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MassMultiples LCD Screen

Posted by emmett on from the this-will-be-great-in-my-batcave dept.

Rackemup writes: "For those days when you're thinking to yourself, 'Y'know, one monitor just doesn't cut it anymore... I wish there was a way to hook up a bunch of LCD screens to my computer. Check out the MassMultiples website. Now you can hook up two, three, four or more 18" lcd screens to your pc! Custom configurations, low footprint, and not a price to be found anywhere on the web site. Like anyone cares how much they would cost ..." Update: 05/04 02:17 by H : I actually saw their quad system last week -- it looks really, really good -- quality work.

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  1. Pricing? by seebs · · Score: 3

    I saw no pricing info on the web site. Anyone got some?

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    1. Re:Pricing? by cgori · · Score: 5

      I asked a while ago. Here is some info

      5) Currently, they all come in black, however we can change the color to your liking, we will need either CMYK # or Pantone #. An extra fee of $400 U.S per unit will be added, unless your order is big, then we can discuss discount.

      4) Depends on the number of units ordered, all the 18" line is ready to be shipped with a two weeks from day of order.

      3) Single 18" has 1280 X 1024 resolution, if you meant aggregate resolution, then dual 18" will display 2560 X 1024 horizontal. For the triple 18", total aggregate resoultion will be 3840 X 1024

      2) Dual 18" is $6,695.00
      Triple 18" $9,995.00
      Dual 15" is $2,995.00 (four weeks lead time)
      Triple 15" $4,895.00 (also four weeks lead time)
      ALL PRICES ARE IN U.S

      1) If the sun graphics cards have VGA (2 X 15-pin D-sub for analog RGB) then it will work.
      You will need a dual video card or two separate video card.

  2. It really isn't that difficult.... by 47Ronin · · Score: 5

    Is it? I mean, isn't it the same as hooking up a bunch of monitors to your computer? All you need is one video card per monitor. Let's say I have an Apple Cinema Display 22" LCD hooked up to my Power Mac G4's AGP DVI port. Then I can add another video card (say, an ATI Xclaim VR 128) in a PCI slot and hook up some LCD to that. Then add another video card (like a Voodoo3 3000) and hook up some odd LCD to that. Oh yeah, add one last video card (a Matrox dual-display card) to the last PCI slot and add TWO LCDs to that! that's five LCD monitors! Then just casually turn on the Mac and all five LCDs turn on simultaneously, with the primary LCD showing the Mac logon screen. When the desktop and icons appear, you'll see the default pattern appear on the other four monitors. Open the Monitors control panel and you'll see five monitors.. just lay them out in whatever way you want, pick a primary menu screen, set the resolutions/colors for each. Heck, pick a desktop picture for each one too while you're at it. Hint: try opening Photoshop and creating a desktop picture that spreads across five monitors! Easy, huh? No damn DLLs or other crap. The Mac will automatically detect the manufacturer hardware signature from each LCD and set its capabilities (no files needed). Like I mentioned, it's really not that difficult; just depends on what system you're running on and if you have the money to buy all these LCDs =)

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    1. Re:It really isn't that difficult.... by psmX · · Score: 3

      Multiple monitors are VERY old hat. The Mac II could have a maximum of 7 monitors connected at once. This was back in 1986. If there were dual spigot Nubus cards one could have gone higher. With the PCI based Macs one could connect at least 14 monitors (expansion chassis and a bunch of dual (quad?) spigot cards). M$ introduced this a new feature in 1998. Can Linux do this? What is new and interesting about the vendor is that they are marketing this. This has been done for such a long time it is interesting that someone is seeing this as something that is about to take off. Multiple Monitors have been used by professionals for a long time but does this mean that these guys think the concept has a broader appeal? -PSM

  3. Another old article. by joeytsai · · Score: 5

    This article was posted almost a year ago. Archived story.

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  4. Bah! Humbug! by jabber · · Score: 3

    Yeah, multiple screens. Nifty.

    It's no Fakespace.

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  5. Re:No Prices by pete-classic · · Score: 3

    When it comes to bargaining, whoever says a number first loses.

    In retail, you always lose. (have you ever been haggled UP in price at walmart?)

    Many companies that are Quasi-retail (like these guys) try to hold the price close, so they can make as much as they can.

    This is not surprising, really. With this type of product you can't pop into "the other guy's" store to see what he charges, so you have to be careful trying to sense what the market will bear.

    I am sure that they feel that the business that they lose (yours) is outweighed by what they would lose (in prices and business) if they did "up front pricing." (with apologies to GM Service Plus.)

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