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# Competition: Who has the coolest 'home cockpit'?
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Lord Ryan
True Xero
#21 - 2011-10-26 15:59:17 UTC
Old, but not as old as that one dudes!

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Kengutsi Akira
Doomheim
#22 - 2011-10-26 16:04:50 UTC

Anyone know what cable to run to use a HDTV for a monitor? My TV says it can.
Also do you NEED a second video card to run two? Id like to set it up so that I can use the TV as a second monitor, but atm I only have one card. Is there a VGA splitter cable out there or something?

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Handsome Hussein
#23 - 2011-10-26 16:07:36 UTC
Lord Ryan wrote:
Old, but not as old as that one dudes!

Joining the "I'm too cheap to buy identical monitors club."

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Handsome Hussein
#24 - 2011-10-26 16:09:13 UTC
Kengutsi Akira wrote:
Anyone know what cable to run to use a HDTV for a monitor? My TV says it can.

HDMI, IIRC.

Kengutsi Akira wrote:
Also do you NEED a second video card to run two? Id like to set it up so that I can use the TV as a second monitor, but atm I only have one card. Is there a VGA splitter cable out there or something?

Single card, two monitors. For instance, I'm using a Radeon HD4650.

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Kain Brutor
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#25 - 2011-10-26 16:11:52 UTC
Lord Ryan wrote:
I change mine every so often. Between guest room and my office.. Had it in the living room a couple winters ago, before my media center died. One weekend. Old setup right after they killed Eve Classic. Right before they killed shader 2 I used Input director to control 2 PC's, HP Media Center(4 client running netflix streaming beast) and a cheap who cares PC.


Just for sheer effort, I think this post is in lead at the moment...
Morganta
The Greater Goon
#26 - 2011-10-26 16:17:36 UTC  |  Edited by: Morganta
Kengutsi Akira wrote:

Anyone know what cable to run to use a HDTV for a monitor? My TV says it can.
Also do you NEED a second video card to run two? Id like to set it up so that I can use the TV as a second monitor, but atm I only have one card. Is there a VGA splitter cable out there or something?


derp derp
I didnt read that all the way through..

no no vga splitter cable
buy a VGA D/A (vga distribution amplifier)
heres a basic 1x2 VGA DA
http://www.amazon.com/Extron-P-2-DA2-Plus/dp/B002B984EM

extron makes quality ones you can sell when you're done with it, its pro gear

but any VGA distribution amplifier will work

really its just cheaper to buy a card that supports 2 monitors
mine is about 20-40 bucks now
Kengutsi Akira
Doomheim
#27 - 2011-10-26 16:42:09 UTC
Handsome Hussein wrote:
Kengutsi Akira wrote:
Anyone know what cable to run to use a HDTV for a monitor? My TV says it can.

HDMI, IIRC.

Kengutsi Akira wrote:
Also do you NEED a second video card to run two? Id like to set it up so that I can use the TV as a second monitor, but atm I only have one card. Is there a VGA splitter cable out there or something?

Single card, two monitors. For instance, I'm using a Radeon HD4650.


Thats what I have actually lol

So explain the cable setup... Cord comes out of monitor to PC, do I get a cable that splits off that cord an goes to the TV or what lol

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Yes
Kengutsi Akira
Doomheim
#28 - 2011-10-26 16:43:05 UTC  |  Edited by: Kengutsi Akira
Morganta wrote:
Kengutsi Akira wrote:

Anyone know what cable to run to use a HDTV for a monitor? My TV says it can.
Also do you NEED a second video card to run two? Id like to set it up so that I can use the TV as a second monitor, but atm I only have one card. Is there a VGA splitter cable out there or something?


derp derp
I didnt read that all the way through..

no no vga splitter cable
buy a VGA D/A (vga distribution amplifier)
heres a basic 1x2 VGA DA
http://www.amazon.com/Extron-P-2-DA2-Plus/dp/B002B984EM

extron makes quality ones you can sell when you're done with it, its pro gear

but any VGA distribution amplifier will work

really its just cheaper to buy a card that supports 2 monitors
mine is about 20-40 bucks now


Ill look for one but that link gets a
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crap is there a way to do it for less than $100?

