I currently have a 256MB 7800GT and a 19" CRT monitor. I'm thinking about getting a high-end 24" LCD for the increased desktop real estate. I'd like to use the new monitor for day to day stuff but continue to play games on the CRT.

Is it possible with NVIDIA cards running two displays to target which display a specific full-screen application (like a game) will run on? I spent a few minutes poking around the driver settings this morning and didn't see anything.

 

I don't have any experience with the card but it should be possible.

Also, I have a 6ms Acer 24" display and I highly recommend it. I use it mostly for gaming and there is no ghosting issues at all.

 

Yeah I have 2 19's setup and my games run on one screen, the left one.

 

Thanks JJ. Do you recall if you can pick the display or do your games just happen to all use your left monitor?

BTW - I don't want to use the LCD for gaming because 1024x768 or 1280x960 is plenty of resolution for my gaming needs. I don't want to sacrifice framerate and/or graphics options just to run the games at the LCD's native resolution. The monitor I'm considering is geared towardthe professional graphics market and probably won't look so great running at anything less than its native resolution.

 

Yeah you can choose which display your main programs come up up. My left screen is my main screen and my right is my extra real estate when I need it. Actually I Remote Desktop my old computer with that side.

 

I smell Eizo.

Although I'm not running multi-monitors at the moment, when I did, I used an app called UtraMon (http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/) which lets you make scripts for your game links so they play on the correct monitor and turn your other monitor off automatically.

 

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I was debating a video camera but I thought this might be a more "practical" purchase.

 

I freakin love Eizos. When my CRT takes a dump, I'm picking one up for sure. I'd probably just go for a 19" CG series and use a small second monitor for tools.