From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 10 02:44:54 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F044116A404 for ; Wed, 10 May 2006 02:44:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from v.velox@vvelox.net) Received: from mail07.powweb.com (mail07.powweb.com [66.152.97.40]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACAF043D45 for ; Wed, 10 May 2006 02:44:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from v.velox@vvelox.net) Received: from vixen42.vulpes (24-119-225-24.cpe.cableone.net [24.119.225.24]) by mail07.powweb.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3BB5514DC91; Tue, 9 May 2006 19:44:49 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 21:45:30 -0500 From: Vulpes Velox To: "Rick C. Petty" Message-ID: <20060509214530.6d0378fe@vixen42.vulpes> In-Reply-To: <20060510012848.GA64351@megan.kiwi-computer.com> References: <20060508171252.S36981@ganymede.hub.org> <17504.1766.481508.210624@satchel.alerce.com> <20060509034055.GA57363@megan.kiwi-computer.com> <20060509193204.4f5d800f@vixen42.vulpes> <20060510012848.GA64351@megan.kiwi-computer.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 2.1.1 (GTK+ 2.8.17; i386-portbld-freebsd5.4) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Video card recommendation(s) for multi-head configuration X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 02:44:54 -0000 On Tue, 9 May 2006 20:28:48 -0500 "Rick C. Petty" wrote: > On Tue, May 09, 2006 at 07:32:04PM -0500, Vulpes Velox wrote: > > > > > I'd recommend any "modern" nVidia card (that is, later than > > > GeForce FX). I have dual-head (and sometimes 3-4 head) working > > > on almost every box I manage now. I've had good luck with both > > > the nv and nvidia drivers in dual-head mode. Everything works > > > well out of the box. At work, some of us have a 1920x1200 and > > > a 1600x1200 running in 32-bit color. I've run up to 4 monitors > > > with two cards pretty successfully with Xinerama. I won't > > > touch a non-nVidia card anymore. That goes for windoze too.. > > > > How is the speed when using Xinerama? Last I tried it was back on > > a old fx5200 using nVidia's drivers and it was dead slow. That > > was like year or so ago. > > I've had very good luck with and without Xinerama. Which version > of the nvidia driver were you using? What resolutions & bit > depths? I'm assuming you had plenyt of video memory. The FX5200 > is a low-end card, did it run significantly faster in dual-head > without Xinerama? I forget. It was what ever was current back in like last June or so. Low end yeah, but still good for just a work station. I have a fx5200, fx5700, 6200, 6600, and a 6800 pcie. I have not noticed any real improvement for basic desktop stuff since the fx5200. The previous ones seemed a little slow and the color was not as nice. I just run it in 24bit and in 1280x960. Not currently using Xinerama. Last I tried it with Xinerama, it was significantly slower. My only complaint about non-Xinerama is there is no way to tab between windows on the other screen and get mouse mouse over there with out touching it. Next time I feel killing X I will try it out again.