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Yes
Handsome Hussein
#29 - 2011-10-26 16:46:23 UTC
Kengutsi Akira wrote:
So explain the cable setup... Cord comes out of monitor to PC, do I get a cable that splits off that cord an goes to the TV or what lol

My HD4650 has two VGA heads, so I just run two cables to two monitors. If I wanted to use my HDTV as a monitor, I'd do the same thing because it has a VGA connector. IIRC, my card also has an HDMI connector, so if the TV didn't have VGA I'd just use an HDMI cable. Either way, Windows should allow you to set up which display goes on which monitor (same thing for Linux, I don't give a **** about Mac).

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Kengutsi Akira
Doomheim
#30 - 2011-10-26 16:55:59 UTC
Handsome Hussein wrote:
Kengutsi Akira wrote:
So explain the cable setup... Cord comes out of monitor to PC, do I get a cable that splits off that cord an goes to the TV or what lol

My HD4650 has two VGA heads, so I just run two cables to two monitors. If I wanted to use my HDTV as a monitor, I'd do the same thing because it has a VGA connector. IIRC, my card also has an HDMI connector, so if the TV didn't have VGA I'd just use an HDMI cable. Either way, Windows should allow you to set up which display goes on which monitor (same thing for Linux, I don't give a **** about Mac).


Yeah the TV has a VGA connector as well. Ill have to look into that. Thanks!
OMG the EVE-O General was actually helpful lol

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Yes
Handsome Hussein
#31 - 2011-10-26 16:58:32 UTC
Kengutsi Akira wrote:
OMG the EVE-O General was actually helpful lol

I'll be sure to make some personal attacks and do some trolling to offset the karma gain there...

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stoicfaux
#32 - 2011-10-26 17:00:52 UTC
Play Eve on a laptop at a strip club.


P.S. If anyone figures out how to balance a laptop with a lap dance, please do tell.

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Lord Ryan
True Xero
#33 - 2011-10-26 17:17:21 UTC  |  Edited by: Lord Ryan
stoicfaux wrote:
Play Eve on a laptop at a strip club.


P.S. If anyone figures out how to balance a laptop with a lap dance, please do tell.



Ha! One time I was setting at one of those high tables in a nicer pub with my back to the wall playing simcity on a laptop. And this guy walk over grabs my laptop and turns it around. I said something like what the F do you think you're doing. He said I have to make sure you're not looking at porn. I got ghetto on his ass! You probably couldn't tell by looking at me, but I didn't get out of the ghetto till my teens. You know that saying, "You can take the mofo(subsitute your term of choice) out the ghetto, but you can't take the ghetto out the mofo". So anyways I had to leave the pub.

Back on subject. Was reading over in the Mac thread the new mini's seem to run Eve, so I think I'm going to pic one up tonight. Will post pics later.

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Trainwreck McGee
Doomheim
#34 - 2011-10-26 17:17:22 UTC
My set up is so nice that i didn't have enough money to buy a camera :(

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Lord Ryan
True Xero
#35 - 2011-10-26 17:19:15 UTC
Trainwreck McGee wrote:
My set up is so nice that i didn't have enough money to buy a camera :(



use your track/tract whatever phone you cheap bastard!

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Nyio
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#36 - 2011-10-26 17:21:57 UTC
When clean my computer desk (with 2 screens only) is pretty nice to work/play by I think.
Have let it go lately though and would have to do some serious cleaning to dare post a pic of it here. P

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Ciar Meara
PIE Inc.
Khimi Harar
#37 - 2011-10-26 17:45:36 UTC  |  Edited by: Ciar Meara
Lord Ryan wrote:
Between guest room

That's some ugly curtains man.

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Trainwreck McGee
Doomheim
#38 - 2011-10-26 17:55:39 UTC
Lord Ryan wrote:
Trainwreck McGee wrote:
My set up is so nice that i didn't have enough money to buy a camera :(



use your track/tract whatever phone you cheap bastard!


I dont have a phone b/c TEH GUBMENT SPYIN ON MEEEE MMMAAAAANNNNN

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Thora Tau'ri
Full Steam Space Machine
#39 - 2011-10-26 17:55:55 UTC
All hail the terrible camera phone. I couldn't find my charger for my real camera anywhere.

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Lando Storm
Discount Proctology Professionals.
#40 - 2011-10-26 18:09:35 UTC  |  Edited by: Lando Storm
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