multiple Pc monitors

hey

looking to buy a new pc mainly for trading, prob a dell . my question is how does the multi monitors work, do you have to switch screens via a button on keyboard or do you move mouse to the next screen. also does the 2nd 3rd screen ect... load the desktop separately?

one last thing can any one recommend a dell pc, spec ect... and a card for a 2nd possibly a 3rd monitor.

thanks

regards

james

1mouse, 1 keyboard.

wow that is amazing looks very professional, may i ask the spec of your pc

James I think KillPhil is joking with you!! looks pretty impressive though. Must get a sore neck looking at all that.

I have a Dell XPS420. It has quad processors, 3 gig memory. i got the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT video card that has dual output so you can connect 2 monitors. I'm not sure how you would go about connecting a 3rd but with 2 you choose which one has the desktop and then just move your mouse and drag windows over to the 2nd one.

I don't think you need a very poweful PC for trading but i always tend to buy a bit more that i need to future proof a bit. Rather pay more for memory than processors. Go have a look at the Dell website and play around with the options to find something in your price range.

thanks ljr much appreciated, lol looked a bit ott

Go to the hardware section of the site mate. I googles that, I'm also looking for multi screens. Shadow ninja linked me a site for 50 quid 19" screens but the offer isn't on anymore so I'm gutted.

of luck

Heres my old office setup...was running 3 pcs for ultra redundancy...with 3 feeds....plus...another for order entry.Moved to less redundancy now having nailed how to build uber machines myself.

Btw ..Unless that guy in the other pic is a descendant of mr magoo...i dont get the setup....1 chart per screen?....and then having to stand back to view?...er...like having 1 screen.Each of my old screens had aprox 50-60 charts...covering 99% of major markets and stocks....with a central screen to see what sectors markets to trade in next....anyways.

Moved to 30" screens now ....wil post the new office pics in the summer when sorted..will be more real estate but in a far more user friendly config.

Looking for monitors myself right now, possibly 3x19"s. The guy in my local computer shop doesn't recommend widescreens as he says a lot of applications don't look right. Anyone got any experience of this? Grateful for any advice.