Hi Paul, *OT*
I use the system for trading. Funny you asked yesterday as I just happened to buy and sell 17k shares of Intel for a half point profit (now don't tell me I should have held into today and sold a point higher <ggg>). Three of the panels run windows with quote feeds, NASDAQ Level II, charts, and a direct access execution module. I split the fourth into two 'surfing' windows, one for SI and the other for whatever else I happen to be looking at. Denni is correct, the machine comes preconfigured with a Matrox G200 MMS quad monitor video card. Most of the major workstation manufacturers now ship machines with this card, and you can buy right off the web. The Matrox card also supports direct digital connection LCD's, which is how I run. Someone else asked for info on the Daytrading Fundamentals thread the other day, so here are some specs on the card. It comes with a software package that allows you to open, size, and then save application windows on each LCD. Nice feature, as I just start up all the stuff in the morning, and it automagically opens and positions on each LCD. There are a couple of other manufacturers that make these cards, among them Appian Graphics and Colorgraphic.
Regards,
John
To:Palo Alto Trader who wrote (13248)
From: John Koligman Wednesday, Jun 27, 2001 10:26 AM
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Well hello PA Trader, hope all is well! I've been running a Dell Precision workstation with the Matrox G200 MMS quad monitor video card since April, under WIN2K. Not one crash or hang since buying the machine, run Cybercorp and DTN/IQ quote feeds simultaneously, along with a couple of windows open to surf, etc. I run four Dell 17" flat panels off the card in digital mode, at 1280 x 1024 resolution at true color. The card supports both analog connections (CRT/LCD) and digital for LCD. Not sure what resolution you are interested in, but here is the relevant data off the Matrox website. The card lists for $699 (PCI) on the Matrox website (analog model). Cables for digital LCD connection are an additional $120 or so. You can get the card in a preconfigured workstation solution from both Dell and Compaq. That is the way I went as I am 'past' the 'upgrade hell' phase of my life <ggg>...
Best regards,
John
Matrox G200 MMS's features chart
Feature Benefit
MGA-G200 graphics chip 2 or 4 analog or digital output per single PCI board.
8 MB SGRAM graphics memory 8 MB per channel for a maximum of 32 MB per board
250 MHz integrated RAMDAC For high resolution flicker-free display
Multiple Quad card support Up to 16 monitors can be run from one system
Maximum resolution per channel 1920 x 1200 @ 16bpp @ 70 Hz
1600 x 1200 @ 24bpp @ 85 Hz
1280 x 1024 with digital flat panel monitors
Maximum digital resolution per channel 1280 x 1024 24bpp
One or two custom dual monitor cables Connect to either 15 pin VGA monitor or DVI digital flat panel monitor with composite video-in built in.
TV tuner - Accepts regular coaxial cable input
- Captures NTSC or PAL signals
- Composite video capture
- Teletext browsing
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