14 DAY TRIAL // That's right. Four monitors connected to the same system running Windows Vista. It doesn't get any better than this. Not even by a long shot. Forget about dual-monitors, that is simply a thing of the past. You have to move on, and Microsoft is setting a new trend with Windows Vista. Feast your eyes on this super desktop, courtesy of Nick White, Microsoft Product Manager working with the Windows Vista launch team.
What you are looking at are four 24-inch Dell 2407 monitors connected to the same Windows Vista system and seamlessly working in concert. White revealed that the set-up belongs to one of his co-workers over at Microsoft. "Needless to say, I was impressed," Nick said. "The four-monitor arrangement my co-worker was using was dual ATI x1900XTX video cards. He also has a PC with NVIDIA cards running the same array of displays. Pretty slick! There is a lot of great hardware on the market today that can allow you to replicate this arrangement yourself -- all you need is a motherboard that supports two PCI-Express x-16 video cards."
Now, I know that already some of you technology enthusiasts have started drooling over the image included on the left, (just click on it to access a larger version). And since I am aware of this, I will point you in the right direction.
And since I assume that some of you prefer AMD (ATI) while others are sworn NVIDIA fans, rejoice, both manufactures provide a solution to get four monitors on Windows Vista. AMD (ATI) supports the use of dual video cards via the CrossFire solution. You will be able to access a video demonstration here, or just head over at the CrossFire website.
On the other hand, NVIDIA SLI technology will deliver up to twice the performance of a single graphics solution. Access additional information via this link.