Dual Display Gaming

[JuMz]

Hey all

I currently have 2 CRT's hooked up to my dual display video card. I have selected the appropriate options in the display settings to allow extend the desktop space and everything works great from that aspect. However, when I play a game (i.e. Battlefield 2), the game only displays on the primary monitor. How do I make it SPAN across both? Is that even possible?

Thank you in advance dudes!

[Zxian]

I haven't heard of many games that allow you to display on multiple montors, just because of the sheer amount of processing power that goes into rendering one screen at decent framerates. Unless you've got the 7800-Ultra-GT-Xtra-Super video card, I don't think that your rig could even handle it... (especially not BF2).

[JuMz]

I haven't heard of many games that allow you to display on multiple montors, just because of the sheer amount of processing power that goes into rendering one screen at decent framerates. Unless you've got the 7800-Ultra-GT-Xtra-Super video card, I don't think that your rig could even handle it... (especially not BF2).

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That it exactly what I thought until I saw this! It must be possible!!

http://www.tomshardware.com/game/20050725/...ia_eswc-03.html

Look at the bottom picture! So unless quake specifically supports it...but that is exactly what I want to do, except with 2 screens , not 4.

Edited July 26, 2005 by JuMz

[Zxian]

Wow... that's impressive. I always thought that it would be a good idea, but I thought that it would take too much power.

If you can get more info on this, please do share!

[JuMz]

Wow... that's impressive. I always thought that it would be a good idea, but I thought that it would take too much power.

If you can get more info on this, please do share!

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That is what I am trying to do by asking you guys!! Hopefully someone will know...

[JuMz]

http://www.realtimesoft.com/multimon/faq.asp

This cleared up a lot!! Looks like I have to enable something called "span mode"....

hmm...I will try this when I get home...

[mc134]

Check this out for your wide-screen gaming...

WideScreenGamingForum

Edited July 26, 2005 by mc134

[JuMz]

K so i managed to get battlefield in window mode, but now when I palce it between the 2 monitors, MAJOR LAG! my computer basically locks up

AND that is not even the way we are supposed to do it, it doesn't look like the picture with quake i linked to earlier...