Just to let you know I am very impresed with your setup, far more than I need at this moment but would love a big bunch of monitors, not too do work on, just to hug

I am currently running 3 seperate systems, each with a different OS, Mac, Win & Lin.

I try and develop software that works on all 3 platforms a surprisingly hard task. My next experement will be trying to modify Synergy with extra functions and to clean up the code a little as well as improving performance, escpecially with regards to sub-Gbit networks.

Keep up the good work and cant wait till I see Office 7.0

What kind of desks are those? I’m interested in something simple and sturdy like that, not those cheap gimmicky particle board “computer desks” that have all sorts of little compartments that are too small to be useful but take up space anyway.

I share your enthusiasm for computers, I’m a digital artist who learned how to build computers at 15. Recently I began using a laptop as my primary work environment since I often have to visit clients whose projects I work on. Major props to you sir! I’m sure your system has been compared to the one in Swordfish, huh? I know when I was first introduced to the multi-monitor setup I quickly decided I wanted the same but I never found a solution for splitting the monitors the way you have. What hardware do you use to split your screen like that? I imagine it’s a powered external device that hooks into the DVI coming from your video card but any guidance would be appreciated as I couldn’t easily locate the information on your site.

Currently I’m working on a Dell M2010 (Dell’s only 20.1 inch laptop which they’ve since removed from the market) and a Wacom Cintiq 12WX LCD Interactive Display which works as my portable second monitor as well as it’s primary function as a Pen Tablet. Like you I get a lot of compliments on my system, though mine are sometimes from Starbucks patrons.

tasso!
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Maybe you can record a few video’s of you working on that office, scripted or actual work scenario that will be an amazing sight to behold!

More power to you, your hardware and your fiancee!

What impesses me most ist your chair!

Have fun!

Carola

MaxiVista supports 4 monitors over the network so the maximum I can extend from any single system is a total of 5 monitors (one dual monitor directly connected on any system and 3 MaxiVista clients on any other systems connected to any of the other monitors).

But since I went from the old setup to the new 6 x 24″ setup I’m using MaxiVista less than before. Now various systems are all dual-monitor and switching inputs on the screens and sticking to dual-screens per system provides me more space than I had before when I was running smaller and lower resolution screens.

The desktop background makes it look like a single system was driving all the screens but that’s never been the case. It’s been 5 monitors at the most on any single system using MaxiVista. Using Synergy I can control all systems and screens as if it was all one single surface but the processing power behind the screens are different systems that perform different tasks.

In the current setup all systems (except a few) use two monitors and each of the monitors can switch between 2 or more inputs (the HP’s do 2 x DVI, HDMI, etc.) so the top left two are one system, the top right two are another system, the center two are another system, and which system is being displayed depends on how I switch the inputs on the screens.

If you want a single system to connect physically to 8 screens it would require 4 graphics cards with 2 outputs each but I haven’t run a setup like that myself and I know that not all graphics card drivers can handle it (or most systems since you’d need 4 slots for 4 cards and you’d want them all to run at full speed with acceleration, etc.)

I am still only a student, but have had multiple monitors for a while now. However, I have only had up to 3.

I am still wondering how you do this? Using maxiview, as far as I can read from their product page, it only supports 4 monitors? So I was hoping you would share, how to achieve a setup such as this, with the amount of monitors.

Even using a system such as DigitalTigers, with 8 screens, it uses a brute-force approach by simple adding more graphics cards, but I am under the impression that this has not been your solution? And if it has I must have missed it.

I’ve been attempting to research how to get a setup with 8 monitors, since I saw the DigitalTiger product, but I have been unable to come up with an effective solution without simple adding more hardware to support the other screens, and then I have run into the problem of sharing the monitors, with the control system, such as you describe.

In short, if using maxiview, how did you get it to support more than 4 monitors? Or have you combined them in a way that simply eludes me?

Regards
Tommy

once again, you have build a great system.
It’s incredible how much processing power you have got in that office. And all those great monitors!
I startet using multiple monitors some time ago. I first used two 19″ tft monitors. That was probably the best thing I could do to make my computer experience more productive. You really get used to using multiple monitors and miss it if you have to work on a computer that has just got one monitor.
Recently I bought an apple cinema 30″ display. That display is really impressive. I have now got three monitors. At first I was kind of overwhelmed. It really took some time to actually use all that desktop space. But now that I got used to it, I could even imagine adding more monitors.
Your system has always kind of been an inspiration. It somewhat show what is possible.

It is really a great system, though not perfect yet.
There is one more thing you could do: Water cool all those systems and make the room quite

I’ve visited your site the first time about 9 months ago and I was shocked (in a positive way) about your setup. With the time I read every article on your site and understand for what you need that. I appreciate your detailed kind of describing, especially your “case studies”.

But at least I’ve a question about your work with the monitors. I ask this, because I also sit in front of 4 TFTs and need a solution. How do you change the inputs of your TFTs? “Normally” like I do by pressing the Source key on your TFT or do you have a tool that enables this. Maybe it’s a stupid question, but you use some software products I never knew before (like PowerPro).

Tot ziens

Ciao
Dennis

thnx in advance

I am just curious, were you the only one who set-up all these things? Well, If I have the money, who wouldn’t want a system like that… I just hope you could share some technical details about the setup… I love it! and it’s nit. Regards! Rodel

Ross

Well done for achieving a home setup that most people could only imagine.

I just came across your website this morning. I must admit that I’m very envious of your Home Office!

But I must ask the following question: have you ever measured the amount of electromagnetic radiation being emitted when ALL of your equipment is running? I don’t think that I’d want to be too close to all of your stuff!

Please tell me that I’m wrong!

Thanks,
James

I saw the pictures of your setup, and at first thought it was overboard.

Than I read through your FAQ and completely understood your reasoning behind it all.

I normally don’t post comments on blogs at all, but in this case, I had to throw in a positive comment for all the negative ones you get.

Most people don’t realize the speed at which your mind processes stimulus (visual/audio/tactile) and would become overwhelmed by a setup like yours. Hence, they don’t understand you and end up trying to knock you down to their level.

As a former IT/SW QA guy, I understand and pay respect to every HW/SW configuration choice you made down to the minuscule; like your decision to a two layer approach for Inter and Intra NET. And I gotta give double props for your work on 3DS Max, now that I’ve switched careers to 3D Animation.

Keep up the great work!

-Sid

looks really nice congratulations with it

“Today two monitors, tomorrow the world! hehehe”

One day… One day Gadget. … Like hell you dont feel like a villan sitting behind all those monitors….
-J