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#1 Post by pianowizard » Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:26 pm

1) Setup at my office desk (Apr 13, 2017):
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From left to right:
Crossover 404K LCD monitor:
39.5" 3840x2160
Seiki Pro SM40UNP LCD monitor:
39.5" 3840x2160
HP 8300 Elite (B2D11UT#ABA):
3.40GHz Core i7-3770, 16GB DDR3 RAM, 256GB SSD + three 3TB HDDs, Windows 10 64bit
Acer T272HUL touchscreen LCD monitor:
27" 2560x1440

3) Setup in home office (Jun 11, 2017):
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From left to right:
Qnix 2410r LCD monitor:
24" 2560x1440
MIcrosoft Surface 3 with LTE (GL4-00009):
2.40GHz Atom x7-Z8700, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 128GB eMMC, Windows 10 64bit
10.8" 1920x1280
Dell P2416D LCD monitor:
24" 2560x1440
Dell OptiPlex 9010:
3.30GHz Core i3-3220, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 64GB SDD + 6TB 5400rpm HDD, Windows 10 64bit
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#2 Post by andyP » Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:53 pm

Very nice indeed, but may I ask; what happened to the ThinkPads :?:
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#3 Post by pianowizard » Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:58 pm

andyP wrote:what happened to the ThinkPads :?:
They are at home in Providence RI, and in my office.

UPDATE: I've added photos of my setups at home in Providence RI and in my office.
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#4 Post by andyP » Thu Nov 15, 2007 3:02 pm

THX, you had me worried for a minute :) Pianowizard and no ThinkPad :shock:
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#5 Post by ThinkPad » Thu Nov 15, 2007 3:45 pm

Looks good. Just replace the crt screens with LCDs and it will be perfect. :D
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#6 Post by pianowizard » Fri Nov 16, 2007 3:01 pm

I am now showing all of my current computers (2 at work, 3 at home in RI, and 3 at home in TX) in this thread. Scroll up to the first post to see them.
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#7 Post by dr_st » Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:50 am

Very nice pics, pianowizard.

I find it a bit awkward to have the big 2407 monitor off-center, but I guess it's a necessary compromise to allow two more laptops on the desk.

It's amazing that you keep a PC for DOS games. I used to have one myself until recently, when I "donated" it to my dad (who only uses it to type in Word 7.0 on Windows 95).

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#8 Post by gunston » Sat Dec 01, 2007 3:31 am

how many homes do you have???

anyway, nice setup and pictures :wink:
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#9 Post by pianowizard » Sat Dec 01, 2007 3:25 pm

gunston wrote:how many homes do you have???
That "home" in TX is actually my mom's, though the computers are mine.
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#10 Post by pianowizard » Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:41 am

I just added a Dell 2007WFP 20" LCD to my Providence RI home setup. So I updated that photo in the opening post.
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#11 Post by gator » Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:49 am

Nice photo PW ... Your UXGA 14" T4x looks amazing in the first pic, someday when I make enough money I'll try this mod.
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#12 Post by ThinkPad » Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:11 pm

Nice setups
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#13 Post by pianowizard » Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:35 pm

I updated the office photo because I got the Dell desktop two months ago and the T43p last week. I'm so happy with my setups!
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#14 Post by Andrew T » Tue Jul 08, 2008 7:09 am

Hello, fellow Rhode Islander!
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Re: My setups

#15 Post by pianowizard » Sun Aug 01, 2010 12:11 pm

My setups have had several major changes in the last few days. So, I have updated the photos.
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#16 Post by dr_st » Sun Aug 01, 2010 12:50 pm

Very nice pics. :thumbs-UP:

So the T42 really cannot output WUXGA via the analog port? I'm surprised.
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Re: My setups (including an unusual way to use my 240Z!)

#17 Post by pianowizard » Thu Aug 05, 2010 1:05 pm

dr_st wrote:So the T42 really cannot output WUXGA via the analog port?
Ooops, what I wrote was wrong ("VGA output limitation"). Instead, it is the HDTV's VGA input limitation, not the T42's output limitation. For a computer to fully utilize this HDTV's 1920x1200, I need to use the HDMI input. I could do this by getting a DVI signal from the T42 through a dock, and then convert the DVI to HDMI with an adaptor. But I hate docks and so I am just using the VGA output. I am using this T42-Hannspree setup just to watch low-def videos, so I don't need the whole 1920x1200.

