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I would like to here from anyone re Multiple screen setups experiences,opinions and or specs would be appreciated
Trading with Multiple Screens
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Wayne,
Have you ever tried a larger LCD, split screens and wall mounted? Less clutter and plenty of desk space!
Have you ever tried a larger LCD, split screens and wall mounted? Less clutter and plenty of desk space!
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Good God no!
I'm slumming it with 3 screens, but I certainly covet that setup.
I get by with two computers, one my old one. Two screens, all attached to the wall, plus a TV screen.
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No, This setup I've tacked onto as time goes by, but that sort of setup would also be very cool. I'm stingy with computer expenses but I'll have an expense budget soon so who knows.
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I only have 22" Flat Screen at the moment but think I will set up 4 screens soon.I was told that I would need 2 video cards to run 4 screens off same computer does anyone know if this is correct
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Yes.
I'm just setting up mine now.
You can get 2 port cards and you'll need 2.
I am having mine made up.(Fitted in a new computer setup)
As I'm pretty dumb when it comes to building Computers.
I'll initially run 2 and if I need to then more.
I'm just setting up mine now.
You can get 2 port cards and you'll need 2.
I am having mine made up.(Fitted in a new computer setup)
As I'm pretty dumb when it comes to building Computers.
I'll initially run 2 and if I need to then more.
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Ok, I'll share, in the hope that someone will be grateful enough to buy me one as well. The laptop one please.
http://www.digitaltigers.com/zenview.shtml
http://www.digitaltigers.com/zenview.shtml
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I currently use a tripple monitor setup and find it very useful. I have CMC up on one screen, metastock on another and either outlook, internet or a spredsheet with what trades I need to place on the third. Metastock looks good stretched across all 3 screens too.
I run 3 Benq 19inch LCD screens.
I use 2 video cards
128mb nvidia AGP dual output dvi and dsub and TV out
128mb nvidia PCI dual output dvi and dsub and TV out
With the cards I am using I can run upto 4 monitors. Depending on how much money you want to spend you can have 4 screens off 1 card using a Matrox Parhelia card - see link.
http://www.smartcomputing.com/edito...=articles/archive/r0805/21r05/21r05.asp&guid=
If you are thinking about multiple screens then you should download ultramon. Its a good program for managing multiple screens.
You can also get some fantastic multiple sceen wallpapers from
http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/
the best I have seen online
Hope this helps
Scott
I run 3 Benq 19inch LCD screens.
I use 2 video cards
128mb nvidia AGP dual output dvi and dsub and TV out
128mb nvidia PCI dual output dvi and dsub and TV out
With the cards I am using I can run upto 4 monitors. Depending on how much money you want to spend you can have 4 screens off 1 card using a Matrox Parhelia card - see link.
http://www.smartcomputing.com/edito...=articles/archive/r0805/21r05/21r05.asp&guid=
If you are thinking about multiple screens then you should download ultramon. Its a good program for managing multiple screens.
You can also get some fantastic multiple sceen wallpapers from
http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/
the best I have seen online
Hope this helps
Scott
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Awesome setup...love the tidy look too.
Cheers,
Cheers,
I second that.
Id fancy that sort of set up for myself, but maybe in the future, when my account size makes such a spend practical.
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I recently did some work for a client (let's call him Ralph! (not his real name, just what he does after too much red wine!)) who has an awesome setup at his house; 5 x 19" screens, layered two on the top and three on the bottom row... it was really quite interesting to see him at work with it...
BUT
within a matter of minutes of the opening of the market, even as a spectator, I was swamped with information, too much information for me to even make simple decisions that would normally have come to me easily sitting at home with my simple single screen setup. I noticed Ralph started to focus on his primary screen and for the next few hours he completely ignored the top two screens and only glanced very occassionally at the two peripheral screens on the bottom row.
When Ralph took his break I asked him about what the 'other' screens were for if he only rarely looked at them, and was taken by surprise at his answer...
Ralph uses five screens so he doesn't have to use his mouse or keyboard to click to the information he is looking for, and, he likes showing it off to his other trader mates. (Sorry Ralph, your secret is out!) It's a power trip! He gets off on his mates being impressed at how rich and lazy he is!
