Anyone using dual 30in displays?

getting ready to order my quad and would like to know what cards people are using for their dual 30 displays?

This is from Apple's Expansion Slots page:
"The NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 graphics card occupies the 16-lane PCI Express slot and adjacent PCI Express slot. Maximum of one NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 or GeForce 7800 GT card per system. To support up to eight 20-inch or 23-inch Apple Cinema Displays, install up to three additional NVIDIA GeForce 6600 graphics cards."
I remember that when the quad was first announced, this page said that you could have two 7800 cards in a computer. Maybe they decided there just isn't enough power. The 7800 already requires another power connector.
For what your doing, you can probably keep it safe and stay with 6600's or a 7800 and 6600. In Motion, the 7800 will give you much better rendering capabilities than the 6600.

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Hi Anurag,
The main issue is how to use the dual monitor in the Remote Desktop Session in Windows 7 ,right ?
please refer to the following links:
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http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rds/archive/2009/07/01/using-multiple-monitors-in-remote-desktop-session.aspx
Best regards

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Suggestions? Thoughts?
Thanks so much.

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Dual 30in displays

Im not sure if im correct or not but i currently have 1 30in display and looking to get another - i have the GeForce 6800 Ultra card and was wondering if i can or cannot run another 30in on this?
also
im really really looking at the quad and im not fully sure if the card that they supply would run 2 30in or [if the GeForce 6800 Ultra] if can run 2 would be able to be installed into the quad rather than having to get that $1400 monster

Well, Just talked with Apple and after many tries this is what they said.
You can have 2 30" displays with the Quadro FX card.
You can have 2 30" displays with 2 geoforce 6600 cards. One 30" monitor to each card.
Only the Geoforce 6600 cards support many 30" monitors. so actually you could have 4 30" monitors and fill all PCI slots.
Unfortunately for me that have the Geoforce 7800 GT, I can't add another 7800GT or another Geoforce 6600. The quads only support one 7800GT and one Quadro FX.
I am shipping my second 30" monitor back to Apple. The Quadro is a ripoff. I can't afford it and I can't exchange my 7800GT. so here we go.

Using Dual Cinema Displays

Hi Gang
Just trying to get the most out of the working area.
From these screen shots, does anyone know of an optional configuration to consolidate/divide the data shown in the left display?
http://www.locationstudio.net/Dual-1a.jpg
http://www.locationstudio.net/Dual-1b.jpg
http://www.locationstudio.net/Dual-1c.jpg
Thank you
Mike

Hello Nick - Hello Ratvega
Nick, take a looksee at this screen shot:
http://www.locationstudio.net/ButtonList.jpg < Is yours a 'buttonlist'?
I would be interested in this option to show the bins in a column, (like yours). Right now, I have too many of them which become hidden at the bottom of the display window.
*Remember this is FC6
Thanx
Mike

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i'll try to answer everyone's questions and clarify any confusion.
first off: I'm doing this for local cable access television. they wanted me to do something educational and at the same time entertaining that that could kill an 1+. since I'm an art historian I decided to do artists work throughout a particular period accompanied by music from when the works were created. so, for this project 'Roy Lichtenstein: Works of the 1960s' I have over 150 images accompanied by 30+ songs. each image has all the info displayed (which gets 1/2 cut off when i play it on the tv) and fades and transitions. When you're watching it, it's surprisingly relaxing and the time goes by much faster than you'd think (imagine one of those music radio channels on your tv, just with interesting images).
now that you know what I'm doing...
in iMovie the project takes up 20+gb as I mentioned.
I use iDVD but don't really know what I'm doing so when I say it's 5.3GB, I mean, when I look in iDVD at what percentage of space is available on a normal 4.7GB cd it says the project is 5.3GB, or too big to fit on a single layer DVD. I'll have to go back and look at my settings, but I'm pretty sure all my settings in iDVD are 'ok' as I've never had a problem burning before....although I find it strange how long it always takes. Is 1hr+ for a 6GB project to burn normal? and is 4.5hrs normal for this project (20GB) on a dual-layer disc?
so, all that being said, I'd still like to fit my whole project one one single layer DVD because I tried another double layer and had the same fate (even on the computer it just doesn't seem to be working correctly...it may be the memorex dvds which i've read are ****). any more insight would be great.
I appreciate all that you've done and your continuing help.
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I am running win2kpro with the G4-440MX. Has anyone had any sucess setting up any of the cards with two different nView profiles.
1) With the 2 CRT monitors for normal working. and
2) 1 CRT + TV for watching DVD movies.
Everytime I switch settings the TV displays only a green screen. Before the second monitor was added I had the card set up to use the TV as the second monitor in Dualview and that worked fine, therefore the card is ok.
It would on occasion turn the TV green or pink/peach and then I would have to reinstall the drivers to get the TV to work properly. This would happen when the s-video cable would get knocked lose and then plugged in again and occasionally happened for other apparently random reasons.
I am running the new 5.3.0 Forceware driver and I know it does work if I unplug the 2nd CRT from the videocard and then reinstall, as I said TV-out worked perfectly with only one monitor for over a year.
Does anyone know if it is possible to get this to work properly? Or am I wasting my time and I should just reinstall the drivers everytime I want to watch a DVD?
If even one person can say yes this is do-able that will make me happy.
Does anyone know how to get an image from the TV-out after it does green or pink?
I know I asked this a week or so ago, but it was not explained well then. Sorry.

