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I still have a lot of finish work to do.
 
It's a long story.

I wanted to set up 4 LCD's to play Flight Simulator on multiple monitors. I even built a Windows machine to play the game. The windows machine is hooked up to the monitor on the left. I am waiting for the price of the (windows) video card that I want to power all 4 displays to come down to reason. When I first started this, I was expecting the price for the video card to run $300, but it is over $500.

Anyhow, I recently started on the finish work, and I have a long way to go. I want it to look really nice, kindof a Sci-fi look.
 
finish work? you mean you're going to build the screens into the wall or something? :eek:

sounds crazy... but very cool! :D :cool:

i could see how i could use all those screens... ;) :D

make sure you come back and post some pics when it's done.
 
Buckaroo said:
It's a long story.

I wanted to set up 4 LCD's to play Flight Simulator on multiple monitors. I even built a Windows machine to play the game. The windows machine is hooked up to the monitor on the left. I am waiting for the price of the (windows) video card that I want to power all 4 displays to come down to reason. When I first started this, I was expecting the price for the video card to run $300, but it is over $500.

Anyhow, I recently started on the finish work, and I have a long way to go. I want it to look really nice, kindof a Sci-fi look.
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Are you going to paint your setup? I think painting it black would look better than seeing the bare wood. Just a thought.
 
Buckaroo said:
When I first started this, I was expecting the price for the video card to run $300, but it is over $500.
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With all that, it is hard to believe that you are worried about $200 bucks!

anyways, very nice!
 
Buckaroo said:
It's a long story.

I wanted to set up 4 LCD's to play Flight Simulator on multiple monitors. I even built a Windows machine to play the game. The windows machine is hooked up to the monitor on the left. I am waiting for the price of the (windows) video card that I want to power all 4 displays to come down to reason. When I first started this, I was expecting the price for the video card to run $300, but it is over $500.

Anyhow, I recently started on the finish work, and I have a long way to go. I want it to look really nice, kindof a Sci-fi look.
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You need to cut out of some high-quality cardboard some panels and paint them, to cover all of the wood up, and all of the wires.. then it will look incredible. When you finish it, post another pic please.
 
too lazy to take pics home or at work but here trying ...

me:
home: 1 powerbook 12" (80 GB, superdrive, rev B), 1 ipod 2nd gen 20 gb, 1 ipod mini (pink), 1 isight, airmac (japenese airport extreme), (from december 1 imac g5 17" and 1/2 xserve raid sfp), 1 olympus camedia c-740, 1 newton 2000, ericsson t-39m with bluetooth
work: 1 emac (1,25 ghz), 1 g4 tower + 17" display

home:
total roughly:
2 ibooks 12", 1 ibook clamshell graphite, i think 3 12" powerbooks, 1 17" powerbook, no clue how many ipods, i think at least 1 per person (6 apple people living a home..), 1 airmac, 1 airport express, unknown number of digital cameras and mobile phones, a few palms, the newton .. and soon to add the xserve raid sfp, one or a few more airports, some more isights, a dual g5 ... :D :eek:

total macs at work:
we sort of make them .. and xserves too so go figure :D
 
cb911 said:
but seriously, come on. keep it clean people. :/
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Says the man with this as his sig:

cb911 said:
the next blockbuster from director and actor Mel Gibson...

The Passion of Jenna: Flogged and Nailed
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;) :p

And to Buckaroo, dang that is one impressive set up, maybe slightly over the top, but very impressive nevertheless!! :eek: :D
 
Buckaroo said:
It's a long story.

When I first started this, I was expecting the price for the video card to run $300, but it is over $500.
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With all the duckets you've invested so far, whats another few hundie ?!?!?!
 
I have two macs but one is away on loan:

1. iBook G4
1GHz G4
256mb DDR RAM
Combo Driver
14" Screen
New Keyboard (Fitted by me!)
Formac 1740 connected using Screen Hack
Apple Keyboard and Mouse
Tungsten T3
Psion netBook
iPod 3G 20gb
External 60gb Hard Drive (not pictured)

2. PowerMac G3 B&W (on loan)
350MHz G3
384mb RAM
80gb Hard Drive
NEC Multisync 15" LCD
Logitech USB Keyboard and Mouse
LiteON Combo Drive
Zip 100

As well as a WinXP Box, Linux QMail server, SpeedTouch ADSL, 8port Hub and DLink Print Server!

Seb
 

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munkle said:
Says the man with this as his sig:



;) :p

And to Buckaroo, dang that is one impressive set up, maybe slightly over the top, but very impressive nevertheless!! :eek: :D
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ho ho ho. :D

but what...? i hear it's coming out soon... ;) :p LOL. BTW, you're the first one to comment on my sig so far.

and that big ':D' at the end of your post.... looked to me like it's nose was sitting on the baseline. :eek: are the forums jumbled again?
 
matthutch said:
ok i know this is going to sound stupid but how did you hook up the 4 moniters? very interested in doing similar with my setup here?
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As oaklandburn suggested, just done with additional graphics cards. I've got the Radeon 9600 that came with the G5, a Radeon 7000 PCI and an old Rage 128 PCI. Strictly speaking I don't need the Rage - both the Radeons are dual port cards - but I'm not sure if I've got the right adaptors for the digital ports.
 
my mac setup

I've posted a link to a pic of my mac setup below. It's in my bedroom, and I use it mainly for school work and watching DVD's. Took advantage of Apple's interest free credit offer for the display, which arrived 2 weeks ago tomorrow. How'd I ever do without it!

Specs are in my sig, but I'll run over them here anyway.

Powerbook G4 rev B AE
LaCie 160gig D2 fw drive
20in cinema display

Hope the link works ok!

andy.

My setup
 
best thread *ever*. . .

Gotta say, it's fun to see all the setups. Most of them are causing me to drool. All I have is a dinky 12" PB and an old iMac DV 400 for iTunes and internet. I really need to get nice 20" iMac G5 or something. Oh, and a digicam to show it off once I buy it! :p

Cool stuff guys.
 
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