Nonetheless, I am sure there are people out there who employ their systems to the full and are not just showing off.
For me though, I know how much information I can process in a session and have my level of technology based around this level and my ability to navigate through the information using my mouse and/or keyboard. However, I am considering getting another monitor to assist my trading, and yet another monitor again for my computer programming, modelling and simulation, and design! (Yes, I am considering triple 19" monitors for development but will only use two of these for trading). If I implement these changes, I will let you know if having more instantly visible information makes any difference to my trading results or decision making, or whether it just gives you a headache, sore neck and red eyes from having to watch too many things happening at the same time.
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BUT
within a matter of minutes of the opening of the market, even as a spectator, I was swamped with information, too much information for me to even make simple decisions that would normally have come to me easily sitting at home with my simple single screen setup. I noticed Ralph started to focus on his primary screen and for the next few hours he completely ignored the top two screens and only glanced very occassionally at the two peripheral screens on the bottom row.
When Ralph took his break I asked him about what the 'other' screens were for if he only rarely looked at them, and was taken by surprise at his answer...
Ralph uses five screens so he doesn't have to use his mouse or keyboard to click to the information he is looking for, and, he likes showing it off to his other trader mates. (Sorry Ralph, your secret is out!) It's a power trip! He gets off on his mates being impressed at how rich and lazy he is!
Nonetheless, I am sure there are people out there who employ their systems to the full and are not just showing off.
For me though, I know how much information I can process in a session and have my level of technology based around this level and my ability to navigate through the information using my mouse and/or keyboard. However, I am considering getting another monitor to assist my trading, and yet another monitor again for my computer programming, modelling and simulation, and design! (Yes, I am considering triple 19" monitors for development but will only use two of these for trading). If I implement these changes, I will let you know if having more instantly visible information makes any difference to my trading results or decision making, or whether it just gives you a headache, sore neck and red eyes from having to watch too many things happening at the same time.
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How is it possible to have a desk that tidy?
LOL
In my office I have desks that wrap around 3 walls in a big U shape with a main work area at each wall. My center one is for trading, my wife uses one of the other areas and the last is for general stuff. For the photo I picked everything up and moved it to another desk.
As for actually using multiple screens effectively, with my trading system I sometimes can place 15 limit orders in one night to be executed tommorrow if the cfds hit the right price (normally only one or two get hit if any). So by having multiple screens I have CMC on one and a spreadsheet on another with all my orders up so I dont have to flick from one page to another trying to remember entry price, positition size and fixed stoploss price, saves a lot of time and there is less chance of typing in the wrong number which I have done before.
It wasnt actually that expensive to do.
2 video cards $200.00
2 monitors $600.00
having widescreen pr0n on 3 monitors PRICELESS
Scott
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It wasnt actually that expensive to do.
2 video cards $200.00
2 monitors $600.00
having widescreen pr0n on 3 monitors PRICELESS
Scott
Got to admire your honesty there Scott! LOL!
Cheers,
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Check out these trading rooms:
http://www.trading-naked.com/TradingRooms.htm
Lots and lots of photos, most really really nice.... at least one reflects reality (with the mess ) e.g.\/
http://www.trading-naked.com/TradingRooms.htm
Lots and lots of photos, most really really nice.... at least one reflects reality (with the mess
) e.g.\/
Geez wayne
Some of those setups must just about bring another power station online.
I am just currently using my laptop while on holiday and even though I have a large screen I so, so,so miss my big screen at home .
I think also sometimes it has a bearing on what exactly you are trading to what screens you would need. I did have a TV in my office that was just purely for news and found it quite handy sometimes (especially when there was some sport on and not much to trade)
Cheers Martin
Some of those setups must just about bring another power station online.
I am just currently using my laptop while on holiday and even though I have a large screen I so, so,so miss my big screen at home .
I think also sometimes it has a bearing on what exactly you are trading to what screens you would need. I did have a TV in my office that was just purely for news and found it quite handy sometimes (especially when there was some sport on and not much to trade)
Cheers Martin
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