM with DVI support. :(

[LastRide]

Mikki,get rid of that acoustic and get an electric guitar with 2 100 watt modified Marshall heads and four 4/12 cabinets with vintage 30's in them or 25 watt Greenbacks..LOL:D .How many dead pixels you find on your LCD's.Mine come with 1 dead one on the edge of the screen.:cry:

[DAPUNISHER]

Did you try firmly massaging that dead/stuck pixel with a q-tip? Many people swear by it, though my last one that had a couple dead pixels didn't respond to it.

I managed to get it RMA'd by telling them it had an area of bad contrast over 1 1/2 inches in diameter that looked like a thumb print but wasn't :D

[Mikki]

Originally posted by LastRide
Mikki,get rid of that acoustic and get an electric guitar with 2 100 watt modified Marshall heads and four 4/12 cabinets with vintage 30's in them or 25 watt Greenbacks..LOL:D .How many dead pixels you find on your LCD's.Mine come with 1 dead one on the edge of the screen.:cry:
You should've just asked what is not in the picture!! Like maybe a 25th Anniversary 100w Marshall and a 4x12 cab. Or how about two 2x12 Marshall's? Or a Custom Shop Strat or a Special Edition Jackson? Etc, etc, etc....;):D

...no dead pixels, I count myself lucky....;)

[RotorHead]

Hehe…you finally got the rest of your monitors I see :rock:

That’s just too sweet!!

You did save some money to take the wife out to diner when she gets back right? Cause you’re going to have lots of explaining to do…hehe

Tell her they were on sale and you couldn’t pass up the opportunity…she’ll understand that :rolleyes:

No woman can pass up a good sale right?

RH

[Mikki]

Yeah, she actually thought it was pretty cool and thought everyone's comments were funny...can't believe I pulled that one off....:D:p;)

[SupermanCK]

holy smokes....we got a true hacker here...and his name is Mikki...

has the matrix got u yet?

nice...u passed the wife exam...

btw...i just got a 19" dell LCD too...hope it looks better than my cheap nokia 21" crt...

[eva2000]

Originally posted by Mikki
Yeah, she actually thought it was pretty cool and thought everyone's comments were funny...can't believe I pulled that one off....:D:p;) hehe congrats to ya :D

[LastRide]

:eek: :rock:


Originally posted by Mikki
You should've just asked what is not in the picture!! Like maybe a 25th Anniversary 100w Marshall and a 4x12 cab. Or how about two 2x12 Marshall's? Or a Custom Shop Strat or a Special Edition Jackson? Etc, etc, etc....;):D

...no dead pixels, I count myself lucky....;)

[Underwater Mike]

I want another monitor and was going to cheap out and go for a 15", but I'm concerned about having two monitors of diff't resolutions side by side.

Thoughts?

[SupermanCK]

oh yeah...i cancelled the 19" cause i got a better deal...30% off

I just bought the 20" Dell LCD for $778.62 shipped...

so i am in for the LCD too...

oh yeah...

[Mikki]

SCK, the Matrix had me at hello.....hehe :p

Mike, when I was originally playing with multi-monitors, I ran different res', and it didn't bother me (tho I never intended on keeping it that way...). That's why I bought all mine at once, to ensure they all ran the same and were the same size. The top two are obviously smaller and run a lesser res, which works fine. :)

SCK part 2, sweet!! :-) I've seen Tony's Dell monitor first hand and the quality is fantastic...;)

[Snafu]

poMONKey post made me go looking and look what I found.

I wonder if Mik still has the same set-up :scratch:

[Timber Jockey]

All i can say is :yikes: OMFG :yikes: That is so Cool Me Want that

[RyderOCZ]

poMONKey post made me go looking and look what I found.

I wonder if Mik still has the same set-up :scratch:Yes he does :D