Dual Monitor Hardware & Software

Buy Dual Monitor Video Card

June 9, 2010 | Author: admin

Planning to Buy a Dual Monitor Video Card for your Desktop Computer? Given below are few factors which you might need to consider before making the purchase.

How many Monitors you need to connect to your computer ?
Are you planning to add more RAM to your computer ?
Do you have required Monitor(s) or other display device such as Projector? In case you do have the required Monitor or other display device such as Projector, then take a note of the port type of the display device. Port type referred to in the previous line refers to the type of connector which is connected to computer or laptop. Few Port types are VGA, DVI, S Video, DVI D, DVI A, DVI I, or any other port type.
Depending on the distance of Monitor from your computer, would you require extra cables (Power Cord or Data Cord)?

There are many other factors such as cost, availability, brand , purpose of the extra Monitor and much more. In case you are buying a dual monitor video card, be patient, do enough research with possible friends such as google, amazon and any other websites you can locate.

Download Wallpaper for Dual Monitor Windows Computer

June 9, 2010 | Author: admin

Now a days there are many free wallpaper websites which offer free wallpaper downloads. The Wallpapers available can be used on a single or dual monitor windows computer. Depending on the Screen Resolution of your display or monitor, you can download a wallpaper from internet and set it as wallpaper.

Quick and Easy Way to Download a Wallpaper from Internet and set it as Desktop Background Image is to locate the Wallpaper, Right Click on the Wallpaper Image and select Set as Background.

Now when setting the Wallpaper when using Dual Monitor, Windows will not allow you to have dual wallpapers for dual monitors and will display the same wallpaper on both monitors or display a single wallpaper on both of your monitors depending on your display settings.

Easy way to download wallpaper for single or dual monitor computer running Windows

Now there is an improved and better way for downloading wallpaper and setting it as Desktop background image. The Software presented here will allow you to

Download Wallpapers to a Single Folder so that you can easily locate your downloaded wallpapers.
Will provide you a way to set any downloaded wallpaper image as Desktop background image on Dual Monitors (Option to have dual wallpapers for dual monitor backgrounds or have a single wallpaper image to span dual monitors )

In Order to download a Wallpaper in the above described way, you will have to just navigate to the wallpaper, right click on it and select the option which reads Download to MurgeeMon. The Wallpaper will be downloaded to a pre defined folder which can be explored using Windows Explorer or a custom explorer provided by the software.

This way you will be able to keep track of all the wallpapers downloaded and will be able to have dual background images for dual monitors as well. Does it sounds good, give it a try and download the software now.

Turn Off Second Monitor in a Dual Monitor Windows Computer

June 9, 2010 | Author: admin

When using Dual Monitors connected to a Windows Computer, there are many ways in which the second monitor can function. This Post will outline more about the ways in which the second monitor can be controlled on a computer running Windows Operating System such as Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP, etc. The Second Monitor connected to a Windows Computer can function in given below ways:

The Second Monitor can display the same display as displayed by the First or Main Monitor referred to as clone mode.
The Second Monitor or any other Display device connected as second display can display part of the Desktop Area and allow you to move application or document window onto second monitor. When a Monitor or other display device works in this way, it can be named as extended mode.
The Second Monitor can be turned off and effectively providing display output to only one monitor, even though physically there are two Monitors connected to the Computer.

Now when the second monitor is turned off, it will remain inactive untill it is turned on. The Monitor can have electricity connection and the Monitor will go into low power mode and Windows will display desktop or any application or program Window only on main monitor.

Turn Off Second Monitor on a Dual Monitor Windows Computer

Desktop Shortcut to turn off second monitor on a dual monitor Windows pc

Control Panel’s Display Settings can be used to turn off the second monitor. In Windows 7, you can right click on Desktop to display the Display Settings option and turn off the second monitor. However in Windows Vista or Windows XP, just open the control panel and look for Display Settings where you can turn on and off the second monitor.

In case you would like to have turn off the second monitor easily with various options such as Desktop Shortcut, System Wide HotKey combination or from System Tray, you can have a look at the inexpensive and free to try Dual Monitor Software. In the Software the term used to turn off second monitor is Disable Secondary Monitor and in order to turn on the monitor, the term used would be Enable Secondary Monitor.