Of course, the T42 can output 1920x1200 without any problem.
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#18 Post by hunterman223 » Tue Aug 31, 2010 3:53 pm

Man, i sure do love the looks of the i-series in the first photo. Such a nice looking machine, refreshingly different with it's gray coat, but still shares the classic thinkpad resemblence. Also, nice setups.
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#19 Post by pianowizard » Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:44 am

These days at work, I have been using all 8 monitors, both desktops and my Latitude laptop simultaneously. So, I thought I should take a pic and upload it to this thread.

Sorry, I don't have Thinkpads any more, but at least I have 4 Lenovo L220X monitors!
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#20 Post by dr_st » Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:14 pm

Awesome monitor setup! :banana:
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#21 Post by pianowizard » Mon Jan 14, 2013 10:40 am

Recently, I rearranged most of my monitors and am so proud of my HP 8300 Elite driving 7 monitors that I just have to show it off! Please scroll up to see the first photo in my opening post.
Dell Latitude 7370 (QHD+, 2.84lb); HP Pavilion x2 12-b096ms (1920x1280, 3.14lb); Microsoft Surface 3 (1920x1280, 2.00lb);
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#22 Post by dr_st » Mon Jan 14, 2013 11:18 am

At this point you should consider adding two more keyboard + mouse sets, maybe even wireless, at the two corner monitors. :D
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#23 Post by DaKKS » Mon Jan 14, 2013 5:34 pm

pianowizard wrote:Recently, I rearranged most of my monitors and am so proud of my HP 8300 Elite driving 7 monitors that I just have to show it off! Please scroll up to see the first photo in my opening post.
What could possibly require seven(!) monitors? My sister does graphical design and three is enough for her...

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#24 Post by pianowizard » Mon Jan 14, 2013 6:09 pm

DaKKS wrote:What could possibly require seven(!) monitors? My sister does graphical design and three is enough for her...
I am a research scientist and I do complicated data analysis. I admit that I usually use "only" 5 of these monitors but there are times when I need all 7. Think about it, I have a total of 18 megapixels!
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#25 Post by dr_st » Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:18 am

DaKKS wrote:What could possibly require seven(!) monitors?
A horizontally organized person. :)
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#26 Post by DaKKS » Thu Jan 17, 2013 7:35 am

pianowizard wrote:I am a research scientist and I do complicated data analysis. I admit that I usually use "only" 5 of these monitors but there are times when I need all 7. Think about it, I have a total of 18 megapixels!
Jesus, its gotta be really complicated to require 7 monitors...

What kind of resolution are you running on? And how did you hook up the monitors? TH2G/DH2G or separate cards?

And I thought three desktop monitors was overkill. I run two desktop monitors, a TV and a wall mounted 19" RSS/News/Weather feed on my main rig. That way I can run dev software one one screen, game on the other or watch a movie on the third. And if it all goes to hell I can read news on the forth.

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#27 Post by pianowizard » Thu Jan 17, 2013 2:06 pm

DaKKS wrote:Jesus, its gotta be really complicated to require 7 monitors...
For my scientific work, sometimes it would actually be helpful to have even more than 7 monitors, like 25 to 30, because I need to resolve fine details in prolonged electrophysiological recordings. If I upgrade the power supply of this computer, it should be feasible to use up to 30 monitors but I would need a much larger desk.
DaKKS wrote:What kind of resolution are you running on? And how did you hook up the monitors? TH2G/DH2G or separate cards?
The resolutions of my monitors are listed right under the first photo in my opening post. I am driving the monitors using 4 separate video cards, each with 2 outputs.
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#28 Post by DaKKS » Fri Jan 18, 2013 4:17 am

pianowizard wrote: For my scientific work, sometimes it would actually be helpful to have even more than 7 monitors, like 25 to 30, because I need to resolve fine details in prolonged electrophysiological recordings. If I upgrade the power supply of this computer, it should be feasible to use up to 30 monitors but I would need a much larger desk.

The resolutions of my monitors are listed right under the first photo in my opening post. I am driving the monitors using 4 separate video cards, each with 2 outputs.
Right, I think the two major things we've discovered here is that you're never, ever going to find a wallpaper, and you're a lot smarter than I am, because I have no bloody clue what that means.... :lol:

Also, I'm going blind, didn't even notice the resolutions...

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#29 Post by pianowizard » Sat Aug 01, 2015 6:21 pm

I am updating the 2nd and 3rd photos to show how I am using my Panasonic Let's Note CF-Y9 on my office keyboard, and to show off my very new Crossover 404K 40" (39.5" viewable) 3840x2160 monitor, the most amazing monitor I have ever seen!
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#30 Post by axur-delmeria » Sun Aug 02, 2015 8:00 am

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