cwlondon
09-28-2009, 01:37 PM
Hello Everyone
I look forward to learning more about flight simulation capable hardware, but in the meantime, I thought some of the experts here could help me with a simpler problem as I set up a new office.
If my primary concern for a business computer is operating in a multi screen environment, are there any reasonably priced, off the shelf, readily available PCs that you would recommend?
Or can I buy a basic off the shelf PC, downgrade to XP and simply add a video card or two to get 4 or more monitors working?
(It is amazing to me that most people give you a blank or incredulous stare when you tell them you want to use 4 or more monitors.)
It may never be more than 4, but I would like to start with 4. Dell has quoted me on some pricey "workstations" which probably do rendering and graphics and/or gaming with more power and sophistication than I need for these machines.
For these machines, I only need to open and run multiple applications across multiple windows, which I am trying to do as inexpensively as possible.
I am assuming XP will be better than Vista, which is fine.....some of you may be familiar with Bloomberg, which will be our main application and apparently is not so bandwidth or memory intensive.
Finally, should I care about HDMI or other inputs on the multiple monitors? Or can I save a lot of cash on less expensive monitors?
Now, for my own, personal machine at home....that will be different, and I look forward to learning more here.
Thank you.
I look forward to learning more about flight simulation capable hardware, but in the meantime, I thought some of the experts here could help me with a simpler problem as I set up a new office.
If my primary concern for a business computer is operating in a multi screen environment, are there any reasonably priced, off the shelf, readily available PCs that you would recommend?
Or can I buy a basic off the shelf PC, downgrade to XP and simply add a video card or two to get 4 or more monitors working?
(It is amazing to me that most people give you a blank or incredulous stare when you tell them you want to use 4 or more monitors.)
It may never be more than 4, but I would like to start with 4. Dell has quoted me on some pricey "workstations" which probably do rendering and graphics and/or gaming with more power and sophistication than I need for these machines.
For these machines, I only need to open and run multiple applications across multiple windows, which I am trying to do as inexpensively as possible.
I am assuming XP will be better than Vista, which is fine.....some of you may be familiar with Bloomberg, which will be our main application and apparently is not so bandwidth or memory intensive.
Finally, should I care about HDMI or other inputs on the multiple monitors? Or can I save a lot of cash on less expensive monitors?
Now, for my own, personal machine at home....that will be different, and I look forward to learning more here.
Thank you.