Extend Desktop at Windows Startup

April 16, 2010 | Author: admin

Extend your desktop to span dual monitors at windows startup automatically. The functionality works by adding an entry to registry startup programs. You can even disable the action to extend desktop using the software’s graphical user interface.

Extend Desktop to span dual or multiple monitors

You can even create a shortcut to extend the desktop any time you want. Just launch the Secondary Monitor state dialog box and select the option which reads Enable Secondary Monitor in Extended Mode. The Screenshot has been taken on a Windows 7 computer on which there is another relative option which can help you to clone your desktop to all other monitors connected to your windows computer.

In Windows XP or in Windows Vista, you will have the option to extend the desktop across other monitors , however the option to clone the primary monitor would be disabled.

As displayed in the screen shot, you can even disable the extending of desktop and you can even specify not to take any action to change the state of secondary monitor. In case you would like to change the state or mode of the secondary or primary monitors while working on your computer, you can create a dual monitor shortcut to change state or mode of the monitors connected to a windows pc.

Dual Monitor Windows computer with different wallpapers

April 14, 2010 | Author: admin

Are you using dual monitor with your windows computer and do you want to use different wallpaper for each of the dual monitors? Yes you have come to the right place. The software presented here can be used to set dual wallpapers for dual monitor windows computer in extended mode. Two different wallpapers can be set even if the resolution of indivual monitor is different.

Select Monitor for Monitors list

The process to setup different wallpaper on each of the monitor is really simple. Select the Monitor and then select the wallpaper, that’s it. Really easy to use way for setting up different wallpapers for dual monitors. When seleecting wallpaper, you will have option to select the wallpaper from Windows Wallpapers, your own wallpaper from any location on the computer or from Public Pictures folder and even solid color.

Apart from selecting existing wallpaper, you can even download wallpaper straight into the software gallery and use the downloaded wallpaper as background image for either of the dual monitors. In order to download wallpaper from a website, right click on the image and select the option which says Download to MurGeeMon. Once the wallpaper is downloaded it will be available in the MurGeeMon Pictures (selectable from Picture Location list). You can even manage the downloaded wallpapers using Wallpaper Browser (which can be launched from Start Menu – > Programs – > MurGeeMon – > Wallpaper Browser) just like managing files in windows explorer.

One last thing you would need to do to have different wallpapers with dual monitors is check the checkbox on the Monitor Background tab which is displayed above the caption Wallpaper Controller. This will make sure that even when you disable or enable second monitor or even change primary monitor to second monitor or vice versa, the wallpaper for every monitor stays intact. In case you would like to have a single wallpaper across dual monitors, just uncheck the check box and select the desired wallpaper from the wallpaper thumbnails and you will have one wallpaper spanning your dual monitors.

Single Wallpaper for Dual Wallpapers

March 13, 2010 | Author: admin

When you have dual monitors connected to your windows computer, you have two options of wallpaper. Either you can have a single wallpaper (let’s say big wallpaper spanning across your complete virtual desktop spanning both of the monitors) or you can have two wallpaper images each spanning one of your monitor. In Simple words for dual monitor windows computer, you can have seperate wallpaper images for dual monitors or one wallpaper image spanning both of your dual monitors.

The Single or Dual Wallpaper selection applies only when your monitors are connected in extended mode. In Clone Mode although you may have multiple monitors connected, but as the same desktop would be visible on all the monitors, hence this topic will be applicable only when your monitors are connected in extended mode.

Enable or Disable Automatic Wallpaper Changing

In order to set a single wallpaper, you can use windows wallpaper control panel and in order to use dual wallpapers you can use Dual Monitor Software. In case you would like to have a single wallpaper image and would still like to use the Dual Monitor Software, you can switch off the functionality of the software to manage dual wallpaper images automatically by unchecking the Wallpaper Controller check box in the Monitor Background tab.

Dual Monitor Screen Saver

February 26, 2010 | Author: admin

Now you can have Dual Screen Savers configured for your Dual Monitors running on a Windows Computer. Two different Screen Savers can be configured to be displayed for a Dual Monitor Computer using the display settings of the Screen Saver. Have a look at the configuration settings given below to get an idea of how you can easily configure the Screen Saver indivually for each of the dual monitors.