Hi,
Have you tried tvtools? If it works with your hardware, then you should be able to hot-key between Monitor & TV output, or have both at once - although the Monitor might not like the non-standard H & V rates when the TV out is on.
It's worth a try anyway.
Cheers

Dual Thunderbolt Displays in Windows 7? Retina Macbook?

I understand you cannot daisy chain thunderbolt displays in Windows 7 to have dual monitors? Is there another way to run Dual monitors? I have a mid 2012 Macbook pro with on Thunderbolt display. I see the Retina Macbook has two thunderbolt ports. If I got one of those, could use dual Thunderbolt displays then in Windows 7, and then just hook each monitor up to it's own Thunderbolt port instead of daisy chaining?

No, you still cannot drive 2 Thunderbolt Displays in Windows with the MBP Retina.
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2 30in display questions

can someone pls verify this -
i just spoke to guy at the local apple store and was asking him about the FX card since i would be using 2 30in displays - he insists that the card that comes standard with the quad CAN run 2 30in displays - however i was reading the graphics support page from apple and is says just the opposite - that the ONLY card that supports this is the FX - all others support 1-30 in and 1- 23 in ...
just would like to know who is pulling my leg here - i tend to lean 2wards the apple support page rather than the sales person - but thought id throw this question out to you guys and get an answer
thx

I'd have to recommend that you try and find a Mac version 7800 GT. Put it in the 16 lane slot and move the 6600 to the 8 lane slot.
If you can't do that then just get another 6600 from the Apple store and put it in the 8 lane slot. Upgrade to the 7800 when Apple starts selling them and Ebay the new 6600 or keep it for a spare.

Will my Airbook (11" late 2010) w/ NVIDIA GeFORCE 320M 256MB using the Mini Display Port to Dual-Link DVI Adapter support the Dell 3007WFHC (30") monitor at full resolution (2560X1600)

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Bill

The Hatter,
I am a novice at Mac so I read all I can. From what I understand the NEC monitors I bought require Display Port for their maximum performance. The GTX 680 only has DVI outputs. Difference from what I understand is larger bandwidth with the DP.
You said I have the 4000 for CUDA. I am not all that familiar with CUDA and when I do read about it I do not understand it.
A concern I have is, that if I connect the 2 high end NEC monitors via the 5770, using it's 2 Display Ports I would have nothing connected to the 4000. Is the 4000 doing anything with nothing connected? I read where in a PC system the 2 cards would interact but in a Mac system they do not.
Bottom line, as I see it, the 4000 will not be useful at all to me, since I want a dual monitor set-up.
So far the 5870 seems the best choice, higher band width than the 5770, and it has 2 Display Ports to optimize the NEC monitors.
I'm not sure how fine I am splitting hairs, nor do I know how important those hairs are. I am just trying to set up a really fast reliable system that will mainly be used for CS6 and LR4. Those NEC monitors are supposed to be top notch.

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My guess is that you bought a cheap MDP to HDMI cable, or have a defective one. From my reading of these boards over the past few months, cheap cables have a high failure rate. And the regular priced ones have only a slightly less of one. Try a new one. Make sure you do not damage the Thunderbolt port.

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You can't do it. This has been an issue since Lion.

I'm trying to set up a dual monitor for my new iMac. I'm using a second display I used with my old G5. My iMac recognizes the second monitor but the monitor won't turn on. Power button doesn't do anything on the monitor itself.

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