My new card has twin dvi outputs and I have a spare CRT monitor doing nothing so I wondered if it`s possible to use two monitors? It would be nice to have one for the preview screen and all the bell and whistles on the other.
Any feedback as to how it works, or how to actually do it would be appreciated.
P7, BTW

Yes.

For Poser, you'll need to arrange the windows and save your preferences to maintain the layout.

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Don't know if this is the correct way but I just dragged stuff onto the second monitor and resized everything to suit.

Not sure whether you are asking about the basics of using 2 monitors, or the specifics with Poser. My main screen is big enough for Poser, so when I'm Posering I use my second screen for email, web, file system browser, etc. Anyway, here are some basics...

There are different modes for using two monitors:-

Mirror mode, where both show the same content
Extended desktop mode (umm... self explanantory)

I don't know what the default would be if you attach another monitor to your card - mine started as Mirror. If it comes up as Mirror, then you just go into your graphics adapter properties and change it to Extended Desktop there. You should also be able to choose the relative position of your second monitor to suit its physical location.

Graphics adapter properties (on a PC) can be reached by using the graphics adapter System Tray icon (if there is one), or going into Control Panel Display properties and choosing Settings -> Advanced.

This is all assuming that your spare CRT monitor has a DVI input, of course. If not, you can buy a DVI to VGA converter - I have one on my iMac.

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I have one small flat screen and one large CRT to spread my Poser program.  For the CRT, purchase a DVI/VGA converter for connection.  Once your set up is recognized, use the video properties to spread your desktop across two monitors.  When I activate Poser, I move my entire workspace to the smaller monitor and leave the preview window all by itself on the main monitor.  That way all my controls are one side and the scenes on the other.

Yes, the trick (other than the obvious, like plugging stuff in) is to right-click the Desktop, select Properties, go to the Settings tab, select your secondary monitor in the Display drop-down, and check the "Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor".

At least it was for me.  One of the best things I ever did for productivity was to bring an old monitor in as secondary display.

Note that you have to setup the windows for each room, which allows you to arrange them as required for the job at hand.

For instance in the pose room, I have the library expanded to cover most of the second screen, because that's where I'll be loading stuff.  In the material room, it's much smaller so most of the real estate is given over to the material window and the node setup.

What everybody else says....

Use one monitor for the preview screen & move everything else to the other monitor.  That is how my Macbook Pro is set up & I love it.

I run a Dual Monitor Setup normally with the ability to run Triple (grin) when I need to...
it's wonderful :)

as long as you have the correct inputs on the monitors (or can find a DVI to VGA adapter, they're out there), but most of the monitors in recent memory have both inputs (I do them all day at work...;)

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Thanks for all the answers, guys. Gonna give it a go.