Configure Dual Screen Savers for a Dual Monitor Computer

How does this Dual Monitor Screen Saver Works?

This Dual Monitor Screen Saver allows you to select two Screen Savers for two Monitors. This Screen Saver will display selected Screen Saver Preview on each of the Monitor and can be closed using any Key Press on Keyboard and Mouse Click. Note that unlike other Scren Savers this Screen Saver will not close automatically due to Mouse Cursor Movements.

You can get this Screen Saver now by downloading the Dual Monitor Software named MurGeeMon. And this is not all, there is lot to offer in this software download. In case you would like to have a glimpse about the software, have a look at the Dual Monitor Software post where you can find out what all the software bundle has in offer for you.

Maximize Windows Shortcut for Windows

February 20, 2010 | Author: admin

How about a configurable shortcut key which can maximize window with focus? The Configurable shortcut key can be a single key press (such as F7) or multiple key combination (such as Ctrl+J, Shift + K, etc) and the shortcut key to maximize the window is configurable which would mean that you can change it anytime. Have a look at the image below which displays F7 keyboard key configured to Maximize Window. In Order to maximize the Window you are working on, you would only need to press the Shortcut Key one time. Easy, Simple and configurable shortcut key to maximize window for Windows 7, Vista, XP or any other Windows Operating System.

Shortcut Key to Maximize Window

Hardware Required for Dual Monitors with Windows

February 18, 2010 | Author: admin

In Order to connect and control dual monitors to your computer, you would need dual monitors, appropriate wires, and dual monitor graphics card. In case you are planning to use dual monitors with your laptop and your laptop does have an extra port to connect a monitor or projector, you do not need to worry about the graphics card. However connecting an extra graphics card to your desktop’s motherboard might not help as the motherboard might disable in built graphics card when it detect an extra graphics card connected to it and you would need a Dual Monitor Graphics Card for your Desktop Computer.

Dual Monitor Graphics cards can be identified with two ports connected to the same graphics card. There are many types of ports (or connectors on the graphics card to which you can connect your monitor to) such as VGA Port, DVI Port, DisplayPort, S Video Port and many other types of ports. VGA Port is blue in color and has 3 rows of holes in it with 15 holes in it whereas DVI Port is white in color. A simple Dual Monitor Graphics card can have 3 ports i.e. One VGA Port, One DVI Port and one S Vide o Port or it can have 2 DVI Ports and one S Video ports or may be some other combination of ports.

Browse to the Hardware Category from the top of the page to know exactly what you are looking regarding hardware for setting up and using dual monitors. From Dual Monitor Software perspective, Windows does have good support for dual monitors for latest operating system users.

Move windows between dual monitors

February 18, 2010 | Author: admin

When using dual monitors in extended mode, you can move application windows across monitors. In order to move windows across or between monitors, you can drag a window by holding the window’s title with mouse cursor and drop it to the intended monitor. Now here you should know where is other monitor in the virtual desktop, the second monitor may be to the right of the first monitor in the virtual desktop space or it can be anywhere else as well. You can configure positions of you dual monitors using the control panel.

In case you move windows between dual monitors frequently a shortcut key combination can be of help. Let’s say you are working on a application window on first monitor and you wish to move it to second monitor to work on first monitor on another application window, you can use either of the given below ways:-

Drag the Window from First Monitor by holding it’s title and drop it onto second monitor.
Press a configurable shortcut key to move the active window to the second monitor automatically.

The shortcut key said above can sound like a small thing, but can be really useful to explore the powers of having dual monitors conncted to your computer. The Move Window Shortcut (or Hotkey combination) Key when pressed on a Maximized Window would move the seleactive window to second monitor and would maximize it on the second monitor. In case the Shortcut Key is pressed when a non maximized window is active, the non maximized window would be moved to the second or next monitor in multiple monitor chain automatically. Have a look at the Window Mover Shortcut document to know how you can assign the above said shortcut key and move windows between dual monitors with a single key press. Also you can have a look at the extended mode post to know how you can switch to it and other relative information and extend your workspace to fully utilize the benefits of having dual monitors.

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